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High resolution soft X-ray spectroscopy of M 87 with the reflection grating spectrometers on XMM-Newton
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20020900 Bibcode: 2002A&A...391..903S

Böhringer, H.; Kaastra, J. S.; Branduardi-Raymont, G. +11 more

We present high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of M 87 with the Reflection Grating Spectrometers on XMM-Newton. We detect strong K-shell line emission from N, O, Ne, Mg, some emission from He-like Si, a fully resolved set of Fe L-shell emission spectra, and some emission from C. The angular intensity distributions of the strong emissi…

2002 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 66
Solar p-modes and surface magnetic fields: Is there an acoustic emission?. MDI/SOHO observations
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20020310 Bibcode: 2002A&A...387.1092J

Haber, D.; Jain, R.

We study the effect of magnetism on the surface amplitude of p-modes by creating power maps using Doppler velocity, line-depth and continuum intensity data taken by the Michelson Doppler Interferometer (MDI) instrument on board SOHO. This analysis, using proper tracking procedures, of MDI line-depth data and its comparison with the simultaneous Do…

2002 Astronomy and Astrophysics
SOHO 65
Evolution of very small particles in the southern part of Orion B observed by ISOCAM
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20020324 Bibcode: 2002A&A...389..239A

Perault, M.; Olofsson, G.; Boulanger, F. +19 more

We present ISOCAM observations (5-18 mu m) of the southern part of Orion B, including the reflection nebula NGC 2023 and the Horsehead nebula illuminated by the B star HD 37903 and the O star sigma Orionis, respectively. Due to the limited radiation field, the emission in these wavelengths is due to very small particles which are heated each time …

2002 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 63
XMM-NEWTON observation of Abell 1835: Temperature, mass and gas mass fraction profiles
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021140 Bibcode: 2002A&A...394...77M

Reiprich, T. H.; Majerowicz, S.; Neumann, D. M.

We present a study of the medium distant cluster of galaxies Abell 1835 based on XMM-NEWTON data. The high quality of XMM-NEWTON data enable us to perform spectro-imaging of the cluster up to large radii. We determine the gas and total mass profiles based on the hydrostatic approach using the beta-model and the temperature profile. For the determi…

2002 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 61
XMM-Newton observations of ultraluminous X-ray sources in nearby galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20020950 Bibcode: 2002A&A...392..817F

Cappi, M.; Piconcelli, E.; Foschini, L. +9 more

An XMM-Newton study of ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULX) has been performed in a sample of 10 nearby Seyfert galaxies. Eighteen ULX have been found with positional uncertainty of about 4''. The large collecting area of XMM-Newton makes the statistics sufficient to perform spectral fitting with simple models in 8 cases. The main results of the pres…

2002 Astronomy and Astrophysics
XMM-Newton 60
Carbon-rich giants in the HR diagram and their luminosity function
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20020525 Bibcode: 2002A&A...390..967B

Bergeat, J.; Knapik, A.; Rutily, B.

The luminosity function (LF) of nearly 300 Galactic carbon giants is derived. Adding BaII giants and various related objects, about 370 objects are located in the RGB and AGB portions of the theoretical HR diagram. As intermediate steps, (1) bolometric corrections are calibrated against selected intrinsic color indices; (2) the diagram of photomet…

2002 Astronomy and Astrophysics
Hipparcos 60
Supernova 1998bw - the final phases
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20020326 Bibcode: 2002A&A...386..944S

Panagia, N.; Sollerman, J.; Lundqvist, P. +10 more

The probable association with GRB 980425 immediately put SN 1998bw at the forefront of supernova research. Here, we present revised late-time BVRI light curves of the supernova, based on template images taken at the VLT. To follow the supernova to the very last observable phases we have used HST/STIS. Deep ima…

2002 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 59
86 GHz SiO maser survey of late-type stars in the Inner Galaxy. I. Observational data
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021017 Bibcode: 2002A&A...393..115M

Menten, K. M.; Omont, A.; Habing, H. J. +2 more

We present 86 GHz (v = 1, J = 2 -> 1) SiO maser line observations with the IRAM 30-m telescope of a sample of 441 late-type stars in the Inner Galaxy ( -4 degr < l < +30 degr ). These stars were selected on the basis of their infrared magnitudes and colours from the ISOGAL and MSX catalogues. SiO maser emission was detected in 271 sources…

2002 Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISO 59
Deep Lyα imaging of two z = 2.04 GRB host galaxy fields
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20020427 Bibcode: 2002A&A...388..425F

Pedersen, H.; Fynbo, J. P. U.; Gorosabel, J. +8 more

We report on the results of deep narrow-band Lyα and broad-band U and I imaging of the fields of two Gamma-Ray bursts at redshift z=2.04 (GRB 000301C and GRB 000926). We find that the host galaxy of GRB 000926 is an extended (more than 2 arcsec), strong Lyα emitter with a rest-frame equivalent width of 71+20-15 Å. The galaxy …

2002 Astronomy and Astrophysics
eHST 58
Evidence for chemical evolution in the spectra of high redshift galaxies
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20021052 Bibcode: 2002A&A...393..809M

Böhm, A.; Stahl, O.; Noll, S. +13 more

Using a sample of 57 VLT FORS spectra in the redshift range 1.37<z<3.40 (selected mainly from the FORS Deep Field survey) and a comparison sample with 36 IUE spectra of local (z ~ 0) starburst galaxies we derive C IV and Si IV equivalent width values and estimate metallicities of starburst galaxies as a function of redshift. Assuming that a …

2002 Astronomy and Astrophysics
IUE 58