Astronomy Reports -- August 2002

Optical Monitoring of the BL Lac Object ON 231 in 1972–1990
M. K. Babadzhanyants and E. T. Belokon'
pp. 609-625    Full Text: PDF (443 kB)

Reconstruction of the Strip Brightness Distribution in a Quasar Accretion Disk from Gravitational Microlensing Data
M. B. Bogdanov and A. M. Cherepashchuk
pp. 626-633    Full Text: PDF (211 kB)

Observations of the Flux of Very-High-Energy Gamma Rays from the Blazar 3C 66A
A. A. Stepanyan, Yu. I. Neshpor, N. A. Andreeva, O. R. Kalekin, N. A. Zhogolev, V. P. Fomin, and V. G. Shitov
pp. 634-638    Full Text: PDF (158 kB)

An Induction Accelerator of Cosmic Rays on the Axis of an Accretion Disk
A. A. Shatskii and N. S. Kardashev
pp. 639-645    Full Text: PDF (282 kB)

Observations of a Unique Minimum of RR Tau in the Optical and Near Infrared
V. P. Grinin, D. N. Shakhovskoi, V. I. Shenavrin, A. N. Rostopchina, and L. V. Tambovtseva
pp. 646-655    Full Text: PDF (308 kB)

The Evolutionary Status of UX CVn
V. V. Shimansky, N. V. Borisov, N. A. Sakhibullin, V. F. Suleimanov, and M. S. Stupalov
pp. 656-666    Full Text: PDF (329 kB)

A Model for the Population of Binary Stars in the Galaxy
A. V. Tutukov and L. R. Yungelson
pp. 667-683    Full Text: PDF (303 kB)

The Spectra of Hard Radiation from Radio Pulsars
I. F. Malov and G. Z. Machabeli
pp. 684-690    Full Text: PDF (185 kB)

Formation of Planetary Systems and Brown Dwarfs around Single Stars
A. B. Tutukov
pp. 691-695    Full Text: PDF (119 kB)

Erratum: "A Study of Rare-Earth Elements in the Atmospheres of Chemically Peculiar Stars. Pr III and Nd III Lines" [Astronomy Reports 45, 382–388 (2001)]
T. A. Ryabchikova, I. S. Savanov, V. P. Malanushenko, and D. O. Kudryavtsev
p. 696    Full Text: PDF (48 kB)