Astronomy Reports -- May 2004

Single-Zone Model for the Evolution of Damped Lyalpha Systems
E. R. Kasimova and Yu. A. Shchekinov
pp. 353-366    Full Text: PDF (257 kB)

A Possible Origin of the High Metallicity in the Nuclei of Massive Galaxies and Quasars
A. V. Moiseev, A. V. Tutukov, D. S. Wiebe, and B. M. Shustov
pp. 367-373    Full Text: PDF (192 kB)

Spectral Characteristics of Components of a Model Radio-Brightness Distribution for the Radio Galaxy 3C 234
A. V. Megn
pp. 374-379    Full Text: PDF (144 kB)

Observations of Late-Type Variable Stars in the Water Vapor Radio Line. The Long-Period Variable R Cassiopeia
M. I. Pashchenko and G. M. Rudnitskii
pp. 380-392    Full Text: PDF (268 kB)

Periodic Variability of the T Tauri Star DI Cephei
N. Z. Ismailov
pp. 393-398    Full Text: PDF (173 kB)

The Possibility of Resonance-Enhanced Two-Photon Ionization of Ne and Ar Atoms in Astrophysical Plasmas
S. Johansson and V. S. Letokhov
pp. 399-406    Full Text: PDF (162 kB)

Analysis of a Solar Eruptive Event on November 4, 2001, Using CORONAS-F/SPIRIT Data
I. M. Chertok, V. A. Slemzin, S. V. Kuzin, V. V. Grechnev, O. I. Bugaenko, I. A. Zhitnik, A. P. Ignat'ev, and A. A. Pertsov
pp. 407-417    Full Text: PDF (1950 kB)

Variations in the Solar Luminosity, Radius, and Quadrupole Moment as Effects of a Large-Scale Dynamo in the Solar Convection Zone
V. V. Pipin
pp. 418-432    Full Text: PDF (624 kB)

An MHD Model for a Heliospheric Current Sheet
I. M. Podgorny, A. I. Podgorny, S. Minami, and M. Morimoto
pp. 433-438    Full Text: PDF (271 kB)