Reviews of topical problems

G.N. Kulipanov, A.N. Skrinskii “Utilization of synchrotron radiation: current status and prospects” 20 559–586 (1977)

E.P. Velikhov, V.D. Pis’mennyi, A.T. Rakhimov “The non-self-sustaining gas discharge for exciting continuouswave gas lasers” 20 586–602 (1977)

V.S. Lisitsa “Stark broadening of hydrogen lines in plasmas” 20 603–630 (1977)

From the current literature

E.V. Baklanov, V.P. Chebotaev “Prospects for precision physical experiments in optics” 20 631–637 (1977)

Meetings and conferences

E.Ya. Zandberg, N.I. Ionov “Surface Ionization and Its Applications” 20 638–639 (1977)

P.G. Borzyak, G.A. Katrich, Yu.A. Kulyupin, P.M. Tomchuk “Electronic Processes in Metal Island Films” 20 639–640 (1977)

Yu.G. Ptushinskii, A.G. Naumovets, O.A. Panchenko “Electron-Adsorption Phenomena on the Surface of Metal Single Crystals” 20 640–640 (1977)

I.A. Abroyan, V.V. Korablev, N.N. Petrov, A.I. Titov “Secondary-Emission Methods of Investigating the Structure and Composition of the Surface Layers of Solids” 20 640–642 (1977)

V.A. Krat “New Ideas on the Solar Photosphere Based on Stratospheric Investigations” 20 642–643 (1977)

I.V. Andreev, A.D. Dolgov, A.A. Komar, V.A. Kuz’min, V.A. Khoze, V.A. Tsarev “New data on the interactions of elementary particles” 20 643–650 (1977)

Personalia

B.T. Geilikman, V.N. Gribov, B.L. Ioffe, I.Yu. Kobzarev, L.B. Okun’, M.V. Terent’ev, K.A. Ter-Martirosyan, G.B. Fedorov “Vladimir Borisovich Berestetskii (Obituary)” 20 651–653 (1977)