Let gamma (r) be a growth function and let upsilon (z) be a proper delta -s
ubharmonic function in the sense of Grishin in a complex half-plane, that i
s upsilon = upsilon (1) - upsilon (2), where upsilon (1) and upsilon (2) ar
e proper subharmonic functions (lim sup(z -->t) v(i)(z) less than or equal
to 0, for each real t, i = 1, 2), let lambda = lambda (+) - lambda (-) be t
he full measure corresponding to upsilon and let T(r, upsilon) be its Nevan
linna characteristic. The class J delta(gamma) of functions of finite gamma
-type is defined as follows: upsilon is an element of J delta(gamma) if T(
r,upsilon) < A gamma (Br)/r for some positive constants A and B. The Fourie
r coefficients of upsilon are defined in the standard way:
C-k (r, upsilon) = 2/pi integral (pi)(0) upsilon (re(i theta)) sin k theta
d theta, r > 0, k is an element of N.
The central result of the paper is the equivalence of the following propert
ies:
(1) upsilon is an element of J delta(gamma);
(2) N(r) less than or equal to A(1)gamma (B(1)r)/r,
where N(r) = N(r,lambda (+)) or N(r) = N(r,lambda (-)) and /c(k)(r,upsilon)
/ less than or equal to A(2)gamma (B(2)r). It is proved in addition that J
delta(gamma) = JS (gamma) - JS(gamma), where JS (gamma) is the class of pro
per subharmonic functions of finite gamma -type.