1. Interaction at metal surfaces --; Laser Material Interactions Of Relevance To Metal Surface Treatment --; Stimulated Absorption Of C02 Laser Light On Metals --; Characterization Of Laser-Induced Plasmas And Temperature Measurement During Laser Surface Treatment --; Laser/Materials Interactions: CW DF Laser Ablation Of Carbon --; Spectroscopic Study Of Atomic Beams Generated By Laser Ablation Of Multi-Component Targets --; Edited Questions-Chapter 1 --; 2. Fundamentals of Phase Formation in Laser Annealing of Metals --; Solidification Dynamics and Microstructure of Metals in Pulsed Laser Irradiation --; Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Metallic Alloy Formation by Picosecond Pulsed Laser Irradiation --; Crystallization and Nucleation Phenomena In CW Surface Melted Alloys --; The Kinetics of Rapid Crystallization in Pure Metals --; Genesis of Melting --; Amorphous Gallium Produced by Pulsed Excimer Laser Irradiation --; Defect Structures on Metal Surfaces Induced by Pulsed Laser Irradiation: Characterization by Leed-Spot Profile Analysis And He+ Ion Channeling --; Alsb formation in UHV by Laser Annealing of Evaporated A1 and SB Films. Characterization by AES and XPS --; Laser Treatment of La-Implanted Ni Single Crystal --; Edited Questions --; Chapter 2 --; 3. Modeling of Heat and Mass Transfer --; Mathematical Modeling of Laser Surface Treatments --; Application of Mathematical Heat Transfer Analysis To High-Power C02 Laser Material Processing: Treatment Parameter Prediction, Absorption Coefficient Measurements --; Heat and Mass Transfer in Pulsed Laser Heating --; Numerical Results of Thermal Actions Induced by High-Frequency Short-Pulsed Laser Trains on Metals --; Numerical Description of the Interaction of Laser Beams with Living Tissue --; Summary and Discussion --; Chapter 3 --; 4. Properties of Laser-Processed Metallic Surfaces --; Electrochemical Behavior Of Laser-Processed Metal Surfaces --; Laser Surface Alloying and Cladding for Corrosion and Wear --; Laser Preparation of Metal Surfaces for Telecommunication Needs --; Laser Annealing and Laser Quenching: Production of Superconducting Alloys --; Laser Processing Of Al-Ge Multilayer Thin Films --; Edited Questions --; Chapter 4 --; 5. Recent Developments in Laser Surface Techniques for Engineering Applications --; Laser Surface Melting of Iron-Base Alloys --; Laser Surface Cladding --; Laser Gas Alloying --; Laser Heat Treatment of Iron-Base Alloys --; Residual Stresses Induced by Laser Surface Treatment --; Laser Surface Melting and Alloying of Titanium --; Laser Surface Alloying of Stainless Steel with Carbon --; Carburization of Steel Surfaces by Laser Treatment --; Rapid Solidification of Surface Layers Melted by CW Laser --; Laser Surface Treatment for Electromechanical Applications --; Edited Questions --; Chapter 5 --; 6 --; Application to Industry --; Developments in Laser Material Processing for the Automotive Industries --; The Use of Lasers in Rolls-Royce --; Edited Questions --; Chapter 6 --; 7. Laser Surface Chemistry --; Laser-Induced Decomposition of Molecules Related to Photochemical Deposition --; Metal Film Deposition by Laser Breakdown Chemical Vapor Deposition --; Combined Use of Laser Irradiation and Electroplating --; Edited Questions --; Chapter 7 --; 8 --; Laser Annealing of Silicon --; Laser Annealing of Silicon --; Measurement of Melt and Solidification Dynamics During Pulsed Laser Irradiation --; Impurity Segregation, Supersaturation and Interface Stability --; Modeling and Measurements of Solute Trapping --; Edited Questions --; Chapter 8 --; Closing Comments and Photo History.
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, San Miniato, Italy, September 2-13, 1985