Spectrum analysis, spectrochemistry, mass spectrometry

The NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Fundamental Aspects of Inert Gases in Solids, held at Bonas, France from 16-22 September 1990, was the fifth in a series of meetings that have been held in this topic area since 1979.

The effects of electromagnetic radiation and high-energy par- ticles on semiconductors can be divided into two main processes: (a) the excitation of electrons (the special case is internal ioniza- tion, i.

This book contains papers presented at the International Conference on Organic Superconductivity which was held May 20-24, 1990, at the Stanford Sierra Conference Center, South Lake Tahoe, California.

The author integrates discussions of fractal geometry, surface modeling techniques, and applications to real world problems to provide a comprehensive, accessible overview of the field.

The recent discovery of high-temperature superconductivity has resulted in a remarkable growth in the amount of research and the number of researchers working in this exciting field.

During the past decade the theoretical physics community has learned how to evaluate accurately polarizabilities and susceptibilities for many-electron systems such as atoms, solids, and liquids.

The role of high pressure experiments in the discovery of supercon- ducting materials with a T.

There is a certain fascination associated with words.

Presenting the latest advances in artificial structures, this volume discusses in-depth the structure and electron transport mechanisms of quantum wells, superlattices, quantum wires, and quantum dots.

During the past 30 years materials science has developed into a full-fledged field for basic and applied scientific enquiry.

In response to the demands of contemporary solid material analysis-greater powers of detection, speed, depth, and precision-glow devices are receiving increased attention by specialists.

The workshop entitled Magnetic Susceptibility of Superconductors and other Spin Systems (S4) was held at Coolfont Resort and Health Spa.

The majority of the chapters in this volume represent a series of lectures.

Much of this book was written during a sabbatical visit by J.

The past three decades have been a period where useful current and voltage instabilities in solids have progressed from exciting research problems to a wide variety of commercially available devices.

This volume contains the papers presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Localization and Propagation o[ Classical Waves in Random and Periodic Media held in Aghia Pelaghia, Heraklion, Crete, May 26- 30, 1992.

Elastic and inelastic scattering in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) are important research subjects.

The aim of this NATO Advanced Study Institute was to bring together scientists and students working in the field of laser matter interactions in order to review and stimulate developmentoffundamental science with ultra-short pulse lasers.

The textbook we offer to the reader is based on a two-term course of lec- tures, "e;Electromagnetic Response of Material Media,"e; that the authors gave for a number of years to the final-year students of the Physics Depart- ment of Moscow University.

At first glance, the articles in this book may appear to have nothing in common.

Covering both theory and applications, this important work provides a comprehensive introduction to the modern theory of X-ray and electronic spectra of free atoms.

Although exploratory and developmental activity in electron beam testing (EBT) 25 years, it was not had already been in existence in research laboratories for over until the beginning of the 1980s that it was taken up seriously as a technique for integrated circuit (IC) testing.

This volume contains the papers presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "e;Magnetism and Structure in Systems of Reduced Dimension"e;, held at l'Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargese - U.

Focusing on practical applications, the author provides a balanced introduction to the many possible technological uses of metal complexes.

The main objective of this book is to systematically describe the basic principles of the most widely used techniques for the analysis of physical, structural, and compositional properties of solids with a spatial resolution of approxi- mately 1 ~m or less.

This volume contains the invited papers and selected contributed papers presented at the biennial International Symposium on ELECTRON COLLISIONS WITH MOLECULES, CLUSTERS AND SURF ACES held at Royal Holloway, University of London from 29th to 30th July, 1993.

This proceedings volume, "e;Plastic Deformation of Ceramics,"e; constitutes the papers of an international symposium held at Snowbird, Utah from August 7-12, 1994.

The NATO Advanced Study Institute on "e;Scale Invariance, Interfaces and Non- Equilibrium Dynamics"e; was held at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, UK from 20-30 June 1994.

The papers published in this volume were presented at the Second International Conference on Ultra-WidebandiShort-Pulse (UWB/SP) Electromagnetics, ApriIS-7, 1994.

The aim of the workshop was to bring together specialists in various fields where non-exponential relaxation is observed in order to compare models and experimental results and to examine the general physical principles governing this type of behaviour.

This volume represents the written account of the NATO Advanced Study Institute "e;Lower-Dimensional Systems and Molecular Electronics"e; held at Hotel Spetses, Spetses Island, Greece from 12 June to 23 June 1989.

Rapid thermal processing has contributed to the development of single wafer cluster processing tools and other innovations in integrated circuit manufacturing environments.

This book represents Volume 2 in a series on the use of Mossbauer spectroscopy in the study of magnetism and materials.

The Institute for Amorphous Studies was founded in 1982 as the international center for the investigation of amorphous mate- rials.

This Advanced Study Institute on the topic of SOLID STATE MICROBATTERIES is the third and final institute on the general theme of a field of study now termed "e;SOLID STATE IONICS"e;.

This volume contains the Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) and Emil-Warburg-Symposium (EWS) "e;Nonlinear Coherent Structures in Phy- sics and Biology"e; held at the University of Bayreuth from June 1 -4, 1993.

In this unique textbook and reference source, the authors integrate theoretical and applied research from a host of disciplines, including materials science, plasma physics, and advanced transport phenomena.

During August 24-27, 1993, approximately 60 scientists from the Americas, Europe and Japan, gathered in the city of Guanajuato, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, at the II Latin American Workshop on Magnetism, Magnetic Materials and their Applications.

This book examines the physical principles behind the operation of high-speed transistors operating at frequencies above 10 GHz and having switching times less than 100 psec.

This series, Finite Systems and Multiparticle Dynamics, is intended to provide timely reviews of current research topics, written in a style sufficiently pedagogic so as to allow a nonexpert to grasp the underlying ideas as well as understand technical details.

This report presents an account of the course "e;Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Solids: Advances and Applications"e; held in Erice, Italy, from June 16 to 30, 1993.

Applying a unified quantum approach, contributors offer fresh insights into the theoretical developments in the excitation energy transfer processes in condensed matter.

This book is t~e fifth in aseries of scientific textbooks designed to cover advances in selected research fields from a basic and general view- point.