Reprinted from: Nuclear instruments and methods in physics research B, 112, and Surface and coatings technology, 80. area are discussed.

This book contains both the invited and the contributed papers presented at the Symposium "Surface Processing: Laser, Lamp, Plasma" held during the annual Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society in Strasbourg, France, June 16-19 1998. Surface processing of materials using laser, lamp or plasma is one of the most active fields of research in Europe and, as such, requires to be periodically reviewed at International Conference level. This year, the expanded surface processing symposium lasted for 3.5 days and, as an international forum, addressed not only fundamental questions in the field but also progress and new perspectives in various applications. The major subjects discussed during the meeting included fundamental process studies, modelling of growth mechanisms and surface modification, characterization of synthesised or modified materials, material modification at a nanometric scale, development of in-situ analytical techniques and applications towards device fabrication. About 200 papers were presented by some 120 participants.

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