Experimental methods in the physical sciences 1998 Volume 30: Laser ablation and desorption

(formerly Methods of Experimental Physics), Elsevier, Academic Press, New York, London, 1998, 670 pp.
Edited by J.C. Miller and R.F. Haglund, Jr.Volumes in series.
Introduction to Laser Desorption and Ablation. / John C. Miller.
Mechanisms of Laser-Induced Desorption and Ablation. / Richard F. Haglund, Jr.
Low Fluence Laser Desorption and Plume Formation from Wide Bandgap Crystalline Materials. / J. Thomas Dickinson.
Lasers, Optics, and Thermal Considerations in Ablation Experiments. / Costas P. Grigoropoulos.
Plume Formation and Characterization in Laser-Surface Interactions. / Roger Kelly, Antonio Miotello, Aldo Mele, and Anna Giardini Guidoni.
Surface Characterization. / Marika Schleberger, Sylvia Speller, Werner Heiland
Surface Modification with Lasers. / Zane Ball and Roland Sauerbrey.
Chemical Analysis by Laser Ablation. / Richard E. Russo and Xianglei Mao.
Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption and Ionization. / James A. Carroll and R. Beavis.
Physical Mechanisms Governing the Ablation of Biological Tissue. / Glenn Edwards.
Growth and Doping of Compound Semiconductor Films by Pulsed Laser Ablation. / Douglas H. Lowndes.
Laser Ablation in Optical Components andThin Films. / Michael Reichling.
The Future of Laser Ablation. / Richard F. Haglund, Jr.