1. Ultrafast structural changes measured by time-resolved X-ray diffraction

   • J. Larsson
   • P.A. Heimann
   • R.W. Falcone

   Invited paper – Rapid Pages: 587 - 591

2. Transmission characteristics of dichroic filters measured by THz time-domain spectroscopy

   • C. Winnewisser
   • F. Lewen
   • H. Helm

   Invited paper Pages: 593 - 598

3. Review of defect investigations by means of positron annihilation in II-VI compound semiconductors

   • R. Krause-Rehberg
   • H.S. Leipner
   • A. Polity

   Invited paper Pages: 599 - 614

4. Time-resolved measurements of the response of a STM tip upon illumination with a nanosecond laser pulse

   • J. Boneberg
   • M. Tresp
   • P. Leiderer

   Regular paper Pages: 615 - 619

5. Investigation of structural transformations in nanophase titanium dioxide by Raman spectroscopy

   • W. Ma
   • Z. Lu
   • M. Zhang

   Regular paper Pages: 621 - 627

6. Amorphous and crystalline IrSi Schottky barriers on silicon

   • D. Wörle
   • H. Grünleitner
   • M. Schulz

   Regular paper Pages: 629 - 637

7. Preparation of ZnS nanoparticles by ultrasonic radiation method

   • J.F. Xu
   • W. Ji
   • Y.W. Du

   Regular paper Pages: 639 - 641

8. Susceptibility of magnetodielectrics within an elastomer matrix to length changes in heterogeneous magnetic field

   • S. Bednarek

   Regular paper Pages: 643 - 650

9. Study of the ambient optical recording dynamics on sputtered indium oxide thin films

   • K. Moschovis
   • E. Gagaoudakis
   • H. Fritzsche

   Regular paper Pages: 651 - 654

10. Infrared properties of etched mercuric iodide surfaces

    • M. Sieskind
    • M. Amann
    • J.P. Ponpon

    Regular paper Pages: 655 - 658

11. Diamond-like carbon layer formation on graphite by excimer laser irradiation

    • Á. Mechler
    • P. Heszler
    • Z. Bor

    Rapid communication Pages: 659 - 661

12. Ion beam smoothing of indium-containing III-V compound semiconductors

    • F. Frost
    • A. Schindler
    • F. Bigl

    Rapid communication Pages: 663 - 668