1. Forthcoming papers

   Announcement Pages: A5 - A5

2. Conditions for the harmonic-like and efficient amplitude modulation of the cw gaussian laser beam by means of a mechanical chopper

   • I. Mendaš
   • P. Vujković Cvijin
   • D. Ignjatijević

   Contributed Papers Pages: 1 - 4

3. H+H₂O reaction dynamics: state distribution for the OH product

   • K. Kleinermanns
   • J. Wolfrum

   Contributed Papers Pages: 5 - 9

4. Ion-dip Raman spectroscopy: A method to measure Raman spectra at 4×10⁻⁹ bar

   • W. Bronner
   • P. Oesterlin
   • M. Schellhorn

   Contributed Papers Pages: 11 - 15

5. Submillimetre laser lines from CH₃OH pumped by a¹³C¹⁸O₂ pump laser: Observations and assignments

   • J. C. Petersen
   • G. Duxbury

   Contributed Papers Pages: 17 - 21

6. Off-resonant excitation of molecular vibrations in liquids, investigated by picosecond probe scattering

   • A. Laubereau
   • H. R. Telle
   • G. M. Gale

   Contributed Papers Pages: 23 - 28

7. Directional and wavelength sweep of distributed-feedback dye-laser pulses

   • S. Szatmári
   • Zs. Bor

   Contributed Papers Pages: 29 - 31

8. Pure MW Raman laser emission in superradiant mode in ammonia by pumping with 9P20 CO₂ laser line

   • M. Giorgi
   • S. Marchetti
   • S. Ribezzo

   Contributed Papers Pages: 33 - 35

9. Pressure dependence of laser oscillation and superfluorescent emission from an optically pumped CF₄ laser

   • H. Tashiro
   • H. Souma
   • K. Nagasaka

   Contributed Papers Pages: 37 - 41