1. Forthcoming papers

   Abstract Pages: A5 - A5

2. CO₂-laser gas discharges in narrow gaps

   • W. Leuthard
   • F. K. Kneubühl
   • H. J. Schötzau

   Invited Paper Pages: 1 - 20

3. Synchronized picosecond pulse generation with a synchronously pumped dye laser and a compressed Nd: YAG laser for non-degenerate transient grating experiments

   • U. Siegner
   • G. Noll
   • E. O. Göbel

   Contributed Papers Pages: 21 - 23

4. High-sensitivity transient spectroscopy using tunable diode lasers

   • J. E. Hayward
   • D. T. Cassidy
   • J. Reid

   Contributed Papers Pages: 25 - 29

5. Superhigh resolution spectroscopy in methane with cold molecules

   • S. N. Bagayev
   • A. E. Baklanov
   • A. S. Dychkov

   Contributed Papers Pages: 31 - 35

6. Stimulated IR- and vacuum-UV emission following two-photon-excitation of molecular hydrogen using an ArF laser

   • U. Czarnetzki
   • H. F. Döbele
   • B. Rückle

   Contributed Papers Pages: 37 - 40

7. Spectral density analysis of noisy repetitive pulses. Models for continuously operating mode-locked lasers

   • B. Cunin
   • B. Geoffroy
   • J. A. Miehé

   Contributed Papers Pages: 41 - 49

8. Ion density limitation in a Penning trap due to the combined effect of asymmetry and space charge

   • J. Yu
   • M. Desaintfuscien
   • F. Plumelle

   Contributed Papers Pages: 51 - 54

9. Large area X-ray preionizer for electric discharge lasers

   • T. Letardi
   • P. Di Lazzaro
   • C. E. Zheng

   Contributed Papers Pages: 55 - 58

10. Simulation of photoacoustic IR spectra of multilayer structures

    • P. Grosse
    • R. Wynands

    Contributed Papers Pages: 59 - 65

11. Relativistic doppler effect in¹⁹⁹Hg⁺ stored ions atomic frequency standard

    • C. Meis
    • M. Jardino
    • M. Desaintfuscien

    Contributed Papers Pages: 67 - 72

12. Spectroscopic investigation of the ionization kinetics in XeCl laser discharges by Xe^* density measurements

    • Th. Hammer
    • W. Bötticher

    Contributed Papers Pages: 73 - 84

13. Pyroelectric detection of a CO₂ laser beam using organic copolymers

    • K. Oka
    • H. Sato

    Contributed Papers Pages: 85 - 88

14. Scanning near-field acoustic microscopy

    • P. Günther
    • U. Ch. Fischer
    • K. Dransfeld

    Rapid Communication Pages: 89 - 92

15. Laser photoionization detection of the rare isotope³He

    • Yu. A. Kudryavtsev
    • V. V. Petrunin
    • V. S. Letokhov

    Rapid Communication Pages: 93 - 96

16. UV laser photofragment GaCH₃ detected by far UV laser mass spectrometry

    • Y. Zhang
    • Th. Beuermann
    • M. Stuke

    Rapid Communication Pages: 97 - 100