1. Forthcoming papers

   Announcement Pages: A5 - A5

2. High-resolution laser spectroscopy (Part II)

   • Rainer Blatt
   • Werner Neuhauser

   Editorial Pages: 215 - 215

3. Precision measurement of ℏ/m _Cs based on photon recoil using laser-cooled atoms and atomic interferometry

   • D. S. Weiss
   • B. C. Young
   • S. Chu

   Invited Paper Pages: 217 - 256

4. High-resolution microwave spectroscopy on trapped ion clouds

   • G. Werth

   Invited Paper Pages: 257 - 263

5. High-resolution laser spectroscopy of theQ _v(0) transitions in solid parahydrogen

   • D. P. Weliky
   • T. J. Byers
   • T. Oka

   Invited Paper Pages: 265 - 281

6. Investigation of sub-Doppler cooling effects in a cesium magneto-optical trap

   • M. Drewsen
   • Ph. Laurent
   • C. Salomon

   Invited Paper Pages: 283 - 298

7. Laser-induced fluorescence line narrowing in cobalt I

   • H. -O. Behrens
   • J. Dembczyńiski
   • A. Krzykowski

   Regular Paper Pages: 299 - 306

8. High-resolution laser spectroscopy on H₂ at 97–98 nm

   • P. C. Hinnen
   • W. Hogervorst
   • W. Ubachs

   Regular Paper Pages: 307 - 310

9. VUV spectroscopy of magnetically trapped atomic hydrogen

   • O. J. Luiten
   • H. G. C. Werij
   • J. T. M. Walraven

   Regular Paper Pages: 311 - 319

10. Near-UV sub-Doppler spectroscopy on a metastable Mg beam by a frequency-doubled diode laser

    • N. Beverini
    • G. L. Genovesi
    • F. Strumia

    Regular Paper Pages: 321 - 326

11. High-resolution diode-laser spectroscopy of calcium

    • A. S. Zibrov
    • R. W. Fox
    • L. Hollberg

    Regular Paper Pages: 327 - 331

12. Ultrahigh-resolution saturation spectroscopy using slow molecules in an external cell

    • Ch. Chardonnet
    • F. Guernet
    • Ch. J. Bordé

    Regular Paper Pages: 333 - 343

13. Velocity of pulse propagation in media with amplitude nonlinearity

    • M. Dämmig
    • F. Mitschke

    Regular Paper Pages: 345 - 349

14. Pulsed photothermal laser deflection for low-level smoke and NO₂ measurements in engine exhausts

    • T. M. Brown
    • R. W. Pitz
    • C. P. Wood

    Regular Paper Pages: 351 - 356

15. Flashlamp-pumped Ti:Sapphire laser: Influence of the rod figure of merit and Ti³⁺ concentration

    • J. P. Boquillon
    • O. Musset

    Regular Paper Pages: 357 - 360

16. Laser-excited nonlinear properties of BaF₂ and its application in a single-shot spatially insensitive autocorrelator

    • K. Osvay
    • I. N. Ross
    • J. M. D. Lister

    Regular Paper Pages: 361 - 365