Download or read book Beam Processing and Laser Chemistry written by I.W. Boyd and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume discusses both the practical and theoretical aspects of energy beam materials processing. It highlights the recent advances in the use of beams and incoherent light sources to enhance or modify chemical processes at solid surfaces. Special attention is given to the latest developments in the use of ion, electron and photon beams, and on laser-assisted process chemistry. Thin film and surface and interface reactions as well as bulk phase transformations are discussed. Practical technological details and the criteria for present and future applications are also reviewed. The papers collected in this volume reflect the continuing strong interest and variety of development in this field.