环形腔自锁模渗钛蓝宝石激光器

实现了环形腔掺钛蓝宝石激光器的自锁模运转，在双向同时锁模时获得宽为３６ｆｓ的我没模脉冲，在单向锁模时得到脉宽为３２ｆｓ的锁模脉冲，并对激光器的运转特性进行了分析。     

环形腔自锁模掺钛蓝宝石激光器

实现了环形腔掺钛蓝宝石激光器的自锁模运转。在双向同时锁模时获得脉宽为３６ｆｓ的锁模脉冲；在单向锁模时得到脉宽为３２ｆｓ的锁模脉冲。并对激光器的运转特性进行了分析。     

掺钛蓝宝石自锁模环形激光器中的混沌现象

报道在掺钛蓝宝石自锁模环形激光器中出现的混沌现象.在一定的控制参数下,激光器可以相继运转在常规自锁模、准周期自锁模和混沌自锁模状态.实验结果验证了最近的理论预测. 关键词：     

掺钛蓝宝石激光器实现飞秒级自聚焦锁模运转

自1989年Goodbellt等人利用被动锁模方式第一次实现了掺钛蓝宝石激光锁模以来,人们利用多种锁模方式实现了掺钛蓝宝石激光器的锁模运转,其中特别引起广泛兴趣的是利用激活介质自聚焦效应实现掺钛蓝宝石激光器的自锁模,并于1991年达到了几十飞秒至几百飞秒的锁模运转,成为当今超快激光领域研究的前沿和热点.天津大学超快激光研究室经过几个月的研究于最近在我国首次实现了掺钛蓝宝石自聚焦锁模运转,脉冲宽度达到比184fs.     

低抽运三镜腔自锁模掺钛蓝宝石激光器的理论与实验研究

实现了低抽运三镜腔自锁模掺钛蓝宝石激光器的自锁模运转,对该激光器的自锁模区进行了实验研究,并对象散、稳定性、光束参量和克尔自聚焦强度与腔参量的关系进行了系统的理论计算.该计算为自锁模固体激光器的设计和调整提供了理论依据.     

低功率泵浦Ti：Al2O3自锁模激光器

本文报道了低功率泵浦的Ｔｉ：Ａｌ２Ｏ３激光器实现了稳定的自锁模运转，锁模脉冲宽度为１８０ｆｓ。分析了激光器的结构及工作特性。     

自调Q自锁模固体激光器

利用被动锁模激光器的锁模原理,结合自锁模固体激光器中等效快可饱和吸收体的特性,讨论了控制运转状态的自锁模动力学方程和速率方程,给出了自调Q自锁模的条件,以及自调Q周期与激光器结构和运转参数的关系,所得结论与实验结果有很好的一致性。     

自锁模钛宝石激光器谐振腔特性分析

研究了自锁模钛宝石激光器对谐振腔参数对于自锁模运转的影响，得到了腔的对称性，内腔曲率半径以及总腔长等参数对自锁模运转的影响关系，与实验相符。     

低抽运三镜腔自锁模掺钛蓝宝石激光器的理论与实验研究

实现了低抽运三镜腔自锁模掺钛蓝宝石激光器的自锁模运转,对该激光器的自锁模区进行了实验研究,并对象散、稳定性、光束参量和克尔自聚焦强度与腔参量的关系进行了系统的理论计算.该计算为自锁模固体激光器的设计和调整提供了理论依据. 关键词：     

用腔内半导体可饱和吸收镜钛宝石激光器中自锁模状态的实验研究

用可饱和吸收体镜(SESAM)的掺钛蓝宝石激光器能够稳定运转在三种不同的锁模状态,即可饱和吸收体被动锁模、孤子锁模加被动锁模和KLM锁模.分析了三种自锁模的机理和SESAM的作用.对SESAM实现KLM锁模的自启动机制进行了实验观察和讨论.从该激光器的KLM锁模状态,获得了小于18飞秒的锁模脉冲序列. 关键词： 半导体可饱和吸收镜 自锁模 钛宝石激光器     

Studying of hypernuclei with nuclotron beams

A spectrometer is created to study relativistic hypernuclei produced with beams of accelerated nuclei from the Nuclotron facility (Dubna, JINR). Test runs have been carried out and the conclusion is drawn that the properties of the facility meet the requirements of the task of searching for unknown and studying poorly known neutron-rich hypernuclei. Original Russian Text ? A.V. Averyanov, S.A. Avramenko, V.D. Aksinenko, M.Kh. Anikina, S.N. Bazylev, V.P. Balandin, Yu.A. Batusov, Yu.A. Belikov, Yu.T. Borzunov, O.V. Borodina, A.I. Golokhvastov, L.B. Golovanov, C. Granja, A.B. Ivanov, Yu.L. Ivanov, A.Yu. Isupov, Z. Kohout, A.M. Korotkova, A.G. Litvinenko, J. Lukstiņš, A.I. Malakhov, L. Majling, O. Majlingova, P.K. Manyakov, V.T. Matyushin, I.I. Migulina, G.P. Nikolaevsky, O.B. Okhrimenko, A.N. Parfenov, N.G. Parfenova, V.F. Peresedov, S.N. Plyashkevich, S. Pospišil, P.A. Rukoyatkin, I.S. Saitov, R.A. Salmin, V.M. Slepnev, I.V. Slepnev, M. Solar, B. Sopko, V. Sopko, E.A. Strokovsky, V.V. Tereshchenko, A.A. Feshchenko, T. Horazdovsky, D. Chren, Yu.A. Chencov, I.P. Yudin, 2008, published in Yadernaya Fizika, 2008, Vol. 71, No. 12, pp. 2137–2145.     

Nanoscale oscillatory fracture propagation in metallic glasses

We describe the oscillatory crack propagation for small propagation velocities at the atomistic scale that was recently observed for brittle metallic glasses [G. Wang, Y.T. Wang, Y.H. Liu, M.X. Pan, D.Q. Zhao, W.H. Wang, Appl. Lett. 89 (2006) 121909; G. Wang, D.Q. Zhao, H.Y. Bai, M.X. Pan, A.L. Xia, B.S. Han, X.K. Xi, Y. Wu, W.H. Wang, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98 (2007) 235501]. Based on a simple model of crack propagation [Y. Braiman, T. Egami, Phys. Rev. E, 77 (2008) 065101(R)], we derived and analyzed expressions for the feature size, oscillation period, and maximum strain accumulated in the material.     

Book review

Quantum Gravity 2. Second Oxford Symposium. Edited by C. J. Isham, P. Penrose and D. W. Sciama. (Oxford University Press, 1981.) [Pp. xi + 669.] £28.00.

Mekanique des Fluides Incompressibles. By J. s. Darrozes and C. François. (Springer-Verlag. 1982.) [Pp. xix + 459.] DM45; S20.00. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

Relativistic Models of Extended Hadrons Obeying a Mass-Spin Trajectory Constraint. Edited by N. Mukunda, H. van Dam and L. C. Biedenharn. (Springer-Verlag, 1982.) [Pp. vi+163.] DM21; $8.80.

Color and Color Vision: Selected Reprints. Edited by P. L. Pease. [Pp. 139; 34 articles.] Lasers: Selected Reprints. Edited by D. C. O'Shea and D. C. Peckham. [Pp. 129; 19 articles.] (American Association of Physics Teacher, Stony Brook University, N.Y. 11794.) Each $4.50 post paid ($4.00 within USA), direct from AAPT.

Real-Space Renormalization. Edited by T. W. Burkhardt and J. M. J. van Leeuwen. (Springer-Verlag, 1982.) [Pp. xiii + 214.] DM 60; $26.70. Scope: Survey. Library. Level: For specialists only. Specialist post-graduate.

Stability of Thermodynamic Systems. Edited by J. Casas-Vázquez and G. Lebon (Springer-Verlag, 1982.) [Pp. vii + 321.1 DM38; 516.90. Scope: Conference Proceedings, Survey. Level: Specialist post-graduate.

Neutron Capture Gamma-ray Spectroscopy and Related Topics. Edited by T. von Egidy, F. Gönnenwein and B. Maier. (The Institute of Physics, 1982.) [Pp. xx + 728.] £35.00; $77.00. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: For specialists only. Specialist postgraduate.

Light Scattering in Solids III. Recent Results. Edited by M. Cardona and G. Guntherodt. (Springer-Verlag, 1982.) [Pp. xi + 281.] DM99; S44.00. Scope: Treatise. Level: For specialists only.

Macroscopic Properties of Disordered Media. Courant Institute Conference, New York, June 1981. Edited by R. Burridge, S. Childressand G. Papanicolaou. (Springer-Verlag, 1982.) [Pp. vii + 307.1 DM 38; $16.90. Scope: Conference Proceedings, Library. Level: Specialist post-graduate.

Astrophysical Cosmology. Proceedings of the Vatican Study Week of September-October 1981, on Cosmology and Fundamental Physics. Edited by H. A. Brück, G. V. Coyne and M. S. Longair. (Pontificia Academia Scientiarum, 1982.) [Pp. xxxv + 600.] $43.00 to individuals; $58.00 to institutions. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist post-graduate.

Nonlinear Differential Equations in Abstract Spaces. By V. Lakshmikantham and S. Leela. (Pergamon Press, 1982.) [Pp. x + 258.] Scope: Survey. Level: For specialists only.

Chemistry and Physics of Solid Surfaces, IV. Edited by R. Vanselow and R. Howe (Springer-Verlag, 1982.) [Pp. xii + 495.] DM98; $43.60. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist post-graduate.

Mercury's Perihelion from Le Verrier to Einstein. By N. T. Roseveare. (Oxford University Press, 1982.) [Pp. viii + 208.] £20.00. Scope: Treatise/Textbook, Survey, Library, Library (reference). Level: For specialists, Specialist post-graduates.

Short Notices of Books

An Introduction to the Kinetic Theory of Gases. By Sir James Jeans. (Cambridge University Press, 1940 edition, revised 1982.) [Pp. 311.] £8.95 paper

International Tokarnak Reactor, Phase One. Report of the International Tokamak Reactor Workshop, organized by IAEA, Vienna, with an introduction by R. S. Pease, Chairman of the Fusion Research Council. (IAEA, Vienna, 1982.) [Pp. 860.] Aust. Sch. 1420. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: For specialists only.     

From groups to bands

Boojums all the Way Through: Communicating Science in a Prosaic Age. By N. David Mermin. 1980, £30.00 (hbk), £10.95 (pbk), pp. xxi + 308. Cambridge University Press, ISBN (hbk) 0 521 38231 9 (pbk) 0 521 38880 5. Scope: Collected essays. Level: General reader.

From a Life of Physics. By H. A. Bethe, P. A. M. Dirac, W. Heisenberg, E. P. Wigner, O. Klein, L. D. Landau (edited by E. M. Lifshitz). 1989, £4.00, pp. ix + 92. World Scientific, ISBN 9971 50 937 7. Scope: Collected talks. Level: General reader.

Fractal Geometry. Mathematical Foundations and Applications. By Kenneth Falconer. 1990, £19.95, pp. xxii + 228. John Wiley, ISBN 0471 922870. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

Dynamical Systems and Fractals: Computer graphics experiments in Pascal. By Karl-Heinz Becker and Michael Döurfler. 1989, £30.00 (hbk), £10.95 (pbk), pp. xii + 398. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 52136025 0 (hbk), 0521 36910 X (pbk). Scope: Textbook. Level: Elementary.

Inverse Problems of Mathematical Physics. By V. B. Glasko. 1989, £20.50, pp. ix + 97. Adam Hilger, ISBN 088318571 7. Scope: Textbook. Level: Specialist.

Quantum Mechanics: Symmetries. By W. Greiner and B. Müller 1989, DM 78.00 (soft cover), pp. xvi + 368. Springer, ISBN 3 540 19201 8. Scope: Textbook. Level: Advanced undergraduate/postgraduate.

Old and New Forces of Nature. Edited by Antonino Zichichi. 1988, US$79.50, pp. viii + 382. Plenum Press, ISBN 0306 43235 8. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist.

Quantum Theory and Pictures of Reality: Foundations, Interpretations, and New Aspects. Edited by W. Schommers. 1989, DM 98.00, pp. xvii + 336. Springer, ISBN 3 540 50152 5. Scope: Multiauthor Reviews. Level: Specialist.

From Quarks to the Cosmos: Tools of Discovery. Leon M. Lederman and David N. Schramm. 1989, £16.95, pp. 241. W. H. Freeman &; Company, ISBN 0 7167 5052 X. Scope: Text. Level: General reader.

Babbles, Voids and Bumps in Time: The new cosmology. Edited by James Cornell. 1989, £12.95 (hbk), pp. xiii + 190. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 521 35297 5. Scope: General readership. Level: Undergraduate/VI-Form.

Cosmology and Elementary Particles. Edited by Daniel R. Altschuler and Jose F. Nieves. 1989, £38.00, pp. vii + 370. World Scientific, ISBN 9971 50 654 8. Scope: Multiauthor Reviews. Level: Postgraduate.

The Moon Observers Handbook. By Fred W. Price. 1989, £19.50, pp. xiii + 309. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 521 33500 0. Scope: Textbook. Level: General reader.

The Supernova Search Charts and Handbook. By G. D. Thompson and J. T. Bryan, Jr. 1990, £65.00 (hardback), pp. xx + 134. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 521 26721 8. Scope: Text. Level: General reader/Specialist.

Data in Astronomy. By Carlos Jaschek. 1989, £30.00, pp. 198. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 521 34094 2. Scope: Textbook. Level: Specialist.

Plasma Physics and Plasma Electronics. Edited by L. M. Kovrizhnykh. 1989, US$98.00, pp. x + 313. Nova Science, ISBN 0 941743 47 0. Scope: Textbook. Level: Specialist.

Transport Processes in Plasmas. Vol. 1. Classical Transport Theory. By R. Balescu. 1988, US $94.75, Dfl. 180.00, pp. xxxiii + 331. North-Holland, ISBN 0 444 87091 1. Scope: Monograph. Level: Postgraduate.

Transport Processes in Plasmas. Vol. 2. Neoclassical Transport. By R. Balescu. 1988, US $131.50, Dfl 250.00, pp. xxxiii + 333–802. North-Holland, ISBN 0 444 87092 X. Scope: Monograph. Level: Postgraduate.

The Supercontinuum Laser Source. Edited by Robert R. Alfano. 1989, DM 164.00, pp. xiv + 458. Springer, ISBN 3 540 96946 2. Scope: Multiauthor Reviews. Level: Specialist.

The Physics and Technology of Laser Resonators. Edited by D. R. Hall and P. E. Jackson. 1989, £25.00, pp. xiv + 253. Adam Hilger, ISBN 0 85274 1170. Scope: Multiauthor Review. Level: Postgraduate specialist.

High Gain, High Power Free Electron Laser: Physics and Application to TeV Particle Acceleration. Edited by R. Bonifacio, L. De Salvo Souva, C. Pellegrini. 1989, Dfl 185.00, pp. xv + 309. North-Holland, ISBN 0 444 87395 3. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Postgraduate.

Nonlinear Fiber Optics. By Govind P. Agrawal. 1989, £39.95, pp. xii + 342. Academic Press, ISBN 0 12 045140 9. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

The Principles and Practice of Electron Microscopy. By Ian M. Watt. 1989, £20.00 (pbk), pp. viii + 304. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 521 38927 5. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

Auger Microprobe Analysis. By Ian F. Ferguson. 1989, £60.00, pp. x + 456. Adam Hilger, ISBN 0 85274 147 2. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

Gamma-Ray and Electron Spectroscopy in Nuclear Physics. By H. Ejiri and M. J. A. De Voigt. 1989, £75.00, pp. viii + 696. Clarendon Press, ISBN 0 19 851723 8. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

Extended Icosahedral Structures. Edited by Marko V. Jari? and Denis Gratias. 1989, £42.50, pp. x + 224. Academic Press, Inc. ISBN 0 12 0406039. Scope: Research Review. Level: Advanced.

Modern Vacuum Practice. By Nigel Harris. 1989, £24.95, pp. xiii + 315. McGraw Hill, ISBN 0 07 707099 2. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.     

Thirty-five years on

Ion Implantation Techniques. Fourth International Conference, Berchtesgaden, September 1982. Edited by H. Ryssel and H. Glawischnig. (Springer-Verlag, 1982.) [Pp. xii + 372.] DM 72; $c.30-10. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: For specialists and postgraduates.

Defects in Insulating Crystals. Edited by V. M. Tuchkevich and K. K. Shvarts. (Zinatne Publishing House, Riga and Springer-Verlag, 1981.) [Pp. 774.] DM 99; $c. 39.60. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist and postgraduate

Numerical Methods in Aeronautical Fluid Dynamics. Edited by P. L. Roe. (Academic Press, 1983.) [Pp. xvi + 548.] £30.00; $55.00. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist postgraduate.

Hydrodynamic Stability. First paperback edition. By P. G. Drazin and W. H. Reid. (Cambridge University Press, 1982.) [Pp. xiv + 527.] £12.50. Scope: Textbook. Level: Specialist postgraduate.

Third Workshop on Grand Unification. University of North Carolina, April 1982. Edited by P. H. Frampton, S. L. Glashow and H. van Dam. (Birkhauser, Basle, Boston, Stuttgart), 1982.) [Pp. xviii + 374.] SFr. 50. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: For specialists only.

Neutron Sources for Basic Physics and Applications: An OECD/NEA Report. Edited by C. Cierjacks. (Pergamon Press, 1983.) [Pp. xx + 370.] £32.50; $65.00. Scope: Library. Level: Specialist postgraduate.

Introduction to High-Energy Physics. Second edition. By Donald H. Perkins. (Addison-Wesley, 1982.) [Pp. 437+xiv.]

Computer Simulation and the Statistical Mechanics of Absorption. By D. Nicholson and N. G. Parsonage. (Academic Press, London), 1982.) [Pp. xv + 398.] £30.00; $55.00. Scope: Treatise. Survey. Library. Level: For specialist postgraduate.

Gauge Theories: Fundamental Interactions and Rigorous Results. Edited by P. Dita, V. Georgescu and R. Purice. (Birkhaüser, Boston, Basle, Stuttgart, 1982.) [Pp. xv + 385.] SFr. 50. Scope: Treatise/Textbook.

Engine Noise: Excitation, Vibration and Radiators. Edited by R. Hickling and M. M. Kamal. (Plenum Press, 1982.) [Pp. ix + 497.] $62.50. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: For specialists and postgraduates.

Solitons and Nonlinear Wave Equations. By R. K. Dodd, J. C. Eilbeck, J. D. Gibbon and H. C. Morris. (Academic Press, London, 1982.) [Pp. x + 630.] £24.00; $45.00. Scope: Treatise/Textbook. Level: Specialist post-graduate. Undergraduate.

Introduction to Comets. Paperback edition. By J. C. Brandt and R. D. Chapman. (Cambridge University Press, 1981.) [Pp. viii + 246.] £6.95. Scope: Textbook, survey. Level: General reader.

Building Scientific Apparatus: A Practical Guide to Design and Construction. By J. H. Moore, C. C. Davis and M. A. Coplan. (Addison Wesley, 1983.) [Pp. xiii + 483.] £41.20.

The High Power Iodine Laser. By G. Brederlow, E. Fill and K. J. Witte. (Springer-Verlag, 1983.) [Pp. ix + 182.] DM 87-50 $c. 35-00. Scope: Survey. Level: For specialists only.

Biological Effects of Radiation. Second edition. By J. E. Coggu:. (Taylor &; Francis Ltd, 1983.) [Pp. xii + 247.] £12.50. Scope: Textbook. Level: General reader. Specialist postgraduate.

Landolt-Börnstein. Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology. New Series. Group 1, Vol. 9: Pion-Nucleon Scattering Sub-volume b2: Methods and Results of Phenomenological Analysis. By G. Höhler, edited by H. Schopper. (Springer-Verlag, 1983.) [Pp. xii + 601.] DM 960, $c.400.

Atomic Collision Theory. Second edition. By B. H. Bransden. (Benjamin/Cummings, Reading, Mass. 1983.) [Pp. x + 509.] £22.45. Scope: Textbook. Level: Specialist post-graduate.

Electron-Atom and Electron-Molecule Collisions. Edited by J. Hinze. (Plenum Press, 1983.) [Pp. viii + 384.] $49.50. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Survey. Level: For specialists only.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research, 1982. Volume 1. Proceedings of the Ninth IAEA Conference at Baltimore, U.S.A. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (a supplement to the IAEA journal Nuclear Fusion), 1982.) [Pp. 657.] Aust. Sch 1260. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist post-graduate.

Physics of Atoms and Molecules. By B. H. Bransden and C. J. Joachain. (Longman, 1982.) [Pp.xi + 686.] £12.50. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

A. D. Sakharov, Collected Scientific Works. Edited by D. Ter Haar, D. V. Chudnovsky and G. V. Chudnovsky. (Marcel Dekker, New York and Basle, 1982.) [Pp. xvi + 303.] SFr 82-00. Scope: Survey, Library. Level: Undergraduate, General reader.

Concise Encyclopedia of Solid State Physics. Edited by R. G. Lerner and G. L. Trigg. (Addison-Wesley, 1983.) [Pp. xv + 311.] £17.20 paperback; £29.60 hardback. Scope: Survey, Library (reference). Level: Undergraduate, School, General reader.

The High Energy Limit. Edited by Antonino Zichichi. Erice International School, 1980. (Plenum Press, 1983.) [Pp.vii + 1104.] $125.00. Scope: Conference Proceedings, Survey. Level: Specialist postgraduate.

Molecular Quantum Mechanics. Second edition. By P. W. Atkins. (Oxford University Press, 1983.) [Pp.xiii + 471.] £29.50 hardback; £13.75 paperback. Scope: Textbook. Level: Specialist postgraduate.

Numerical and Physical Aspects of Aerodynamic Flows. Edited by T. Cebeci. (Springer-Verlag, 1982.) [Pp.x + 636.] DM 180; $c. 72-00.

Gallium Arsenide and Related Compounds. Tenth International Symposium. Edited by G. E. Stillman. (The Institute of Physics, 1983.) [Pp.xvi + 650.] £35.00. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: For specialists only.

Physics in Collision. High Energy ee/ep/pp Interactions. Volume 2. Edited by Per Carlson and W. P. Trower. (Plenum Press, 1983.) [Pp. x + 432.] $62.50. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist postgraduate.

Atoms in Astrophysics. Edited by P. G. Burke, W. B. Eissner, D. G. Hummer and I. C. Percival. (Plenum Press, 1983.) [Pp. xvii + 356.] $49.50. Scope: Survey, Library. Level: Specialist postgraduate.

The Ultimate Fate of the Universe. By J. N. Islam. (Cambridge University Press, 1983.) [Pp. viii+155.] £7.95. Scope: Library. Level: Undergraduate, general reader.

Modern Plasma Physics. A Basic Course, and Selected Lectures on Advanced Topics. Edited by Miriam Lewis. (IAEA, Vienna, 1981.) [Pp. 608.] Aust. Sch. 930. Scope: Treatise/Textbook, Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

Computational Methods for Fluid Flow. By R. Peyret and T. D. Taylor. (Springer-Verlag, 1982.) [Pp. x + 358.] DM92; $c. 36-80. Scope: Treatise/Textbook. Level: Specialist postgraduate.

Superconductivity in Ternary Compounds. Edited by M. B. Maple and 0. Fisher. (Springer-Verlag, 1982.) [Pp. xvi + 306.] DM79; $31.60 approx. Scope: Treatise: Level: Specialist postgraduate.     

Low temperature physics

Directions in Chaos. Volume 1. Edited by Hao Bai-Lin 1987, £57.85, pp. xi + 353. World Scientific, ISBN 9971 50 359 X. Scope: Multiauthor review. Level: Postgraduate.

Quasars, Redshifts and Controversies. By Halton Arp. 1987, £12.50, pp. 198. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 521 36314 4. Scope: Text.

Superconductors: Conquering Technology's New Frontier. By Randy Simon and Andrew Smith. 1988, £23,95, pp. xiii + 326. Plenum, ISBN 0 306 42959 4. Scope: Text. Level: General reader/Undergraduate.

Disorder and Order in the Solid State. Concepts and Devices. Edited by Roger W. Pryor, Brian B. Schwartz and Stanford R. Ovshinsky. 1988, $62.50, pp. x + 261. ISBN 0 306 42926 8. Scope: Multiauthor survey. Level: Postgraduate.

Point Defects in Materials. By F. Agullo-Lopez, C. R. S. Catlow and P. D. Townsend 1988, £39.50, pp. xvii + 445. Academic Press, ISBN 0 12 044512 7. Scope: Textbook.

Modern Crystallography IV. Physical Properties of Crystals. Edited by L. A. Shuvalov. 1988, DM 198.00, pp. xviii + 583. Springer-Verlag, ISBN 3 540 11517 X. Scope: Multiauthor survey. Level: Specialist.

Zero-Phonon Lines and Spectral Hole Burning in Spectroscopy and Photochemistry. Edited by Olev Sild and Kristjan Haller. 1988, DM 72.00, pp. viii + 183. Springer-Verlag, ISBN 3 530 19214 x. Scope: Multiauthor review. Level: Postgraduate.

Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Semiconductors. By M. L. Cohen, J. R. Chelikowsky. 1988, DM 98.00, pp. xii + 264. Springer-Verlag, ISBN 3 540 18818 5. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

Mathematica. A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer. By Stephen Wolfram. 1988, £19.95, pp. xviii + 749. Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0 201 19330 5. Scope: Software Manual. Level: Undergraduate/Postgraduate.

Classical Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics. By Colin J. Thompson. 1988, £20.00, pp. ix + 213. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0 19 851984 2. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate/ Postgraduate.

Boundary Value Problems in Linear Viscoelasticity. By J. M. Golden and G. A. C. Graham. 1988, DM 120.00, pp. xiv + 266. Springer-Verlag, ISBN 3 540 18615 8. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

Atomic and Molecular Beam Methods: Volume 1. Edited by Giacinto Scoles, Davide Bassi, Udo Buck and Derek. Lain/sc> 1988, £75.00, pp. xxiii + 721, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0 19 504280 8. Scope: Multiauthor review. Level: Postgraduate.

Multiphoton Processes. Edited by S. J. Smith and P. L. Knight. 1988, £30.00, pp. x + 365. Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 521 35393 9. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Postgraduate.

Atomic Physics of Lasers. By Derek Eastham. 1988, £16.00, pp. ix + 230. Taylor &; Francis, ISBN 0 85066 782 8. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

Structure, Context, Complexity, Organization: Physical Aspects of Information and Value. By Karl-Erik Eriksson, Kristian Lindgren and Bengt Å. Månsson 1987, $39.00, pp. ix + 246. World Scientific, ISBN 9971 50 023 X. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

Science, Order and Creativity. By David Bohm and F. David Peat 1988, £5.95, pp. 280. Routledge, ISBN 0 415 03079 X. Scope: Text. Level: General reader.     

Perspectives in Computation,by Robert Geroch

The Conceptual Foundatiom of Quantum Mechanics. By L. Eisenbud. (Van Nostrand, 1971.) [Pp. xii+148.] Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

Conceptual Foundatiom of Quantum Mechanics. By B. d'Espagnat. (W. A. Benjamin, 1971.) [Pp. xii+493.] Paper $6.95; cloth $12.50. Scope: Treatise. Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

Mechanics. By K. R. Symon. (Addison-Wesley, 1971.) [Pp. xii+639.] £4.45. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

Introduction to the Principles of Mechanics. By W. Hauser. (Addison-Wesley, 1971.) [Pp. xii + 515.] £7.00. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

Theoretical Mechanics. By E. J. Saletan and A. H. Cromer. (John Wiley, 1971.) [Pp. viii + 376.] £7.00. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate; undergraduate.

Quantum Mechanics for Hamiltonians Defined as Quadratic Forms. By B. Simon. (Princoeton University Press: London, Oxford University Press, 1972.) [Pp. xv+244.] £3.60. Scope: Treatise. Level; Specialist/postgraduate

An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics. By P. Dennery. (Allen &; Unwin, 1972.) [Pp. x+118.] £3.00. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

Physical Comology. By P. J. E. Peebles. (Princeton University Press: London, Oxford University Press, 1972.) [Pp. xvi+282.] £4.25. Scope: Textbook; survey. Level: Postgraduate; undergraduate.

Theoretical Physics. By M. Mizushima. (John Wiley, 1972.) [Pp. xix+693.] £9.75. Scope: Textbook. Level: Post-graduate/undergraduate

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics. By I. J. R. Aitchison. (Macmillan, 1972.) [Pp. xvi+ 260.] £7.50. Scope: Textbook. Level: Post-graduate.

Irreversibility in the Many-Body Problem. Edited by J. Biel and J. Rae. (Plenum Press, 1972.) [Pp. xiv+470.] $34.00. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Mechanics. By R. J. Finkelstein. (Addison-Wesley, 1973.) [Pp. xvi+394.] Cloth $17.50; Paper $9.50. Scope: Textbook. Level: Post-graduate.

Quantum Statistics in Optics and Solid State Physics. By R. Graham and F. Haake. (Springer-Verlag, 1973.) [Pp. 173.] $28.90. Scope: Treatise. Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Lecture Notes in Physics. Vol. 21. Edited by P. K. C. Wang. (Springer-Verlag, 1973.) [Pp. 94.] DM 16. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: For specialists only; specialist/ post-graduate.

Lecture Notes in Physics. Vol.20. Edited by A. Lenard. (Springer-Verlag, 1973.) [Pp. viii+ 246.] $8.20. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Particles and Nuclei. Vol. 2 Part 3. Edited bv N. N. Bogolyubov. (Consultants Bureau, New York, 1973.) [Pp. 178.] $46–00. Scope: Library. Level: For specialists only.

The Science and Technology of Superconductivity. Two volumes. Edited by W. D. Gregory, W. N. Mathews, Jr., and E. A. Edelsack. (Plenum Press, 1973.) [Volume 1, pp. xlviii+428; Volume 2, pp. viu+ 388.] $26.00; $26.00.

Perspectives in M$oUssbauer Spectroscopy. Edited by S. G. Cohen and M. Pasternak. (Plenum Press, 1972.) [Pp. viii+259.] £17.50. Scope: Conference proceedings. Level: Specialist/ post-graduate.

Elasticity, Plasticity and Structure of Matter. By R. Houwink and H. K. de Decker. (Cambridge University Press, 1971.) [Pp. xi+470.] £7.60. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate; general reader.

Nuclear Physics. (Second Edition) By W. E. Burcham. (Longman, 1973.) [Pp. xix+686.] £6·50. Scope: Treatise/textbook. Level: Undergraduate.

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid Mechanice, July 3–7 1972. Edited by H. Cabannes and R. Temam. (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1973.) [Vol. 1, Pp. viif 186.] DM 18, $6.40. [Vol. 2, Pp. vii+275.] DM 26, $9.20. Scope: Conference proceedings; library (reference). Level: Specialist/postgradute.

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 5. Edited by M. Van Dyke, W. C. Vincenti and J. V. Wiehausen. (Annual Reviews Inc., 1973.) [Pp. vii+443.] Scope: Survey; library; library (reference). Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

Notes on Elementary Particle Physics. By H. Muirhead. (Pergamon Press, 1972.) [Pp. x+282.] £4.95. Scope: Textbook. Level: Postgraduate.

Calculus of One Variable. By K. E. Hirst. (George Allen and Unwin.) [Pp. 86.] Hardback £1.75 Paper £0.80. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate; School.

Springer Tracts in Modern Physica, VoZ. 60. Editor. G. H$oUhler. (Springer-Verlag, 1971.) [Pp. 233.] DM 78; $23.70 Scope: Survey. Level: For specialists only.

Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, Vol. 61. Editor, G. H$oUhler. (Springer-Verleg, 1972. [Pp. 166.] DM 68; £21.20 Scope: Survey. Level: For specialists only.

Likelihood. A. W. F. Edwards. (Cambridge University Press, 1972.) [Pp. xv+235.] £3.80. Scope: Treatise. Level: General reader.

Dyadic Green's Functions in Electromagnetic Theory. By Chen-To Tai. (Intext Scanton, 1972.) [Pp. xvii+246.] £7.25. Scope: Treatise. Level: For specialists only.

Lectures in Mathematical Physics (Volume 11). By R. Hermann. (W. A. Benjamin, 1972.) [Pp. xviii+749.] Cloth $12.50; paper $6.93. Scope: Treatise. Level: For specialists only.

Spectra of Partial Differential Operators. By M. Schechter. (North Holland, 1971.) [Pp. xiii+ 288.] $17.00. Scope: Treatise. Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

Introduction to Fortran Programming. By H. M. Liddell and A. J. Powell. (Harrap, 1971.) [Pp. vii+ 154.] £2.00. Scope: Textbook. Level: Undergraduate; school.

Applied Functions of a Complex Variable. By A. Kyrala. (John Wiley, 1972.) [Pp. xvii+374.] £7.90. Scope: Textbook. Level: Post-graduate; undergraduate.

Magic Without Magic (Essays in honour of J. A. Wheeler). Edited by J. R. Klauder. (W. H. Freeman, 1973.) [Pp. xii+491.] £9.30. Scope: Survey; library. Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

The Properties of Liquid Metals (Proceedings of the Second International Conference at Tokyo, September 1972). Edited by S. Takeuchi. (Taylor &; Francis, 1973.) [Pp. xxiv+640.] £12.00. Scope: Conference proceedings. Level: For specialists only.

The Physical Properties of Glass. D. G. Holloway. (Wykeham Publications, 1973.) [Pp. xii+ 220.] £2.60. Level: Undergraduate; school.

La Physique des Phnona de tr$eGs Haute Fr$eAquence. Edited by A. Zylbersztein. (CNRS, Paris, 1972.) [Pp. 122.] Scope: Conference proceedings. Level: For specialists only.

Atomic Physics 3: Proceedings of the Third International Conference at Boulder, Colorado, 1972. (Plenum Press, 1973.) [Pp. xii+676.] $34.00. Scope: Conference proceedings; library (reference). Level: Specialist/post-graduate.

Technical Dictionary of Vacuum Physics and Vacuum Technology. Edited by K. Hurrle, F. M. Jablonski, H. Roth. (Pergamon, 1972.) [Pp. 202.] £5.00. Scope: Library (reference). Level: Specialist /postgraduate.

The Physics of Phonons. By J. A. Reissland. (John Wiley, 1973.) [xi+319.] £7.00. Scope: Textbook. Level: Post-graduate (theoretician).     

The Rydberg constant

Pioneers of Science. By Robert L. Weber. (Institute of Physics, 1980.) [Pp. xviii + 272.] £9.95.

The Excitation and Propagation of Elastic Waves. By J. A. Hudson. (Cambridge University Press, 1980.) [Pp. viii + 226.] Scope: Treatise; Survey. Level: Specialist/postgraduate.

Non-linear Oscillations. By A. H. Nayfeth and D. J. Mook. (John Wiley, 1979.) [Pp. xiv + 704.] £21.35. Scope: Survey. Level: Postgraduate/research.

Advances in X-ray Analysis, Volume 23. Edited by J. R. Rhodes and others. (Plenum Press, 1980.) [Pp. xii + 390.] $45.00.

Defects and Diffusion in Solids: an Introduction. By S. Mrowéc. (Elsevier/Polish Scientific Publishers, 1980.) [Pp. 466.] $83.00, Dfl. 170.00.

Fundamentals of Crystal Growth. By F. Rosenberger. (Springer-Verlag, 1979.) [Pp. x +530.] DM79; $43.50.

Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry—SIMS II. Edited by A. Benninghoven and others. (Springer-Verlag, 1979.) [Pp. 298.] $34.30.

The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 3. The Princeton Years 1836 and 1837. Edited by Nathan Reingold. (Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1979.)

Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter. Edited by H. J. Maris. (Plenum Press, 1980.) [Pp. xix + 481.] $52.50. Scope: State-of-the-art review. Level: Postgraduate research.

Atomic Masses and Fundamental Constants. Edited by J. A. Nolen Jr. and W. Benenson. (Plenum Press, 1980.) [Pp. xiii + 572.] $59.50.

The Strangest Star. By John Gribbin. (The Athlone Press, 1980.) [Pp. 183.] £6.95. Scope: General astrophysics and some geophysics. Level: Non-specialist.

Microcircuit Engineering. By H. Ahmed and W. C. Nixon. (Cambridge University Press, 1980.) [Pp. x + 585.] £20.00. Scope: Conference report. Level: For specialists.

The Rare Earths in Modern Science and Technology. Volume 2. Edited by G. J. McCarthy, J. J. Rhyne and H. B. Silber. (Plenum Press, 1980.) [Pp. xxiii + 647.] $59.50. Scope: Specialist. Level: Advanced.

Current Topics in Materials Science, Volume 3. Edited by E. Kaldis. (North-Holland, 1979.) [Pp. 688.] Dfl.230. Scope: Recent developments. Level. Postgraduate, specialist.

Physics of Semiconductor Devices. By G. H. B. Thompson. (John Wiley, 1980.) [Pp. xxv + 549.] B2.75.

Vibrational Spectroscopy of Molecular Liquids and Solids. Edited by S. Bratos and R. M. Pick. (Plenum Press, 1980.) [Pp. ix+464.] $49.50. Scope: Highly specialized theoretical treatment of topics in the title. Level: Advanced research.

The Physics of Nuclear Reactions. By W. M. Gibson. Second edition. (Pergamon Press, 1980.) [Pp. vii+338.] $15.00. Scope: Low energy reactions including reactors and thermonuclear processes. Level: Undergraduate.

Is the End in Sight for Theoretical Physics? An Inaugural Lecture. By Stephen Hawking. (Cambridge University Press, 1980.) [Pp. 26.] £1.25.

From Atoms to Quarks. By J. S. Trefil. (Athlone Press, 1980.) [Pp. xi+225.] £7.50.

Phonon Dispersion Relations in Insulators. By H. Bilz and W. Kress. (Springer-Verlag, 1979.) [Pp. vii + 241.] DM 84; $46.20. ISBN 3 540 09377–0.

European Journal of Physics. Edited by G. W. Series. A Journal of the European Physical Society, published quarterly by the Institute of Physics. Volume 1, No. 1, August 1980.

Energy and Environmental Balance. By EARL FINBAR MURPHY. (Pergamon Press, 1980.) [Pp. vii+280.] $2500.

Marine Sources of Energy. By JACQUES CONSTANS. (Pergamon Press, 1980.) [Pp. xxv +168.] $1500.

Landolt-B$oUrnstein. Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology. Group II. Volume 9: Magnetic Properties of Free Radicals, Part d2. Organic Cation Radicals and Polyradicals. By R. A. Forrester, K. Ishizu, G. Kothe and S. F. Nelson. (Springer-Verlag, 1980.) [Pp. xii + 369.] DM 470, $277.30.

Physics Unified. By Harold Aspden. (Sabberton Publications, 1980.) [Pp. xiv + 206.] £3.00 paperback.

Hands-on Applied Physics. By A. McAlexander. (Addison-Wesley, 1979.) [Pp.ix + 398.] £11.40. Scope: Classbook. Level: Elementary.

Physics in Perspective. By E. Hecht. (Addison Wesley, 1980.) [Pp. xi + 532.] £11.65.     

Book reviews

Holography in Medicine and Biology. Edited by G. von Bally. (Springer-Verlag, 1979.) [Pp. ix + 269.] DM 78; $42.90.

Laser Spectroscopy IV. Edited by H. Walther and K. W. Rothe. (Springer-Verlag, 1979.) [Pp. xiii + 652.] DM 84; $46.20. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist/Postgraduate.

Thermally Stimulated Relaxation in Solids. Edited by P. Braunlich. (Springer-Verlag, 1980.) [Pp. xiii + 331.] DM 98; $c.54·90. Scope: Treatise/text-book. Level: Specialist. Postgraduate/Undergraduate.

The Physics of Selenium and Tellurium. Edited by E. Gerlach and P. Grosse. (Springer-Verlag, 1980.) [Pp. x + 281.] DM 54; $c. 29·70. ISBN 3 540 09692 2. Scope: Conference Proceedings. Level: Specialist/Postgraduate.

The Classical Thermodynamics of Deformable Materials. By A. G. McLellan. (Cambridge University Press, 1980.) [Pp. xvii + 338.]

Stellar Turbulence. Edited by D. F. Gray and J. L. Linsky. (Springer-Verlag, 1980.) [Pp. 308.] Dm 37·60, $22.20.

Atomic and Molecular Methods in Controlled Thermonuclear Fusion. Edited by M. R. C. McDowell and A. M. Ferendici. (Plenum Press, 1980.) [Pp. vii + 493.] $55.00.

Introduction to Nuclear Reactions. By G. R. Satchler. (Macmillan Press, 1980.) [Pp. xii + 316.] £25.00.

Free Electron Generators of Coherent Radiation. Edited by S. F. Jacobs, H. S. Pilloff, Murray Sargent III, M. O. Scully and R. Spitzer. (Addison-Wesley, 1980.) [Pp. xix + 813.] $56.50.

Crystalline Electric Field and Structural Effects in f-Electron Systems. Edited by J. F. Crow, R. P. Guertin and T. W. Mihailisin. (Plenum Press, 1980.) [Pp. xii + 628.] $59.50. Scope: Specialist. Level: Advanced.

Understanding Space and Time. A Third Level Course of The Open University, Milton Keynes. Five Blocks comprising three volumes. [Pp. 136 (Vol. 1), 122 (Vol. 2), 112 (Vol. 3).] £4.95 per volume; with further material to come.

General Relativity and Gravitation. Edited by A. Held. (Plenum Press, 1980.) Volume 1 [Pp. xix + 598.]; Volume 2 [Pp. xviii + 540.] $57.50 each volume.     

MACRO, a large-area detector at the Gran Sasso Laboratory

Summary MACRO is a large-area detector to be installed in hall B of the Gran Sasso Laboratory. Making use of scintillation counters, plastic streamer tubes, and track-etch detectors, it is designed to search for superheavy magnetic monopoles beyond the Parker bound, high-energy gamma and neutrino cosmic sourcs, and, more in general, exotic phenomena in the cosmic radiation. MACTO is an acronym for Monopole, Astrophysics and Cosmic Ray Observatory. The present collaboration: Bari(**)C. De Marzo, O. Erriquez, N. Giglietto andF. Posa. Bologna(**):M. Attolini, F. Baldetti, G. Giacomelli, F. Grianti, A. Margiotta andP. Serra. Caltech:B. Barish, C. Lane andG. Liu. CERN:P. Musset, G. Poulard andH. Sletten. Drexel:R. Steinberg. Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati dell'INFN:G. Battistoni, H. Bilokon, C. Bloise, P. Campana, V. Chiarella, A. Ciocio, A. Grillo, E. Iarocci, A. Marini, A. Rindi, F. Ronga, L. Satta, M. Spinetti, L. Trasatti andV. Valente. Indiana:S. Ahlen, B. Brabson, R. Heinz, S. Mufson, H. Ogren andP. Smith. Michigan:J. Musser, J. Stone, L. Sulak andG. Tarlé. Pisa(**):C. Angelini, A. Baldini, C. Bemporad, A. Cnops, V. Flaminio, G. Giannini, R. Pazzi andB. Saitta. Roma(**):G. Auriemma, M. De Vincenzi, E. Lamanna, G. Martellotti, S. Petrera, L. Petrillo, P. Pistilli, G. Rosa, A. Sciubba andM. Severi. Texas A&M:R. Webb. Torino:M. Arneodo, G. Borreani, P. Giubellino, F. Marchetto, A. Marzari, S. Palestini andL. Ramello.Virginia Tech:S. Torres andP. Trower. (**) Sezione INFN e Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università.