Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, San Miniato, Italy, September 2-13, 19851. Interaction at metal surfaces.- Laser Material Interactions Of Relevance To Metal Surface Treatment.- Stimulated Absorption Of C02 Laser Light On Metals.- Characterization Of Laser-Induced Plasmas And Temperature Measurement During Laser Surface Treatment.- Laser/Materials Interactions: CW DF Laser Ablation Of Carbon.- Spectroscopic Study Of Atomic Beams Generated By Laser Ablation Of Multi-Component Targets.- Edited Questions-Chapter 1.- 2. Fundamentals of Phase Formation in Laser Annealing of Metals.- Solidification Dynamics and Microstructure of Metals in Pulsed Laser Irradiation.- Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Metallic Alloy Formation by Picosecond Pulsed Laser Irradiation.- Crystallization and Nucleation Phenomena In CW Surface Melted Alloys.- The Kinetics of Rapid Crystallization in Pure Metals.- Genesis of Melting.- Amorphous Gallium Produced by Pulsed Excimer Laser Irradiation.- Defect Structures on Metal Surfaces Induced by Pulsed Laser Irradiation: Characterization by Leed-Spot Profile Analysis And He+ Ion Channeling.- Alsb formation in UHV by Laser Annealing of Evaporated A1 and SB Films. Characterization by AES and XPS.- Laser Treatment of La-Implanted Ni Single Crystal.- Edited Questions - Chapter 2.- 3. Modeling of Heat and Mass Transfer.- Mathematical Modeling of Laser Surface Treatments.- Application of Mathematical Heat Transfer Analysis To High-Power C02 Laser Material Processing: Treatment Parameter Prediction, Absorption Coefficient Measurements.- Heat and Mass Transfer in Pulsed Laser Heating.- Numerical Results of Thermal Actions Induced by High-Frequency Short-Pulsed Laser Trains on Metals.- Numerical Description of the Interaction of Laser Beams with Living Tissue.- Summary and Discussion - Chapter 3.- 4. Properties of Laser-Processed Metallic Surfaces.- Electrochemical Behavior Of Laser-Processed Metal Surfaces.- Laser Surface Alloying and CladdinglĂ*