Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages I-XI Introduction....Pages 1-4 Electronic Structure and Radiative Transitions of Excimer Systems....Pages 5-46 The Rare Gas Excimers....Pages 47-86 Rare Gas Halogen Excimers....Pages 87-133 Metal Vapor Excimers....Pages 135-174 Applications of Excimer Systems....Pages 175-188 Back Matter....Pages 189-196