This volume is based on the lectures at the NATO Advanced Study
Institute, entitled "Advanced Technologies Based on Wave and Beam
Generated Plasmas", held at Sozopol, Bulgaria, from May 22 till June 1,
1998. It attracted almost 100 participants from 16 different countries.
The meeting combined different types of scientists from advanced experts
to aspiring young researchers. It aimed at stimulating future
development by providing-across borders- cross-fertilization and
exchanges between previously unconnected groups. This is reflected in
the contents of the volume which covers the lectures given. The book
also contains in a second part 43 poster presentations mostly from
younger participants with valuable complementations and specifica- tions
to the lectures. With its topics the Advanced Study Institute
constitutes the first attempt to bring together in an organized manner
three areas of work on plasma technologies: advanced efforts based on
wave generated---high frequency-----plasmas, on plasma assisted ion
implantation and on electron beam generated plasmas.