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Nonrelativistic quantum X-ray physics. (English) Zbl 1306.81002

Weinheim: Wiley-VCH (ISBN 978-3-527-41160-3/hbk; 978-3-527-66449-8/ebook). xiv, 303 p. (2015).
The aim of this book is a full quantum mechanical presentation of the X-ray interaction with matter. The whole presentation is limited to a nonrelativistic presentation which is considered adequate to describe experiments performed at the X-ray energies presently available in the world’s laboratories (10–30 keV). The book is organized on four parts followed by a list of appropriate references. A general introduction to the classical electrodynamics and quantum mechanics is given. The presentation is focused on the description of X-ray free-electron lasers and it is shown how they affect the interaction of X-rays with matter. The quantization of the electromagnetic field is presented in detail, and the fundamental properties of the interaction of radiation with matter are determined by using the minimal-coupling formalism within the framework of nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics (QED). The Hamiltonian treatment of QED is combined with time-dependent perturbation theory to describe such interactions up to first and second orders. Several examples for the interaction of X-ray with electrons, atoms, and molecules are discussed by using the time-dependent perturbation theory. There are investigated different processes like radiative atomic bound-bound transitions, one-photon photoionization, bremsstrahlung emission and absorption, X-ray scattering by atoms, relaxation processes, multiphoton photoionization, threshold phenomena, etc. The book is self-consistent and the notions and X-ray properties are clearly presented. It is highly recommended for scientists and researchers interested by X-ray properties and their applications, as well as for those studying the life sciences, biology, material science, theoretical and experimental physics or chemistry.

MSC:

81-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory
81V19 Other fundamental interactions in quantum theory
00A79 Physics
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