HIGH-INTENSITY X-RAYS - INTERACTION WITH MATTER - PROCESSES IN PLASMAS, CLUSTERS, MOLECULES AND SOLIDS

Hau-Riege (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California) summarizes the current understanding of the interaction of x-rays with matter, focusing on high-intensity short-pulse radiation. He discusses the relevant physical processes, including the interaction of the x-ray field with electrons, the coupling of electronics and ions, the microscopic and macroscopic changes in materials, and the feedback of these processes. Among the topics are atomic physics, electromagnetic wave propagation, electron dynamics, dynamics of x-ray irradiated materials, and examples of x-ray interaction. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Stefan Hau-Riege is project leader in the Physics division of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), working on x-ray free-electron-laser interactions with materials. He received his Ph.D. in Materials Science from the MIT and a M.S. in Solid-State Physics and Applied Mathematics from the University of Hamburg, Germany.