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Theoretical Concepts for Single Cluster Imaging

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Ionization and Plasma Dynamics of Single Large Xenon Clusters in Superintense XUV Pulses

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In this chapter a short introduction into the field of single particle imaging with free-electron lasers is given. The theoretical basics of the key processes are introduced, in particular elastic light scattering and Mie theory, the response of atoms to X-ray radiation, and the interaction of intense short-wavelength pulses with clusters are covered.

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Rupp, D. (2016). Theoretical Concepts for Single Cluster Imaging. In: Ionization and Plasma Dynamics of Single Large Xenon Clusters in Superintense XUV Pulses. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28649-5_1

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