18th International Conference on X-ray and Inner-Shell Processes Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA August 23 - 27, 1999 Hosted by Argonne National Laboratory Chairman: Donald S. Gemmell Co-Chairman: Gopal K. Shenoy

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The 18th conference of the series served as a forum for discussing fundamental issues in the field of x-ray and inner-shell processes and their application in various disciplines of science and technology. Special emphasis was given to the opportunities offered by modern synchrotron x- ray sources. The program included plenary talks, progress reports and poster presentations relating to new developments in the field of x-ray and inner-shell processes. The range of topics included: X-ray interactions with atoms, molecules, clusters, surfaces and solids Decay processes for inner-shell vacancies X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy; Photoionization processes Phenomena associated with highly charged ions and collisions with energetic particles Electron-spin and -momentum spectroscopy X-ray scattering and spectroscopy in the study of magnetic systems Applications in materials science, biology, geosciences, and other disciplines Elastic and inelastic x-ray scattering processes in atoms and molecules Threshold phenomena (post-collision interaction, resonant Raman processes, etc.) Nuclear absorption and scattering of x-rays "Fourth-generation" x-ray sources Processes exploiting the polarization and coherence properties of x-ray beams Developments in experimental techniques (x-ray optics, temporal techniques, detectors) Microscopy, spectromicroscopy, and various imaging techniques Non-linear processes and x-ray lasers Ionization and excitation induced by charged particles and by x-rays Exotic atoms (including "hollow" atoms and atoms that contain "exotic" particles) Additional information is also available from the local organizers. Other Conferences in the Series X02 The 19th International Conference on X-ray and Inner-shell Processes ("X02") was held in Rome, Italy on June 24-28, 2002. X05 The 20th International Conference on X-ray and Inner-shell Processes ("X05") was held in Melbourne, Australia on July 4-8, 2005. Further details can be found at the X05 web site. X08 The 21st International Conference on X-ray and Inner-shell Processes ("X08") will be held in Paris, France in June of 2008. Further details can be found at the X08 web site. Questions should be addressed to the organizers.

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The conference reception, lectures, poster sessions, and banquet were held at the Drake Hotel. The complete Conference Program can be viewed here and there is also a "Schedule-at-a-Glance" available as a pdf file giving the program in a condensed form. You may also peruse the complete list of abstracts for all oral and poster sessions (hint: use your browser's search capabilities to find specific subjects or authors).

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