CONTENTS

Preface

Scientific Program

 

I. HISTORICAL REVIEWS

Opening Remarks
B. Crasemann

X-Ray and Inner-Shell Processes: Their Impact on Our Understanding of Atomic Physics and Atoms Interacting with Solids
J.-P. Briand

Exploiting Compton Scattering: Studies of Spin Density Distributions
M. J. Cooper

Atomic Auger Spectroscopy: Historical Perspective and Recent Highlights
W. Mehlhorn

 

II. ATOMS

Some Frontiers of X-Ray/Atom Interactions
R. H. Pratt

Current Status of (e,2e) Measurements of Energy-Momentum Densities
E. Weigold

Photo- and Charged-Particle-Ionization of He and D2 Studied with COLTRIMS
M. A. Abdallah, M. Achler, H. Braeuning, A. Braeuning-Deminian, C. L. Cocke, A. Czasch, R. Doerner, A. Landers, V. Mergel, T. Osipov, M. Prior, H. Schmidt-Boecking, M. Singh, T. Weber, W. Wolff, and H. E. Wolf

Three-Electron Photo-Processes in Lithium
Y. Azuma

Unique Features of Photoelectron/Auger-Electron Coincidence Experiments
V. Schmidt

Angular Distributions and Correlations in Auger Cascades of Atomic Argon Following 2p ® 4s Excitation
K. Ueda, Y. Shimizu, H. Chiba, Y. Sato, M. Kitajima, H. Tanaka, S.-M. Huttula, H. Aksela, I. P. Sazhina, and N. M. Kabachnik

K-Shell Ionization and Double-Ionization of Au Atoms with 1.33 MeV Photons
A. Belkacem, D. Dauvergne, B. Feinberg, D. Ionescu, J. Maddi, and A. H. Sorensen

 

III. MOLECULES

Dynamics of Competing Ultra-Fast Fragmentation and Resonant Auger Processes
O. Björneholm

Dynamical Effects and Selective Fragmentation after Inner Shell Excitation
M. Simon, C. Miron, R. Guillemin, K. Le Guen, D. Ceolin, E. Shigemasa, N. Leclercq, and P. Morin

High-Resolution Molecular Inner-Shell Electron Spectroscopies
J. D. Bozek, N. Berrah, E. Kukk, T. D. Thomas, T. X. Carroll, L. J. Saethre, J. A. Sheehy, and P. W. Langhoff

Photoelectron Emission from Oriented Molecules
U. Becker

Oscillating Partial Cross Sections in C60: Evidence for a Beating Frequency
A. Rüdel, R. Hentges, and U. Becker

Beyond the Dipole Approximation: Angular-Distribution Effects in the 1s Photoemission from Small Molecules
O. A. Hemmers, H. Wang, D. W. Lindle, P. Focke, I. A. Sellin, J. D. Mills, J. A. Sheehy, and P. W. Langhoff

 

IV. SOLIDS AND SURFACES

Atomic Effects Seen in Solid Phases
B. Sonntag

Multi-Atom Resonant Photoemission
C. S. Fadley, E. Arenholz, J. Garcia de Abajo, A. W. Kay, B. S. Mun, S.-H. Yang, Z. Hussain, and M. Van Hove

X-Ray Resonant Raman Scattering
P. Carra

A Band-Structure-Based Approach to Modeling X-Ray Absorption, Fluorescence, and Resonant Inelastic Scattering
E. L. Shirley, J. A. Carlisle, S. R. Blankenship, R. N. Smith, L. J. Terminello, J. J. Jia, T. A. Callcott, and D. L. Ederer

Resonant Inelastic Scattering at the 3d and 4d Resonances of LaAlO3
A. Moewes

Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering from Transition Metal Oxides
J. P. Hill

Electronic States of Metals and Alloys Investigated by High-Resolution Bloch-k Selective X-Ray Raman Scattering
A. Kaprolat, H. Enkisch, M. H. Krisch, and W. Schülke

X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism of Model Heisenberg Ferromagnets
A. Rogalev and J. Goulon

Diffracted Anomalous Fine Structure (DAFS) to Study Surfaces and Interfaces
M. Benfatto, R. Felici, and F. Comin

Charge Stripes Formation by X-Ray Illumination in High Tc Superconductors
G. Bianconi, D. Di Castro, N. L. Saini, A. Bianconi, M. Colapietro, and A. Pifferi

Charge Transfer at Surfaces on Femtosecond Timescales: New Information from Electron Spectroscopies
D. Menzel and W. Wurth

Probing the Nature of Hydrogen Bonds with X-Rays
P. M. Platzman

 

V. HIGHLY CHARGED IONS

Inverse Photoionization Studied via Radiative Electron Capture into Highly Charged Ions
Th. Stöhlker, O. Brinzanescu, A. Krämer, T. Ludziejewski, X. Ma, P. Swiat, and A. Warczak

Atoms in Extreme Virtual Photon Fields of Fast, Highly Charged Ions
J. Ullrich, B. Bapat, A. Dorn, S. Keller, H. Kollmus, R. Mann, R. Moshammer, R. E. Olson, W. Schmitt, and M. Schulz

X-Rays and Inner-Shell Processes with Heavy Ions Channeled in Thin Crystals
D. Dauvergne, M. Chevallier, C. Cohen, N. Cue, J. Dural, R. Kirsch, A. L’Hoir, D. Lelièvre, P. H. Mokler, J.-C. Poizat, H.-T. Prinz, J.-M. Ramillon, J. Remillieux, P. Roussel-Chomaz, J.-P. Rozet, F. Sanuy, D. Schmaus, C. Stephan, M. Toulemonde, D. Vernhet, and A. Warczak

Two- and Three-Body Effects in Fast Ion-Atom Collisions: Analogies Between Photon and Charged Particle Impact
N. Stolterfoht, B. Sulik, J. A. Tanis, J.-Y. Chesnel, L. Gulyás, F. Frémont, D. Lecler, D. Hennecart, X. Husson, J. P. Grandin, M. Grether, Cs. Koncz, and B. Skogvall

High-Resolution Measurements of the K-Shell Spectral Lines of Hydrogenlike and Heliumlike Xenon
K. Widmann, P. Beiersdorfer, G. V. Brown, J. R. Crespo López-Urrutia, A. L. Osterheld, K. J. Reed, J. H. Scofield, and S. B. Utter

First Experimental Results and New Theoretical Calculations on Photoionization Processes in Multiply-Charged Xe3+ to Xe7+ Ions
J.-M. Bizau, C. Blancard, R. Marmoret, D. Hitz, J.-M. Esteva, D. Cubaynes, C. Couillaud, P. Ludwig, C. Rémond, A. Compant La Fontaine, J. Delaunay, J. Bruneau, J. Lachkar, and F. J. Wuilleumier

Charge Exchange Induced X-Ray Transitions of Hollow Ions in Laser Field Ionized Plasmas
F. B. Rosmej, D. H. H. Hoffmann, A. Ya. Faenov, T. A. Pikuz, A. I. Magunov, I. Yu. Skobelev, T. Auguste, P. D’Oliveira, S. Hulin, and P. Monot

 

VI. NUCLEAR EFFECTS

Inelastic Scattering of Synchrotron Radiation from Electrons and Nuclei for Lattice Dynamics Studies
E. E. Alp, W. Sturhahn, H. Sinn, T. Toellner, M. Hu, J. Sutter, and A. Alatas

Nuclear Excitation by Electronic Transition Between Atomic Shells
E. V. Tkalya

Non-Resonant Excitation of Nuclear Levels by Photons
E. G. Drukarev

 

VII. FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS

Testing Cosmological Variability of Fundamental Constants
D. A. Varshalovich, A. Y. Potekhin, and A. V. Ivanchik

Energies and QED Effects in Few-Electron Atoms and Ions
G. W. F. Drake and Z.-C. Yan

Atomic Collisions with Ultra Slow Antiprotons
Y. Yamazaki

 

 

VIII. IMAGING AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Atom-Resolving X-Ray Holography
B. Adams, T. Hiort, G. Materlik, Y. Nishino, and D. V. Novikov

Live X-Ray Refraction Imaging Using Vertically and Horizontally Wide X-Rays
J. Matsui, Y. Kagoshima, Y. Tsusaka, K. Yokoyama, K. Takai, S. Takeda, and K. Yamasaki

Frontiers of X-Ray Spectromicroscopy in Biology and Medicine: Gadolinium in Brain Cancer
G. De Stasio, B. Gilbert, P. Perfetti, G. Margaritondo, D. Mercanti, M. T. Ciotti, P. Casalbore, L. M. Larocca, A. Rinelli, and R. Pallini

High-Resolution X-Ray Imaging for Microbiology at the Advanced Photon Source
B. Lai, K. M. Kemner, J. Maser, M. A. Schneegurt, Z. Cai, P. P. Ilinski, C. F. Kulpa, D. G. Legnini, K. H. Nealson, S. T. Pratt, W. Rodrigues, M. L. Tischler, and W. Yun

The Possibility of Using X-Ray Diffraction with Hair to Screen for Pathologic Conditions such as Breast Cancer
V. James and D. Cookson

 

IX. NEW SOURCES AND TECHNIQUES

Prospects for an X-Ray FEL Light Source and Some Possible Scientific Applications
J. Arthur

X-Ray Lasers Driven by Optical Lasers
Y. Kato, A. Nagashima, K. Nagashima, M. Kado, T. Kawachi, N. Hasegawa, M. Tanaka, A. Sasaki, and K. Moribayashi

X-Rays in Curved Spaces
J. A. Golovchenko and C. Liu

Thermal Calorimeters for High Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy
M. Galeazzi, D. McCammon, and W. T. Sanders

Coherent X-Ray Generation via Ultrafast Coster-Kronig Decay in Solid Targets Excited by Table-Top Lasers
Cs. Tóth, S. H. Son, D. Kim, and C. P. J. Barty

Time-Resolved X-Ray Photoabsorption and Diffraction on Timescales from ns to fs
P. A. Heimann, T. Missalla, A. Lindenberg, I. Kang, S. Johnson, Z. Chang, H. C. Kapteyn, R. W. Lee, R. W. Falcone, R. W. Schoenlein, T. E. Glover, A. A. Zholents, M. S. Zolotorev, and H. A. Padmore

A Novel Type of X-Ray Interferometer
O. Kettig, H. Backe, N. Clawiter, S. Dambach, Th. Doerk, N. Elbai, H. Euteneuer, F. Hagenbuck, P. Holl, H. Jacobs, K.-H Kaiser, J. Kemmer, Th. Kerschner, G. Kube, H. Koch, W. Lauth, H. Mannweiler, H. Matthäy, H. Schöpe, D. Schroff, M. Schüttrumpf, R. Stötter, L. Strüder, Th. Walcher, A. Wilms, C. v. Zanthier, and M. Zemter

 

X. CONFERENCE SUMMARY

Closing Remarks for X99
R. D. Deslattes

Author Index