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Main Points of the Theory of Photoabsorption

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As photoabsorption or photoionization in this book we consider a process, in which a photon of energy ω and momentum κ, κ ;= ω ∕ c (c is the speed of light) is absorbed by a target—an atom or an ion. As a result, the target object can be either excited or ionized. Excitation means a transition of an atom or ion to one or several discrete energy levels.

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Amusia, M., Chernysheva, L., Yarzhemsky, V. (2012). Main Points of the Theory of Photoabsorption. In: Handbook of Theoretical Atomic Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24752-1_1

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