"Version: 20240801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Larmor formula and a classical description of Thomson scattering -- 1.2. Elements of special relativity : inertial frames and Lorentz transformations -- 1.3. Relativistic kinematics and dynamics -- 1.4. The relativistic kinematics of Compton scattering -- 1.5. The kinematics of inverse Compton …
"Version: 20241101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. An introduction to high-intensity lasers and nonlinear quantum electrodynamics -- 1.1. Evolution of laser technology and the associated intensities -- 1.2. Going deeper into the fundamental role of the laser strength parameter -- 1.3. The phenomenology of the interaction between electrons/matter and a high-intensity la…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface to the first edition (1980) -- Preface to second edition (1995) -- Preface to the third edition (2022) -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Scope -- 1.2. Evidence based QA paper discussion -- 1.3. Framework for testing2. X-ray tubes and generators -- 2.1. Generator -- 2.2. X-ray tubes3. Requirements for measuring equipment …