Review of fundamental processes for matter-radiation interaction

A concise review is presented of fundamental quantum electrodynamic processes which are relevant to X-ray lasers, grasers, and superpowerful lasers. Transition rates and cross sections are derived for atomic and free-electron Thomson scattering, Kramers-Heisenberg, and Raman scattering in the dipole approximation; Rayleigh scattering and C?erenkov effect. The resport includes a table of reaction rates, cross sections, stopping power, and power spectra for all processes considered.