  The application of the Lorentz integral transform (LIT) method to photon
scattering off nuclei is presented in general. As an example, elastic photon
scattering off the deuteron in the unretarded dipole approximation is
considered using the LIT method. The inversion of the integral transform is
discussed in detail paying particular attention to the high-energy
contributions in the resonance term. The obtained E1-polarizabilities are
compared to results from the literature. The corresponding theoretical cross
section is confronted with experimental results confirming, as already known
from previous studies, that the E1-contribution is the most important one at
lower energies.
