Associations to the word «Photoemission»

Wiktionary

PHOTOEMISSION, noun. (physics) the ejection of electrons from the surface of a solid by incident electromagnetic radiation

Dictionary definition

PHOTOEMISSION, noun. An emission of photoelectrons (especially from a metallic surface).

Wise words

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