Auger effect
Auger effect
Definition
Au·ger· effect (ō z̸hā′)
noun
the excitation of electrons within an atom initiated by the absorption of energy and accompanied by the emission of an electron
Etymology: after P. V. Auger (1899-1993), Fr physicist
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