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Auger effect definition

Au·ger· effect (ō z̸hā′)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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