Definition of Photoelectron

1. Noun. An electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon.

Generic synonyms: Electron, Negatron

Definition of Photoelectron

1. Noun. (physics) An electron ejected from the surface of a material by the photoelectric effect ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Photoelectron

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Photoelectron

1. An electron freed by the action of light. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photoelectron

photoelectric effect
photoelectric emission
photoelectrical
photoelectrically
photoelectricity
photoelectrochemical
photoelectrochemistry
photoelectrode
photoelectrodes
photoelectrolysis
photoelectrolytic
photoelectromagnetic
photoelectromagnetic effect
photoelectrometer
photoelectromotive
photoelectron (current term)
photoelectronic
photoelectrons
photoelectrotype
photoelectrotypes
photoelement
photoelements
photoelimination
photoeliminations
photoemission
photoemissions
photoemissive
photoemissivity
photoemitted
photoemitter

Literary usage of Photoelectron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. State of the Laboratory: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory edited by William A. Bookless (1995)
"Our work with synchrotron radiation also allowed us to take the lead in developing photoelectron holography, an imaging technique that is loosely considered ..."

2. Electronic Structure of Ferromagnet-Insulator Interfaces: Fe/MgO and Co/MgO by Martina Mueller (2007)
"It assumes a nearly negligible interaction between the photoelectron and the remaining TV — 1 electron system during the excitation. ..."

3. First Workshop on Grand Unification: New England Center, University of New by Paul H. Frampton, Sheldon L. Glashow, Asim Yildiz (1980)
"5 we show the distribution of total photoelectron yields from various tracks from ... U 0 F0 •0 .0 Ez photoelectron Yield from Nucleon in o l6m Volume 11 ..."

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