Definition of Plasmons

1. Noun. (plural of plasmon) ¹

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Definition of Plasmons

1. plasmon [n] - See also: plasmon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plasmons

plasmolyser
plasmolyses
plasmolysis
plasmolyte
plasmolytes
plasmolytic
plasmolyze
plasmolyzed
plasmolyzer
plasmolyzers
plasmolyzes
plasmolyzing
plasmon
plasmonic
plasmonics
plasmons (current term)
plasmorrhexis
plasmoschisis
plasmosin
plasmotomy
plasmotropic
plasmotropism
plasmotype
plasmozyme
plasms
plast
plaste
plastein
plaster

Literary usage of Plasmons

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

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Four kinds of excited states of solids are defined and examined: excitons, electron-hole pairs and plasmons in an electron gas, spin waves, and phonons. ..."

2. Opportunities In High Magnetic Field Science by National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Electromagnetic excitations, called plasmons, have been found in Josephson plasmas just as in normal plasmas, as have the usual plasma resonant absorptions, ..."

3. Visualizing Chemistry: The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Enhancement of Raman signals occurs due to resonances between the optical fields and the collective motion of the conduction electrons (surface plasmons) in ..."

4. Proceedings of the Workshop on Ion and Slow Positron Beam Utilisation by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, NEA Nuclear Science Committee, Instituto Tecnologico e Nuclear (1999)
"... hollow atoms formed above the surface. The low-energy region exhibits structures that can be attributed to the production of surface and bulk plasmons. ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Four kinds of excited states of solids are defined and examined: excitons, electron-hole pairs and plasmons in an electron gas, spin waves, and phonons. ..."

6. Opportunities In High Magnetic Field Science by National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Electromagnetic excitations, called plasmons, have been found in Josephson plasmas just as in normal plasmas, as have the usual plasma resonant absorptions, ..."

7. Visualizing Chemistry: The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"Enhancement of Raman signals occurs due to resonances between the optical fields and the collective motion of the conduction electrons (surface plasmons) in ..."

8. Proceedings of the Workshop on Ion and Slow Positron Beam Utilisation by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, NEA Nuclear Science Committee, Instituto Tecnologico e Nuclear (1999)
"... hollow atoms formed above the surface. The low-energy region exhibits structures that can be attributed to the production of surface and bulk plasmons. ..."

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