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Auger effect

Au·ger ef·fect [ ō áy i fèkt ] or Au·ger proc·ess [ ō áy prò sess ]


noun 
Definition:
 
electron emission giving doubly charged ion: the emission of an electron from an excited positive ion resulting in a doubly charged ion

[Mid-20th century. After Pierre Auger (1899-1993), French physicist]
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