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PHOTOELECTRON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does photoelectron mean?
• PHOTOELECTRON (noun)
The noun PHOTOELECTRON has 1 sense:
1. an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon
Familiarity information: PHOTOELECTRON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("photoelectron" is a kind of...):
electron; negatron (an elementary particle with negative charge)
Context examples
Tests performed on the compound, using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and surface analysis using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, confirmed the formation of positive bioactive elements.
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