photoexcitev.
/ˌfəʊtəʊᵻkˈsʌɪt/, /ˌfəʊtəʊɛkˈsʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdoʊɪkˈsaɪt/, /ˈˌfoʊdoʊɛkˈsaɪt/ Physics.
transitive. To subject to photoexcitation; to raise to a higher energy level by bombardment with photons.
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1969 Physical Rev. Lett. 22 693 The probability of simultaneously photoexciting and photoionizing helium has been measured near threshold at a wavelength of 186 Å.
1974 Nucl. Physics A. 218 95 Neutron capture gamma-rays from cobalt have been used to photoexcite nuclear levels in the 5–8 MeV region.
1999 Science 12 Nov. 1341 (caption) The optical pump photoexcites only a portion..of the entire x-ray-probed area.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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