the process in which spontaneous decay of excited atoms or molecules results in emission of electrons, rather than photons
Examples of 'autoionization' in a sentence
autoionization
We discuss some theoretical aspects such as density effects, photo-ionization, autoionization or the “filling-the-gap” effect of highlyexcited states.
Jean-Christophe Pain, Franck Gilleron, Maxime Comet 2017, 'Detailed Opacity Calculations for Astrophysical Applications', Atomshttp://www.mdpi.com/2218-2004/5/2/22. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We obtain the potential energy curves, autoionization widths, as well as non-adiabatic couplings among the resonant states.
Larson Åsa, Nkambule Sifiso, Ertan Emelie, Söder Josefine, Orel Ann E. 2015, 'Studies of HeH: DR, RIP, VE, DE, PI, MN, …', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20158403001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The calculated resonant photoionization cross sections in the autoionization region are in excellent agreement with the benchmark high resolution experiments.
Rui Jin, Xiao-Ying Han, Xiang Gao, De-ling Zeng, Jia-Ming Li 2017, 'Analytical Property of Scattering Matrix:Spectroscopy Phenomena and Sharp OverlappingAutoionization Resonances', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-11823-8. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)