photoelectron

pho·to·e·lec·tron

P0262200 (fō′tō-ĭ-lĕk′trŏn′)n. An electron released or ejected from a substance by the photoelectric effect.

photoelectron

(ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈlɛktrɒn) n (Atomic Physics) an electron ejected from an atom, molecule, or solid by an incident photon

pho•to•e•lec•tron

(ˌfoʊ toʊ ɪˈlɛk trɒn)

n. an electron emitted from a surface by photoemission. [1910–15]

Thesaurus

Noun

photoelectron - an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photonelectron, negatron - an elementary particle with negative charge

Translations

Photoelectron

photoelectron

[¦fōd·ō·i′lek‚trän] (electronics) An electron emitted by the photoelectric effect.

Photoelectron

an electron that is emitted by an atom, molecule, or condensed medium upon exposure to quanta of electromagnetic radiation, or photons (see). The term “photoelectrons” is also applied to electrons in a condensed medium that have absorbed photons and, as a consequence, have an energy that is elevated relative to the equilibrium energy (see and ).

photoelectron

pho·to·e·lec·tron

(fō'tō-ē-lek'tron), An electron freed by the action of light.

photoelectron

(fō″tō-ē-lĕk′trŏn) [″ + elektron, amber] An electron that is ejected from its orbit around the nucleus of an atom by interaction with a photon of energy (light, x-radiation, and so on).

photoelectron

Related to photoelectron: Photoelectron spectroscopy

noun

Words related to photoelectron

noun an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon

Related Words

electron
negatron

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