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Auger effect

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Auger effect [ˈaʊgə]
n
(Physics / Atomic Physics) the spontaneous emission of an electron instead of a photon by an excited ion as a result of a vacancy being filled in an inner electron shell
[named after Pierre Auger (1899-1993), French physicist]


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2] [approximately equal to] h/[2[pi][tau]], where [tau] is the lifetime of the discrete term with respect to the AUGER effect (estimating [tau] as [10.
On the absorption spectrum of noble gases at the arc spectrum limit by Clark, Charles W. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
The Radiative Auger Effect (RAE) produces a broad structure at a lower energy than the characteristic diagram line.
Decomposition of wavelength dispersive X-Ray spectra by Roques-Carmes, Claude / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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