photoelectric emission


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Noun1.photoelectric emission - the release or absorption of quanta above a certain energy level
emission - the release of electrons from parent atoms
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This observation has now revised the century old photoelectric emission effect, and the intra-atomic interaction discovered has now to be taken into account in the study of sub-atomic particles.
Physicists Make Major Breakthrough On Einstein's Photoelectric Effect

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