pho·to·e·mis·sion

[foh-toh-i-mish-uhn]
noun Physics.
photoelectric effect.
Origin:
1915–20; photo- + emission

Related forms
pho·to·e·mis·sive [foh-toh-i-mis-iv] , adjective
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photoemission (ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈmɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
the emission of electrons due to the impact of electromagnetic radiation, esp as a result of the photoelectric effect
 
photoe'missive
 
—adj

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photoemission   (fō'tō-ĭ-mĭsh'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
See photoelectric effect.
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Development of new techniques and instrumentation in angle resolved photoemission.
The quasiparticle energies are measured in photoemission and inverse photoemission experiments.
Angle-resolved photoemission experiments directly demonstrate that the observed effect is caused by spin-orbit interaction.
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