English Explanatory Dictionary

Auger effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The secondary emission of an electron following the ionisation of a core electron of an atom.

Pronunciation

/əʊˈʒeɪ ɪˈfɛkt/

Word forms

Auger effect

Etymology

Named for French physicist Pierre Victor Auger (1899–1993).

Synonyms

Auger-Meitner effect
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