photoelectron
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pho·to·e·lec·tron
(fō'tō-ĭ-lĕk'trŏn') 
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An electron released or ejected from a substance by photoelectric effect.
n.
An electron released or ejected from a substance by photoelectric effect.
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photoelectron
An electron emitted from a substance by irradiation as a result of the photoelectric effect or photoionization.
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photoelectron
an electron that is ejected from an atom on interaction of the atom with a photon of sufficient energy.
| photoelectric cell, photoelectric, photodynamic | |
| photoelectron micrograph, photoelectron microscopy, photoelectron spectroscopy |
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- Optics - photoelectron: electron ejected by photoelectric effect
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