photoelectron
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pho·to·e·lec·tron (fō'tō-ĭ-lĕk'trŏn') 
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n.
An electron released or ejected from a substance by photoelectric effect.
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An electron emitted from a substance by irradiation as a result of the photoelectric effect or photoionization.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon
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- postcollision interaction (atomic physics)
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