auger effect
1Auger effect — [ō zhā′] n. [after P. V. Auger (1899 1993), Fr physicist] the excitation of electrons within an atom initiated by the absorption of energy and accompanied by the emission of an electron …
2Auger effect — The Auger effect (pronEng|ˈɔːʒɚ, or Oh jeh) is a phenomenon in physics in which the emission of an electron from an atom causes the emission of a second electron. [GoldBookRef|title=Auger effect|url=http://goldbook.iupac.org/A00520.html] When an… …
3Auger effect — /oh zhay /, Physics. a nonradiative process in which an atom in an excited state undergoes a transition to a lower state by the emission of a bound electron (Auger electron) rather than by the emission of an x ray. Also called autoionization.… …
4Auger effect — Ožė reiškinys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Auger effect vok. Auger Effekt, m rus. оже эффект, m; эффект Оже, m pranc. effet Auger, m …
5Auger effect — noun Etymology: Pierre V. Auger died 1993 French physicist Date: 1931 a process in which an atom that has been ionized through the emission of an electron with energy in the X ray range undergoes a transition in which a second electron is emitted …
6auger effect — (ˈ)ō|zhā noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: after Pierre V. Auger b1899 French physicist : a process in which an atom singly ionized by emitting one electron with energy in the X ray range instead of emitting the usual X ray photon on… …
7Auger effect — noun ˈɔːʒɚ the secondary emission of an electron following the ionisation of a core electron of an atom …
8Auger effect — Смотри оже эффект …
9Auger electron spectroscopy — (AES; Auger pronounced|oːʒeː in French) is a common analytical technique used specifically in the study of surfaces and, more generally, in the area of materials science. Underlying the spectroscopic technique is the Auger effect, as it has come… …
10auger shower — (ˈ)ō|zhā noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: after P. V. Auger : an extensive air shower * * * Astron. a very large cosmic ray shower caused by a primary cosmic ray entering the earth s atmosphere. [see AUGER EFFECT] * * * Auger shower,… …
