Auger effect

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō zhā)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Au•ger effect′  (ō zhā),USA pronunciation [Physics.]
  1. Physicsa 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. 
  • named after Pierre V. Auger (blend of, blended 1899), French physicist 1930–35

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