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Au•ger′ effect′
(ō zhā′),USA pronunciation [Physics.]
- 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′ elec′tron) 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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