autoionization

[aw-toh-ahy-uh-nuh-zey-shuh n]

noun Physics.

Auger effect.

Origin of autoionization

auto-¹ + ionization

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British Dictionary definitions for autoionization

autoionization

autoionisation

noun

physics the process in which spontaneous decay of excited atoms or molecules results in emission of electrons, rather than photons

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