photoemission

American  

[foh-toh-i-mish-uhn] / ˌfoʊ toʊ ɪˈmɪʃ ən /

noun

Physics.

1. photoelectric effect.

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photoemission British  

/ ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈmɪʃən /

noun

1. the emission of electrons due to the impact of electromagnetic radiation, esp as a result of the photoelectric effect

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photoemission Scientific  

/ fō′tō-ĭ-mĭsh′ən /

1. See photoelectric effect

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Other Word Forms

• photoemissive
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of photoemission

First recorded in 1915–20; photo- + emission

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Example Sentences

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photoemission

The team measured these patterns using a technique called spin-resolved angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

"Our measurements clearly prove that 'Floquet effects' occur in the photoemission spectrum of graphene," says Dr. Marco Merboldt of the University of Göttingen, the study's first author.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2025

To do so, researchers typically carry out photoemission experiments, in which they shine a single photon of light onto a sample, that in turn kicks out a single electron.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2023

In addition, these authors used a technique called angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to study the electronic structure at the material’s surface.

From Nature ● Dec. 17, 2019

Observation of Dirac cone band dispersions in FeSe thin films by photoemission spectroscopy.

From Nature ● Mar. 18, 2018

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