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photoionization
[ foh-toh-ahy-uh-nuh-zey-shuhn ]
noun
, Physics.
- the phenomenon in which the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by an atom in a gas induces the atom to emit a bound electron and thereby become ionized.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of photoionization1
First recorded in 1910–15; photo- + ionization ( def )
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