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For example, a photoelectron spectrometer detects how many electrons were removed from the atom by the probe pulse, or a photon spectrometer measures how much of the probe pulse was absorbed by the atom.
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Niranjan Shivaram, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
The rest of the photon’s energy is transferred to the now free-roaming negative charge, called a photoelectron.
—Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2015
Niranjan Shivaram, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
The rest of the photon’s energy is transferred to the now free-roaming negative charge, called a photoelectron.
—Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2015
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“Photoelectron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photoelectron. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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