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COLLISIONAL DEEXCITATION [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
DEF

[A process by which] a bound electron changes to another bound state by emitting a photon through collision.

Key term(s)
  • photon deexcitation
  • collisional deexcitation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
DEF

Phénomène par lequel un électron lié modifie son énergie du niveau de valence par l’émission d’un photon au cours d’une collision.

Spanish

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