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PHOTO-ELECTRIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
CONT

Hertz discovered the photoelectric effect (1887) quite by accident while generating electromagnetic waves and observing their propagation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

[Se dit d'un] phénomène d'émission d'électrons sous l'influence d'un rayonnement électromagnétique.

OBS

photoélectrique : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • photo-électrique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotoelectricidad y óptica electrónica
  • Radiación electromagnética
DEF

Dícese de todo fenómeno eléctrico provocado por la acción de la luz y, por extensión, por otras radiaciones de longitud de onda comparable a la de los rayos luminosos.

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