photodetachment

Questions

What does photodetachment mean?

The absorption of a photon and subsequent elimination of an electron from an anion to form a neutral species.

Where does photodetachment come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English detachment English photodetachment From photo- + detachment.

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