Title: Auger effect
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Auger effect
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.A00520
Status: current

Definition
The emission of an electron from an atom accompanying the filling of a vacancy in an inner electron shell.

Related Terms
- atom: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00493
- electron: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E01975

Source
- PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1536 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)

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Citation: Citation: 'Auger effect' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.A00520
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