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Auger effect

'Auger effect' is a term in physics for a physical phenomenon in which an electron in an outer shell of an atom makes transition to a vacancy in an inner shell, accompanied by escape of an electron from the atom. The energy gained in the process is transferred to the escaping electron. The phenomenon is named after the French physicist Pierre V Auger (1899-1944).

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