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photoelectricConverting photons into electrons. When light is beamed onto a metal, electrons are released from its atoms. The higher the light frequency, the more electron energy released. Photonic sensors of all kinds work on this principle. They sense light and cause an electric current to flow. photoelectric, photoelectrical of or concerned with electric or electronic effects caused by light or other electromagnetic radiation |
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Photoelectric absorption occurs when a photon interacts with an atom and the photon energy is completely transferred to an orbital electron, which is then ejected. |
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