multiphoton ionization
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multiphoton ionization
[¦məl·tə¦fō‚tän ‚ī·ə·nə′zā·shən] (atomic physics)
The removal of one or more electrons from an atom or other microscopic system as the result of simultaneous absorption of two or more photons.
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