Photoionization
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| ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023) | 
| Photoionization | 
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| This term is generally used to describe ionization of any species by photons. The process may for example be written M + hν → M+. + e. The terms 'photon impact' and 'electron impact' are not recommended. | 
| IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12 | 
| Index of Orange Book Terms | 
