Autoionization

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Orange Book entry

Orange Book

ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023)
Autoionization
This occurs when an internally supra-excited atom or molecular moiety (in the preionization state) loses an electron spontaneously without further interaction with an energy source.
IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12
Index of Orange Book Terms

External links

• Effects of Configuration Interaction on Intensities and Phase Shifts (Article)
• A Brief Description of Autoionization