Dember effect
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Discovered in 1925 by Harry Dember (1882–1943).
Noun
[edit]Dember effect (plural Dember effects)
- (physics) The effect that occurs when the electron current from a cathode subjected to both illumination and a simultaneous electron bombardment is greater than the sum of the photoelectric current and the secondary emission current.