Secondary Emission

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Secondary Emission

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Emission of subatomic particles or photons stimulated by primary radiation; for example, cosmic rays impinging on other particles and causing them, by disruption of their electron configurations or even of their nuclei, to emit particles and photons or both in turn. [[/a>|/a> ]]

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use