The scientists actually wanted to develop methods for the radiometric characterization of X-ray lasers. They irradiated different gases to derive the laser strength from the ionization effect. The aim ...

June 9, 2022, marks 117 years since Einstein published his groundbreaking paper on the photoelectric principle. The analysis was published on June 9, 1905, also known as Einstein’s “miracle year” ...

This work was recently published in Physical Review Letters. In contrast to its apparent simplicity (that brought Einstein his Nobel Prize), the photoelectric effect, when an electron is knocked out ...

In a flash: artist's impression of the photoelectric effect. (Courtesy: Technical University of Vienna) Just 45 quintillionth of a second (45 attoseconds) is all it takes for a photon to liberate an ...

Explore how a basic LED can be used as a tiny solar cell, generating measurable voltage under sunlight. This hands-on ...

IN a letter dated April 26 which appeared in NATURE of May 12, Mr. Stuhlmann, of Princeton University, U.S.A., describes some experiments which he has carried out on the photoelectric effect of ...

Einstein's greatest legacy is not General Relativity, it's not the photoelectric effect, and it's not slices of his brain. It's a word: Gedankenexperiment – that's German for “thought experiment”.