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recombination comparison table

Subject	changes property	has definition	has inverse process	is a kind of
dielectronic recombination			autoionization	recombination
dissociative recombination		Capture of an electron by a positive molecular ion, wherein part of the recombination energy dissociates the molecule into two neutral atoms.		recombination
radiative recombination	intensity	See radiative capture.	absorption	emission
three body recombination		Capture of an electron by an ion with the binding energy absorbed by a third free electron		recombination

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