1. the production of a substance or effect by the action of light, especially in chemistry and physics
Usage: technical; used in chemistry, physics, and materials science
2. in particle physics, the creation of particles resulting from the interaction of a photon with matter
Usage: physics; specialized

Examples

• Photoproduction of hydrogen from water using solar energy is a promising renewable fuel technology.
• The laboratory studied photoproduction of reactive oxygen species in biological systems.
• Photoproduction reactions are essential in photosynthesis, where light drives chemical transformations.
• In particle physics experiments, photoproduction of pions occurs when high-energy photons strike nucleons.
• The efficiency of photoproduction depends on the wavelength and intensity of the incident light.