What happens to the metal atom after the photoelectric effect?

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right but like are the photons inside the matter and then they are released or what am i
missing.
 
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The photon is created from something like a vacuum using energy ? I wish I can answer. Maybe the vacuum is something to be ready to release photons. The vacuum may have a lot of photons and anti-photons.
 
there are no anti-photons, the photon is its own anti particle.
 

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