Energy distribution of electrons excited in solids by moving particles

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Abstract
We have calculated the energy distribution of excited electrons produced in solids by atom-atom collision. The inelastic losses are assumed to be caused by the electron promotion mechanism. The calculated distribution for single energy crossing depends exponentially on the electron energy separation from the Fermi level. Using a simple model the width of the distribution has been estimated quantitatively and compared with available experimental data.