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This chapter describes several physical processes by which electrons are scattered inelastically. In order of increasing energy loss, E, these inelastic processes are:
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phonon creation,
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plasmon excitation,
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core electron excitation.
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Fultz, B., Howe, J.M. (2002). Inelastic Electron Scattering and Spectroscopy. In: Transmission Electron Microscopy and Diffractometry of Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04901-3_4
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