Continuous electron energy spectra ejected from solid carbon targets bombarded with light and heavy ions

Energy distributions of electrons were measured under an observation angle of 42.3° by bombarding thin carbon foils with protons of 0.5 to 2.5 MeV and with Neon of 10 MeV energies. Comparison of the experimental results with binary-encounter-approximation calculations, taking into account the electron energy loss in the solid, show that the spectra from proton bombardment can be described by this model.