Inelastic scattering of charged particles by atoms using the Thomas-Fermi statistical method

We describe a method of calculating the differential cross section for the inelastic scattering of charged particles by atoms based on the statistical model of the atom. For the most general form of the potential of the atom we obtain an analytical expression for the differential (with respect to the energy of the electron ejected from the atom) cross section of inelastic scattering. It is shown that the statistical method of Thomas-Fermi is applicable when the energy of the ejected electron is sufficiently high.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 9, pp. 92–96, September, 1986.