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Energy spectrum of electrons from a nominally monoenergetic source emitted after inelastic interactions with the sample, often exhibiting peaks due to specific inelastic loss processes (see characteristic electron energy losses and plasmon).
Notes:
- The electron energy loss spectrum obtained using an incident-electron beam of about the same energy as a peak obtained in Auger electron spectroscopy or X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy approximates to the energy loss spectrum associated with that peak.
- The electron energy loss spectrum, measured with an incident-electron beam, is a function of beam energy, angle of incidence of the beam, angle of emission, and the electronic properties of the sample.