Observations of cathodoluminescence in ZnS single crystals using scanning transmission electron microscopy exhibit a dependence on crystal orientation indicating that about 20% of the signal originates in localized excitations. This figure can be explained in terms of energy transfer to valence excitations from energetic secondary electrons ejected from inner shells. Similar effects may operate in electron-beam-induced-conductivity images, X-ray production and other processes.
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