[en] The angular distribution of scattered excited hydrogen atoms resulted from neutralization of H₂⁺ ions with 20 keV energy incident on the tantal surface is studied by means of the ion-photon spectroscopy method. Energies of neutral excited particles are estimated, and correlation between these energies and scattering angles is observed. The process of H₂⁺ ion scattering by the tantal surface is simulated using TRIM95 program and changes in the angular distribution with the scattered particles energy are found. The discussion of simulation results in comparison with experimental data is presented