What formula creates the exponential curve in Boltzmann distribution figure 2a?

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funny,
But what values to put in?
Around x=1 it seems to get y=200
e^(ln(600)-1/(1.381×10^-23*300)) = 0?
 
Since the x-axis is βε, the only free parameter is α. As you realized, it goes through ~600 at βε=0, so the formula being plotted is clearly 600*exp(-βε). Or, if you like, exp(log(600) - βε)