INELASTIC-COLLISIONS OF LOW-ENERGY ELECTRONS WITH KCL MOLECULES

Inelastic collisions of electrons with potassium chloride molecules, a ccompanied by spontaneous emission in the region of the spectrum 0.19- 0.85 mum, were investigated by the method of extended crossed beams wi th recording of an optical signal from the crossing region. It was est ablished that for electron energies up to 100 eV the spectrum contains the lines of KI, KII, KIII, ClI, ClII, and ClIII. The optical excitat ion functions in the electron energy range 0-100 eV were recorded for a number of lines of these objects. Regularities observed in the disso ciative excitation processes in the course of the experiment are discu ssed.