INELASTIC-COLLISIONS OF SLOW-ELECTRONS WITH MOLECULES OF LITHIUM-FLUORIDE

The inelastic collisions of electrons with LiF molecules at electron e nergies below 100 eV and the resulting optical emission of atoms were studied using extended crossed beams. Sixteen spectral lines of the li thium atom were detected at 250 - 670 nm; line intensities of other po ssible objects were below the detection limit. Optical excitation func tions were measured for six lines of Li I. The regularities in Li I di ssociative excitation by e-LiF collisions were established.