Measurements of the ratio of the transverse diffusion coefficient to the mo
bility D-T/mu (or the characteristic energy eD(T)/mu) were performed for th
e reduced electric field (E/N) from 12 Td to 300 Td(1 Td = 10(-21) V m(2)).
The ratio of longitudinal diffusion coefficient to mobility (D-L/mu) is de
termined from the fits of the appropriate current ratios obtained from a To
wnsend-Huxley experiment as a function of pressure and geometry for a fixed
E/N. The results cover a range of moderate E/N and bridge the gap between
the two sets of data available in the literature, while covering the range
of energies corresponding to the vibrational excitation.