Inelastic collisions of slow electrons with BaCl2 molecules

inelastic collisions of slow electrons with barium dichloride molecules are studied using the method of extended crossed electron and molecular beams. It has been found that dissociative excitation of BaII is much more probab le than excitation of BaI. Spectral bands of the (II)-I-2 -->(2) Sigma seri es of barium monochloride are also excited. Fundamental tendencies in the b ehaviour of cross sections for dissociative excitation are analyzed.