The total electron detachment cross sections for the collisions of Cu- and
Ag- with He have been measured in the range of 10-30 keV by the growth-rate
method. The typical value of the cross section at 20 keV energy is 7.63 x
10(-16) cm(2) for Cu-, and 6.66 x 10(-16) cm(2) for Ag-. The experimental u
ncertainty of the results is within +/-8% in this work.