Measurements of total cross sections for electron scattering byLi2(0.5 - 10 eV)

Measurements have been made of total cross sections for the scattering of electrons by lithium-diatomic molecules over the electron energy range 0.5 - 10 eV, with the use of the molecular-beam recoil technique. The total cross sections in units of ${10}^{-16\mathrm{}}$ ${\mathrm{cm}}^2$ are 541 (0.5 eV), 307 (1 eV), 199 (2 eV), 160 (3 eV), 135 (6 eV), and 100 (10 eV). The uncertainty in these results is ± 16%.