The Motion of Electrons in Carbon Monoxide

With the same data as were presented in an earlier paper it is shown that K. T. Compton's theory of electron mobilities holds within the limits of experimental error for high pressures and low fields, provided it is assumed that the energy loss of the electrons on impact with the molecules is greater than that due to momentum transfer.The electron mean free path in CO has been calculated and, when the electrons are in thermal equilibrium with the gas, is 0.069 cm at a pressure of 1 mm.