Coulomb excitation of diatomic molecules slowly sliding over crystal surfaces

A theoretical model of a vibrational Coulomb resonance excitation of diatomic molecules sliding at velocities of $10^5$-$10^7$ cm/s over crystal surfaces is suggested. The surface field is represented by the sum of periodic potentials with frequencies proportional to the initial molecule velocities. As an example, the probability of vibrational excitation of the CO and NO molecules is calculated at the level of first-order nonstationary perturbation theory.