Abstract.We studied the conditions for the photochemical formation of the NaZn excimer in the excited 22//state using Naz(21//u) + Zn ~ NaZn(22//) + Na reaction. The N a -Z n vapor mixture was prepared in the heat-pipe oven with the well defined column density and temperature. The Na and Zn atom densities in the vapor mixture were controlled by the preparation of the alloy with different mole fraction ratios of the relevant components in the solid phase. The Na densities were determined from the total absorption coefficient at Nag X-B and X-A bands. The cross section for photochemical formation of the NaZn in the 22//state is estimated to be 17.10-16 c m 2 for the laser excitation at 308 rim, measured relative to the cross section of 470.10-16cm 2 for collisional energy transfer Naz(21//u) + Na ~Nai(23//g) + Na published by Mehdizadeh et al. [21.