Sputtering experiments were performed with 70 to 300 keV H+, He+and Ar+ions impinging on KC1, KBr and Kl. The alkali halide samples are prepared as polycrystalline layers of about 2500 Å thickness, deposited on carbon-aluminium backings. During the ion bombardment the targets are kept at elevated temperatures between 50 and 300°C, in order to study the temperature dependence of sputtering. During the irradiation the removal of halogen and sodium is simultaneously observed by Rutherford backscattering.