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Frequency [wavenumbers] |
Wavelength [microns] |
Integrated cross-section [km/mol] |
Symmetry | Scaling factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3105 | 3.221 | 1.904 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3093 | 3.233 | 1.232 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3087 | 3.239 | 16.99 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3086 | 3.24 | 25.88 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3086 | 3.241 | 32.7 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3085 | 3.242 | 33.5 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3085 | 3.242 | 25.63 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3077 | 3.249 | 9.925 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3072 | 3.255 | 4.901 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3072 | 3.255 | 0.6242 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3072 | 3.255 | 0.3268 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3071 | 3.256 | 2.063 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3071 | 3.257 | 9.217 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3070 | 3.257 | 4.651 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3069 | 3.258 | 11.91 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3069 | 3.259 | 24.88 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3069 | 3.259 | 12.15 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3068 | 3.259 | 0.4091 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3068 | 3.259 | 1.897 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3067 | 3.261 | 0.4119 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3066 | 3.261 | 0.5 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3066 | 3.262 | 0.5827 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3066 | 3.262 | 0.3697 | A | 0.9597 |
| 1620 | 6.174 | 81.82 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1612 | 6.202 | 40.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1610 | 6.212 | 114.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1606 | 6.228 | 29.32 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1603 | 6.237 | 155.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1602 | 6.244 | 111.8 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1598 | 6.258 | 193.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1596 | 6.267 | 31.73 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1593 | 6.277 | 434.8 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1592 | 6.28 | 2.842 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1591 | 6.286 | 202 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1588 | 6.296 | 421.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1583 | 6.316 | 225.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1576 | 6.346 | 45.15 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1569 | 6.373 | 18.53 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1566 | 6.386 | 57.94 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1563 | 6.397 | 193.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1560 | 6.41 | 110.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1552 | 6.444 | 155.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1551 | 6.447 | 210.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1549 | 6.456 | 291.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1543 | 6.481 | 28.25 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1539 | 6.498 | 313.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1534 | 6.52 | 95.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1527 | 6.55 | 42.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1518 | 6.588 | 1.675 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1514 | 6.603 | 0.6283 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1510 | 6.621 | 12.76 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1507 | 6.634 | 15.84 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1502 | 6.659 | 65.95 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1499 | 6.67 | 15.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1490 | 6.709 | 12.87 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1482 | 6.749 | 40.52 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1472 | 6.792 | 18.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1469 | 6.806 | 126.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1468 | 6.814 | 401.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1466 | 6.823 | 20.25 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1465 | 6.825 | 35.91 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1463 | 6.834 | 20.13 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1459 | 6.853 | 33.51 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1456 | 6.866 | 165.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1454 | 6.877 | 987.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1452 | 6.887 | 1.783 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1450 | 6.896 | 306.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1446 | 6.916 | 5.493 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1443 | 6.93 | 11.15 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1437 | 6.957 | 68.17 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1431 | 6.989 | 1.631 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1426 | 7.013 | 12.21 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1424 | 7.023 | 43.47 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1423 | 7.027 | 45.44 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1419 | 7.045 | 0.3228 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1416 | 7.065 | 17.61 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1414 | 7.07 | 2.363 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1413 | 7.079 | 140.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1408 | 7.101 | 104.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1407 | 7.105 | 34.74 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1404 | 7.122 | 3.721 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1403 | 7.127 | 60.58 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1400 | 7.141 | 33.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1400 | 7.145 | 1.265 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1396 | 7.165 | 38.63 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1392 | 7.183 | 4.015 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1391 | 7.188 | 12.91 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1389 | 7.198 | 48.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1388 | 7.206 | 34.61 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1384 | 7.223 | 16.56 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1381 | 7.242 | 5.474 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1378 | 7.255 | 31.67 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1378 | 7.259 | 3.519 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1373 | 7.282 | 2.981 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1372 | 7.291 | 10.62 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1370 | 7.298 | 27.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1364 | 7.333 | 35.88 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1360 | 7.35 | 70.79 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1360 | 7.353 | 12.64 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1354 | 7.385 | 25.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1351 | 7.404 | 182 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1349 | 7.413 | 9.906 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1341 | 7.458 | 20.79 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1339 | 7.466 | 244.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1330 | 7.516 | 1.226 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1329 | 7.526 | 661.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1327 | 7.539 | 75.83 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1322 | 7.564 | 131.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1320 | 7.578 | 689.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1318 | 7.587 | 22.27 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1312 | 7.62 | 539.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1306 | 7.658 | 41.83 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1293 | 7.736 | 32.18 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1291 | 7.746 | 102.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1289 | 7.756 | 275.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1285 | 7.78 | 109.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1285 | 7.783 | 556.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1281 | 7.804 | 1.049 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1275 | 7.84 | 113.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1272 | 7.862 | 60.96 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1268 | 7.888 | 39.96 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1261 | 7.928 | 47.06 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1256 | 7.963 | 337.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1244 | 8.039 | 113.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1222 | 8.186 | 2.495 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1215 | 8.231 | 5.483 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1212 | 8.247 | 4.096 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1209 | 8.269 | 7.039 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1208 | 8.278 | 3.895 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1205 | 8.296 | 35.76 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1200 | 8.331 | 357 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1191 | 8.394 | 96.41 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1188 | 8.416 | 41.02 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1187 | 8.422 | 9.81 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1179 | 8.481 | 19.06 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1177 | 8.496 | 538 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1172 | 8.534 | 28.67 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1170 | 8.546 | 12.92 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1166 | 8.574 | 15.02 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1163 | 8.597 | 6.947 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1160 | 8.617 | 13.67 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1157 | 8.642 | 1.883 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1154 | 8.669 | 218.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1132 | 8.832 | 7.247 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1122 | 8.911 | 1.548 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1121 | 8.924 | 13.05 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1117 | 8.954 | 29.76 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1095 | 9.135 | 65.24 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1085 | 9.216 | 991.2 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1084 | 9.223 | 15.69 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1082 | 9.24 | 3.951 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1077 | 9.281 | 15.78 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1065 | 9.389 | 3793 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1052 | 9.504 | 12.55 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1046 | 9.56 | 24.67 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1044 | 9.582 | 59.58 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1043 | 9.587 | 27.04 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1038 | 9.631 | 52.06 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1036 | 9.648 | 2092 | A | 0.9794 |
| 989.1 | 10.11 | 0.1626 | A | 0.9794 |
| 979.1 | 10.21 | 0.0003 | A | 0.9794 |
| 975.9 | 10.25 | 0.0065 | A | 0.9794 |
| 975.1 | 10.26 | 0.0295 | A | 0.9794 |
| 974.3 | 10.26 | 0.0369 | A | 0.9794 |
| 973.5 | 10.27 | 0.0105 | A | 0.9794 |
| 969.4 | 10.32 | 1.466 | A | 0.9794 |
| 962.2 | 10.39 | 11.32 | A | 0.9794 |
| 944.3 | 10.59 | 24.83 | A | 0.9794 |
| 941.6 | 10.62 | 35.82 | A | 0.9794 |
| 936.6 | 10.68 | 14.41 | A | 0.9794 |
| 928.5 | 10.77 | 60.12 | A | 0.9794 |
| 921.2 | 10.85 | 0.5421 | A | 0.9794 |
| 921.1 | 10.86 | 133.4 | A | 0.9794 |
| 918.5 | 10.89 | 30.07 | A | 0.9794 |
| 917.9 | 10.89 | 0.3461 | A | 0.9794 |
| 915.6 | 10.92 | 0.5109 | A | 0.9794 |
| 914.9 | 10.93 | 13.33 | A | 0.9794 |
| 911.8 | 10.97 | 1.472 | A | 0.9794 |
| 904 | 11.06 | 12.83 | A | 0.9794 |
| 891 | 11.22 | 0.3502 | A | 0.9794 |
| 888.2 | 11.26 | 0.5513 | A | 0.9794 |
| 886.4 | 11.28 | 0.06 | A | 0.9794 |
| 884.6 | 11.3 | 1.436 | A | 0.9794 |
| 881.9 | 11.34 | 0.0097 | A | 0.9794 |
| 876.3 | 11.41 | 0.1368 | A | 0.9794 |
| 871 | 11.48 | 0.2696 | A | 0.9794 |
| 865.2 | 11.56 | 0.0011 | A | 0.9794 |
| 831.1 | 12.03 | 2.965 | A | 0.9794 |
| 829.3 | 12.06 | 22.18 | A | 0.9794 |
| 828.8 | 12.07 | 30.1 | A | 0.9794 |
| 814 | 12.29 | 32.09 | A | 0.9794 |
| 812.5 | 12.31 | 0.0178 | A | 0.9794 |
| 810.5 | 12.34 | 10.65 | A | 0.9794 |
| 806.6 | 12.4 | 0.0188 | A | 0.9794 |
| 803.7 | 12.44 | 6.949 | A | 0.9794 |
| 802.6 | 12.46 | 0.0333 | A | 0.9794 |
| 800.2 | 12.5 | 16.48 | A | 0.9794 |
| 797.2 | 12.54 | 0.0256 | A | 0.9794 |
| 796.2 | 12.56 | 176.8 | A | 0.9794 |
| 794.2 | 12.59 | 20.1 | A | 0.9794 |
| 779.2 | 12.83 | 9.761 | A | 0.9794 |
| 776.5 | 12.88 | 13.24 | A | 0.9794 |
| 775.1 | 12.9 | 13.01 | A | 0.9794 |
| 755.1 | 13.24 | 0.8051 | A | 0.9794 |
| 750.6 | 13.32 | 0.0052 | A | 0.9794 |
| 746.2 | 13.4 | 1.761 | A | 0.9794 |
| 745.6 | 13.41 | 2.053 | A | 0.9794 |
| 744.5 | 13.43 | 35 | A | 0.9794 |
| 740 | 13.51 | 0.0086 | A | 0.9794 |
| 737.9 | 13.55 | 0.0391 | A | 0.9794 |
| 736.4 | 13.58 | 0.0933 | A | 0.9794 |
| 735.4 | 13.6 | 0.0125 | A | 0.9794 |
| 733.1 | 13.64 | 0.0086 | A | 0.9794 |
| 722 | 13.85 | 0.6506 | A | 0.9794 |
| 718 | 13.93 | 0.0941 | A | 0.9794 |
| 716.1 | 13.97 | 0.8697 | A | 0.9794 |
| 713.8 | 14.01 | 0.3361 | A | 0.9794 |
| 710.7 | 14.07 | 1.319 | A | 0.9794 |
| 707.7 | 14.13 | 2.18 | A | 0.9794 |
| 705.8 | 14.17 | 0.9948 | A | 0.9794 |
| 703.9 | 14.21 | 0.5337 | A | 0.9794 |
| 698.8 | 14.31 | 0.0502 | A | 0.9794 |
| 681.4 | 14.68 | 0.0037 | A | 0.9794 |
| 677.6 | 14.76 | 0.2522 | A | 0.9794 |
| 668.6 | 14.96 | 4.768 | A | 0.9794 |
| 667.9 | 14.97 | 6.32 | A | 0.9794 |
| 664.5 | 15.05 | 0.0476 | A | 0.9794 |
| 659.8 | 15.16 | 0.0174 | A | 0.9794 |
| 651.1 | 15.36 | 0.4864 | A | 0.9794 |
| 647.8 | 15.44 | 0.0322 | A | 0.9794 |
| 647.3 | 15.45 | 0.1957 | A | 0.9794 |
| 645.6 | 15.49 | 0.5004 | A | 0.9794 |
| 644.9 | 15.51 | 2.754 | A | 0.9794 |
| 639.8 | 15.63 | 0.054 | A | 0.9794 |
| 634.5 | 15.76 | 0.2506 | A | 0.9794 |
| 633.6 | 15.78 | 0.0083 | A | 0.9794 |
| 631.8 | 15.83 | 0.0303 | A | 0.9794 |
| 630.3 | 15.87 | 12.35 | A | 0.9794 |
| 628.6 | 15.91 | 0.5663 | A | 0.9794 |
| 627.6 | 15.93 | 0.015 | A | 0.9794 |
| 625.8 | 15.98 | 1.525 | A | 0.9794 |
| 624.2 | 16.02 | 0.774 | A | 0.9794 |
| 614.3 | 16.28 | 0.2549 | A | 0.9794 |
| 612 | 16.34 | 0.2339 | A | 0.9794 |
| 607.5 | 16.46 | 0.139 | A | 0.9794 |
| 604.9 | 16.53 | 0.3025 | A | 0.9794 |
| 603.8 | 16.56 | 12.38 | A | 0.9794 |
| 600.1 | 16.66 | 0.4575 | A | 0.9794 |
| 594.8 | 16.81 | 1.675 | A | 0.9794 |
| 593.9 | 16.84 | 63.37 | A | 0.9794 |
| 591.9 | 16.89 | 3.853 | A | 0.9794 |
| 589.7 | 16.96 | 0.542 | A | 0.9794 |
| 587.2 | 17.03 | 11.35 | A | 0.9794 |
| 586.3 | 17.05 | 0.2514 | A | 0.9794 |
| 584.6 | 17.1 | 4.807 | A | 0.9794 |
| 583.5 | 17.14 | 2.607 | A | 0.9794 |
| 582.5 | 17.17 | 0.0708 | A | 0.9794 |
| 575.7 | 17.37 | 0.0105 | A | 0.9794 |
| 571.9 | 17.48 | 2.721 | A | 0.9794 |
| 571 | 17.51 | 0.0017 | A | 0.9794 |
| 570.2 | 17.54 | 0.6986 | A | 0.9794 |
| 568.1 | 17.6 | 5.01 | A | 0.9794 |
| 563.4 | 17.75 | 6.124 | A | 0.9794 |
| 562.1 | 17.79 | 0.2873 | A | 0.9794 |
| 558.5 | 17.91 | 1.12 | A | 0.9794 |
| 552.3 | 18.1 | 0.5755 | A | 0.9794 |
| 550.8 | 18.16 | 5.248 | A | 0.9794 |
| 549.7 | 18.19 | 1.616 | A | 0.9794 |
| 547.7 | 18.26 | 0.6358 | A | 0.9794 |
| 540.9 | 18.49 | 1.047 | A | 0.9794 |
| 536.8 | 18.63 | 20.21 | A | 0.9794 |
| 534.5 | 18.71 | 0.0002 | A | 0.9794 |
| 518 | 19.31 | 0.1794 | A | 0.9794 |
| 513.7 | 19.47 | 0.0078 | A | 0.9794 |
| 506.4 | 19.75 | 2.467 | A | 0.9794 |
| 504.6 | 19.82 | 5.335 | A | 0.9794 |
| 503.9 | 19.84 | 2.674 | A | 0.9794 |
| 498.4 | 20.06 | 4.725 | A | 0.9794 |
| 495.4 | 20.19 | 2.536 | A | 0.9794 |
| 492 | 20.33 | 13.32 | A | 0.9794 |
| 491.3 | 20.36 | 37.29 | A | 0.9794 |
| 475.6 | 21.02 | 3.624 | A | 0.9794 |
| 448.7 | 22.29 | 0.3602 | A | 0.9794 |
| 447.8 | 22.33 | 0.9999 | A | 0.9794 |
| 443.5 | 22.55 | 0.2208 | A | 0.9794 |
| 440.7 | 22.69 | 2.062 | A | 0.9794 |
| 439.8 | 22.74 | 0.3167 | A | 0.9794 |
| 438.3 | 22.82 | 0.4609 | A | 0.9794 |
| 431.6 | 23.17 | 3.113 | A | 0.9794 |
| 431.3 | 23.18 | 8.814 | A | 0.9794 |
| 426.9 | 23.43 | 0.0008 | A | 0.9794 |
| 422.3 | 23.68 | 0.0013 | A | 0.9794 |
| 421.7 | 23.71 | 0.3401 | A | 0.9794 |
| 415.1 | 24.09 | 0.5242 | A | 0.9794 |
| 411.3 | 24.31 | 0.0699 | A | 0.9794 |
| 407.6 | 24.53 | 0.0475 | A | 0.9794 |
| 403.8 | 24.76 | 0.0212 | A | 0.9794 |
| 402.7 | 24.83 | 6.879 | A | 0.9794 |
| 400.3 | 24.98 | 0.4309 | A | 0.9794 |
| 399.9 | 25.01 | 9.917 | A | 0.9794 |
| 397.2 | 25.18 | 0.2353 | A | 0.9794 |
| 386.3 | 25.89 | 0.4512 | A | 0.9794 |
| 380 | 26.32 | 0.0209 | A | 0.9794 |
| 378 | 26.45 | 0.6195 | A | 0.9794 |
| 373.2 | 26.79 | 1.203 | A | 0.9794 |
| 365.2 | 27.39 | 0.5613 | A | 0.9794 |
| 360 | 27.78 | 3.604 | A | 0.9794 |
| 358.1 | 27.92 | 5.124 | A | 0.9794 |
| 357.5 | 27.97 | 0.0619 | A | 0.9794 |
| 340.1 | 29.4 | 0.0585 | A | 0.9794 |
| 318.6 | 31.38 | 0.0001 | A | 0.9794 |
| 315.4 | 31.7 | 0.0412 | A | 0.9794 |
| 315 | 31.74 | 0.9206 | A | 0.9794 |
| 312.5 | 32 | 0.0511 | A | 0.9794 |
| 310.2 | 32.23 | 1.014 | A | 0.9794 |
| 304.8 | 32.81 | 6.022 | A | 0.9794 |
| 294.6 | 33.94 | 0.3127 | A | 0.9794 |
| 293.6 | 34.06 | 0.5336 | A | 0.9794 |
| 288.8 | 34.62 | 31.4 | A | 0.9794 |
| 284.3 | 35.18 | 0.0139 | A | 0.9794 |
| 279.3 | 35.81 | 0.2137 | A | 0.9794 |
| 265.4 | 37.68 | 1.975 | A | 0.9794 |
| 245.9 | 40.66 | 0.0131 | A | 0.9794 |
| 241.8 | 41.36 | 0.3006 | A | 0.9794 |
| 240.3 | 41.61 | 0.1451 | A | 0.9794 |
| 239.2 | 41.81 | 0.0683 | A | 0.9794 |
| 236.1 | 42.35 | 0.0066 | A | 0.9794 |
| 213.5 | 46.84 | 0.2053 | A | 0.9794 |
| 207.5 | 48.2 | 0.0319 | A | 0.9794 |
| 205.2 | 48.73 | 0.0853 | A | 0.9794 |
| 204 | 49.03 | 7.523 | A | 0.9794 |
| 202.7 | 49.33 | 0.2724 | A | 0.9794 |
| 189.4 | 52.8 | 0.4567 | A | 0.9794 |
| 184.6 | 54.18 | 0.1101 | A | 0.9794 |
| 182.8 | 54.72 | 59.6 | A | 0.9794 |
| 175.7 | 56.91 | 0.1671 | A | 0.9794 |
| 171 | 58.48 | 0.0781 | A | 0.9794 |
| 133.3 | 75.04 | 0.033 | A | 0.9794 |
| 131.8 | 75.89 | 0.0457 | A | 0.9794 |
| 130.4 | 76.67 | 4.759 | A | 0.9794 |
| 128.7 | 77.68 | 0.0195 | A | 0.9794 |
| 128.1 | 78.09 | 0.1443 | A | 0.9794 |
| 85.12 | 117.5 | 0.0592 | A | 0.9794 |
| 84.56 | 118.3 | 0.0513 | A | 0.9794 |
| 72.22 | 138.5 | 0.1997 | A | 0.9794 |
| 70.52 | 141.8 | 0.0004 | A | 0.9794 |
| 59.2 | 168.9 | 0.1118 | A | 0.9794 |
| 46.02 | 217.3 | 0.0005 | A | 0.9794 |
| 27.72 | 360.8 | 2.897 | A | 0.9794 |
| 24.52 | 407.8 | 0.0379 | A | 0.9794 |
| 24.33 | 410.9 | 0.0517 | A | 0.9794 |
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