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Frequency [wavenumbers] |
Wavelength [microns] |
Integrated cross-section [km/mol] |
Symmetry | Scaling factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3120 | 3.205 | 3.369 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3113 | 3.213 | 0.6618 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3100 | 3.226 | 6.836 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3089 | 3.237 | 5.408 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3087 | 3.239 | 18.67 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3087 | 3.239 | 14.57 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3086 | 3.241 | 26.39 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3085 | 3.241 | 20.37 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3085 | 3.242 | 27.63 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3073 | 3.254 | 2.972 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3073 | 3.254 | 1.481 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3073 | 3.254 | 11.33 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3072 | 3.255 | 0.6962 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3071 | 3.256 | 1.703 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3071 | 3.256 | 2.972 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3069 | 3.258 | 13.6 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3068 | 3.259 | 13.4 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3068 | 3.259 | 11.12 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3068 | 3.259 | 3.331 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3066 | 3.261 | 0.4584 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3066 | 3.262 | 0.3161 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3066 | 3.262 | 0.8112 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3066 | 3.262 | 1.176 | A | 0.9597 |
| 1612 | 6.204 | 14.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1611 | 6.208 | 45.83 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1608 | 6.218 | 26.58 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1604 | 6.235 | 21.41 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1603 | 6.24 | 246.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1602 | 6.244 | 27.42 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1601 | 6.246 | 59.17 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1599 | 6.256 | 264.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1592 | 6.282 | 31.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1590 | 6.289 | 132.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1585 | 6.309 | 25.06 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1585 | 6.309 | 86.93 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1582 | 6.323 | 195.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1579 | 6.335 | 101.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1572 | 6.362 | 16.69 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1564 | 6.392 | 195.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1561 | 6.405 | 12.73 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1557 | 6.421 | 23.55 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1554 | 6.436 | 213 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1551 | 6.448 | 73.98 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1546 | 6.467 | 208.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1542 | 6.487 | 124.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1538 | 6.503 | 1.077 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1532 | 6.527 | 48.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1527 | 6.55 | 32.31 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1521 | 6.573 | 12.72 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1512 | 6.612 | 7.002 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1511 | 6.62 | 33.46 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1507 | 6.637 | 41.12 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1502 | 6.657 | 0.8609 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1500 | 6.669 | 81.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1494 | 6.692 | 115.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1483 | 6.743 | 100.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1476 | 6.777 | 150.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1475 | 6.779 | 123.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1473 | 6.791 | 161.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1468 | 6.814 | 12.36 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1463 | 6.834 | 18.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1462 | 6.841 | 218.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1459 | 6.856 | 130 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1456 | 6.869 | 14.67 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1455 | 6.873 | 80.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1454 | 6.879 | 47.07 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1449 | 6.901 | 3.514 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1445 | 6.919 | 13.88 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1443 | 6.932 | 20.02 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1439 | 6.951 | 8.41 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1432 | 6.982 | 7.53 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1428 | 7.001 | 62.55 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1427 | 7.01 | 18.03 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1424 | 7.024 | 0.0741 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1422 | 7.032 | 61.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1418 | 7.053 | 4.768 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1414 | 7.072 | 0.3659 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1413 | 7.078 | 34.33 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1411 | 7.087 | 54.61 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1409 | 7.095 | 27.25 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1407 | 7.109 | 20.23 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1404 | 7.12 | 22.67 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1403 | 7.125 | 2.335 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1400 | 7.144 | 3.053 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1398 | 7.155 | 1.966 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1396 | 7.162 | 8.063 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1393 | 7.181 | 6.385 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1391 | 7.189 | 1.29 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1390 | 7.193 | 14.89 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1389 | 7.197 | 25.24 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1387 | 7.211 | 12.48 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1384 | 7.223 | 11.24 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1380 | 7.245 | 36.57 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1376 | 7.269 | 3.948 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1373 | 7.283 | 61.32 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1371 | 7.295 | 13.43 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1367 | 7.314 | 8.845 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1364 | 7.332 | 0.9093 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1360 | 7.353 | 111.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1355 | 7.379 | 32.76 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1353 | 7.391 | 10.52 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1348 | 7.419 | 95.08 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1346 | 7.43 | 103.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1341 | 7.455 | 198.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1340 | 7.46 | 31.86 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1335 | 7.491 | 46.04 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1330 | 7.519 | 205.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1321 | 7.572 | 82.27 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1318 | 7.587 | 30.45 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1315 | 7.602 | 58.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1314 | 7.61 | 41.39 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1306 | 7.659 | 119.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1298 | 7.703 | 291.8 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1290 | 7.755 | 3.404 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1285 | 7.784 | 215.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1282 | 7.802 | 165.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1278 | 7.824 | 30.45 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1277 | 7.833 | 23.13 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1271 | 7.866 | 22.82 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1267 | 7.896 | 45.89 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1266 | 7.901 | 34.86 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1264 | 7.91 | 36.12 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1260 | 7.938 | 199.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1252 | 7.986 | 658.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1225 | 8.162 | 16.96 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1216 | 8.225 | 13.72 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1212 | 8.25 | 18.73 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1210 | 8.265 | 18.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1206 | 8.291 | 1.847 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1201 | 8.325 | 144.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1200 | 8.331 | 153.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1193 | 8.379 | 1.311 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1189 | 8.408 | 41.45 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1188 | 8.419 | 49.59 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1184 | 8.445 | 38.33 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1178 | 8.488 | 61.64 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1174 | 8.519 | 0.4661 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1169 | 8.556 | 44.81 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1166 | 8.577 | 6.519 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1164 | 8.588 | 7.462 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1161 | 8.616 | 0.213 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1157 | 8.64 | 3.302 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1146 | 8.724 | 10.19 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1130 | 8.851 | 4.267 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1125 | 8.887 | 36.24 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1119 | 8.935 | 21.62 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1117 | 8.955 | 14.28 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1094 | 9.14 | 54.94 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1086 | 9.207 | 89.66 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1082 | 9.238 | 2823 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1082 | 9.239 | 6.841 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1081 | 9.249 | 84.75 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1078 | 9.274 | 207.5 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1054 | 9.486 | 6.354 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1047 | 9.552 | 34.4 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1044 | 9.575 | 45.86 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1043 | 9.589 | 4.639 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1037 | 9.64 | 64.48 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1034 | 9.672 | 810.9 | A | 0.9794 |
| 986.5 | 10.14 | 0.1724 | A | 0.9794 |
| 975.9 | 10.25 | 0.79 | A | 0.9794 |
| 975.5 | 10.25 | 0.0457 | A | 0.9794 |
| 974.7 | 10.26 | 0.7 | A | 0.9794 |
| 974.3 | 10.26 | 0.0922 | A | 0.9794 |
| 972.6 | 10.28 | 12.12 | A | 0.9794 |
| 972.3 | 10.28 | 0.0953 | A | 0.9794 |
| 962.2 | 10.39 | 1.286 | A | 0.9794 |
| 948.5 | 10.54 | 10.5 | A | 0.9794 |
| 944.5 | 10.59 | 1.136 | A | 0.9794 |
| 936 | 10.68 | 4.294 | A | 0.9794 |
| 920 | 10.87 | 1.664 | A | 0.9794 |
| 919.4 | 10.88 | 129.9 | A | 0.9794 |
| 918.5 | 10.89 | 40.75 | A | 0.9794 |
| 917.9 | 10.89 | 4.362 | A | 0.9794 |
| 915.6 | 10.92 | 11.81 | A | 0.9794 |
| 914.6 | 10.93 | 1.434 | A | 0.9794 |
| 911.5 | 10.97 | 7.558 | A | 0.9794 |
| 903.7 | 11.07 | 12.16 | A | 0.9794 |
| 889.1 | 11.25 | 2.504 | A | 0.9794 |
| 887.7 | 11.27 | 6.61 | A | 0.9794 |
| 884.9 | 11.3 | 1.023 | A | 0.9794 |
| 880.7 | 11.35 | 0.6267 | A | 0.9794 |
| 880.2 | 11.36 | 0.0051 | A | 0.9794 |
| 873.8 | 11.44 | 0.5971 | A | 0.9794 |
| 865.9 | 11.55 | 0.995 | A | 0.9794 |
| 851 | 11.75 | 66.86 | A | 0.9794 |
| 831.1 | 12.03 | 3.308 | A | 0.9794 |
| 830.3 | 12.04 | 0.0129 | A | 0.9794 |
| 830 | 12.05 | 3.628 | A | 0.9794 |
| 823.9 | 12.14 | 19.36 | A | 0.9794 |
| 812.1 | 12.31 | 25.02 | A | 0.9794 |
| 811.8 | 12.32 | 1.656 | A | 0.9794 |
| 805.8 | 12.41 | 1.149 | A | 0.9794 |
| 804.3 | 12.43 | 1.824 | A | 0.9794 |
| 802.2 | 12.47 | 10.56 | A | 0.9794 |
| 801.2 | 12.48 | 1.88 | A | 0.9794 |
| 797.9 | 12.53 | 87.2 | A | 0.9794 |
| 796.6 | 12.55 | 1.879 | A | 0.9794 |
| 796 | 12.56 | 28.94 | A | 0.9794 |
| 779.4 | 12.83 | 3.501 | A | 0.9794 |
| 776.6 | 12.88 | 0.0519 | A | 0.9794 |
| 776.2 | 12.88 | 0.1103 | A | 0.9794 |
| 775.2 | 12.9 | 2.464 | A | 0.9794 |
| 756.1 | 13.23 | 0.5498 | A | 0.9794 |
| 750.5 | 13.32 | 2.261 | A | 0.9794 |
| 746.4 | 13.4 | 0.0507 | A | 0.9794 |
| 746.2 | 13.4 | 0.0213 | A | 0.9794 |
| 744.5 | 13.43 | 10.2 | A | 0.9794 |
| 739.9 | 13.51 | 0.2408 | A | 0.9794 |
| 736.7 | 13.57 | 0.0212 | A | 0.9794 |
| 734.5 | 13.61 | 0.1056 | A | 0.9794 |
| 732.9 | 13.64 | 0.1691 | A | 0.9794 |
| 727.2 | 13.75 | 0.0604 | A | 0.9794 |
| 720.3 | 13.88 | 0.4311 | A | 0.9794 |
| 716.9 | 13.95 | 0.0874 | A | 0.9794 |
| 715.6 | 13.97 | 0.9667 | A | 0.9794 |
| 713.2 | 14.02 | 1.395 | A | 0.9794 |
| 711.6 | 14.05 | 0.304 | A | 0.9794 |
| 706.2 | 14.16 | 1.632 | A | 0.9794 |
| 703.6 | 14.21 | 2.005 | A | 0.9794 |
| 702.8 | 14.23 | 0.3984 | A | 0.9794 |
| 697.6 | 14.33 | 0.2557 | A | 0.9794 |
| 679.7 | 14.71 | 0.079 | A | 0.9794 |
| 670.5 | 14.92 | 2.362 | A | 0.9794 |
| 667.3 | 14.99 | 1.777 | A | 0.9794 |
| 662.4 | 15.1 | 0.1834 | A | 0.9794 |
| 660 | 15.15 | 0.0082 | A | 0.9794 |
| 654.2 | 15.29 | 1.759 | A | 0.9794 |
| 647.2 | 15.45 | 0.2852 | A | 0.9794 |
| 646 | 15.48 | 0.9332 | A | 0.9794 |
| 644.8 | 15.51 | 2.74 | A | 0.9794 |
| 643.6 | 15.54 | 0.0998 | A | 0.9794 |
| 641.6 | 15.59 | 0.2749 | A | 0.9794 |
| 634.9 | 15.75 | 0.6267 | A | 0.9794 |
| 634.4 | 15.76 | 0.2684 | A | 0.9794 |
| 632.8 | 15.8 | 0.0965 | A | 0.9794 |
| 630.4 | 15.86 | 1.519 | A | 0.9794 |
| 630.1 | 15.87 | 2.184 | A | 0.9794 |
| 629.1 | 15.9 | 1.055 | A | 0.9794 |
| 626.8 | 15.95 | 1.743 | A | 0.9794 |
| 625.1 | 16 | 0.5192 | A | 0.9794 |
| 620.7 | 16.11 | 0.118 | A | 0.9794 |
| 615.1 | 16.26 | 0.735 | A | 0.9794 |
| 612 | 16.34 | 1.156 | A | 0.9794 |
| 610.5 | 16.38 | 1.049 | A | 0.9794 |
| 604.5 | 16.54 | 0.0226 | A | 0.9794 |
| 602 | 16.61 | 9.51 | A | 0.9794 |
| 598.2 | 16.72 | 2.17 | A | 0.9794 |
| 596.6 | 16.76 | 10.06 | A | 0.9794 |
| 594.5 | 16.82 | 27.91 | A | 0.9794 |
| 591.2 | 16.92 | 0.6037 | A | 0.9794 |
| 589.3 | 16.97 | 1.132 | A | 0.9794 |
| 588.4 | 16.99 | 0.0253 | A | 0.9794 |
| 585.6 | 17.08 | 0.1457 | A | 0.9794 |
| 585.1 | 17.09 | 0.4719 | A | 0.9794 |
| 583.6 | 17.14 | 1.745 | A | 0.9794 |
| 582.2 | 17.18 | 0.5742 | A | 0.9794 |
| 575.1 | 17.39 | 2.339 | A | 0.9794 |
| 573.9 | 17.42 | 0.6779 | A | 0.9794 |
| 569.6 | 17.56 | 5.052 | A | 0.9794 |
| 568.6 | 17.59 | 0.0008 | A | 0.9794 |
| 565.5 | 17.68 | 7.525 | A | 0.9794 |
| 560.3 | 17.85 | 1.126 | A | 0.9794 |
| 558.7 | 17.9 | 4.835 | A | 0.9794 |
| 558.2 | 17.91 | 1.075 | A | 0.9794 |
| 554.5 | 18.03 | 0.0877 | A | 0.9794 |
| 552 | 18.12 | 0.0309 | A | 0.9794 |
| 551.5 | 18.13 | 1.735 | A | 0.9794 |
| 550.2 | 18.17 | 2.595 | A | 0.9794 |
| 541.6 | 18.46 | 0.7293 | A | 0.9794 |
| 538.4 | 18.57 | 11.93 | A | 0.9794 |
| 537.2 | 18.62 | 0.0386 | A | 0.9794 |
| 521.3 | 19.18 | 0.4359 | A | 0.9794 |
| 515.6 | 19.4 | 0.0586 | A | 0.9794 |
| 507.7 | 19.7 | 0.9892 | A | 0.9794 |
| 507 | 19.72 | 3.231 | A | 0.9794 |
| 504.8 | 19.81 | 0.7877 | A | 0.9794 |
| 504.4 | 19.83 | 0.0384 | A | 0.9794 |
| 498.4 | 20.06 | 1.085 | A | 0.9794 |
| 493.7 | 20.25 | 0.111 | A | 0.9794 |
| 492.1 | 20.32 | 16.15 | A | 0.9794 |
| 480.6 | 20.81 | 1.404 | A | 0.9794 |
| 476.4 | 20.99 | 1.813 | A | 0.9794 |
| 475.2 | 21.04 | 0.6799 | A | 0.9794 |
| 450.8 | 22.18 | 0.366 | A | 0.9794 |
| 445.2 | 22.46 | 0.2661 | A | 0.9794 |
| 440.8 | 22.69 | 0.1823 | A | 0.9794 |
| 439.1 | 22.77 | 0.4606 | A | 0.9794 |
| 439 | 22.78 | 0.4386 | A | 0.9794 |
| 431.9 | 23.15 | 1.667 | A | 0.9794 |
| 430.3 | 23.24 | 1.857 | A | 0.9794 |
| 424.6 | 23.55 | 0.6125 | A | 0.9794 |
| 423.8 | 23.6 | 0.0012 | A | 0.9794 |
| 419.4 | 23.85 | 0.1132 | A | 0.9794 |
| 414.4 | 24.13 | 0.3935 | A | 0.9794 |
| 409.8 | 24.4 | 0.001 | A | 0.9794 |
| 406.1 | 24.62 | 0.0375 | A | 0.9794 |
| 405 | 24.69 | 0.2319 | A | 0.9794 |
| 403.5 | 24.78 | 1.669 | A | 0.9794 |
| 402.3 | 24.86 | 0.1327 | A | 0.9794 |
| 399.9 | 25.01 | 1.099 | A | 0.9794 |
| 386.9 | 25.85 | 0.2215 | A | 0.9794 |
| 382 | 26.18 | 0.1604 | A | 0.9794 |
| 378.6 | 26.41 | 0.0287 | A | 0.9794 |
| 372.4 | 26.85 | 9.883 | A | 0.9794 |
| 368.4 | 27.14 | 0.5565 | A | 0.9794 |
| 360.8 | 27.71 | 0.0624 | A | 0.9794 |
| 358.5 | 27.89 | 0.7425 | A | 0.9794 |
| 354.1 | 28.24 | 0.1312 | A | 0.9794 |
| 343.8 | 29.08 | 0.0002 | A | 0.9794 |
| 320.6 | 31.19 | 0.505 | A | 0.9794 |
| 317.5 | 31.5 | 0.2379 | A | 0.9794 |
| 315.8 | 31.66 | 0.7976 | A | 0.9794 |
| 311.9 | 32.06 | 0.1163 | A | 0.9794 |
| 309.7 | 32.28 | 0.0067 | A | 0.9794 |
| 304.9 | 32.8 | 6.256 | A | 0.9794 |
| 294.9 | 33.91 | 1.669 | A | 0.9794 |
| 292.8 | 34.15 | 1.757 | A | 0.9794 |
| 289.9 | 34.49 | 17 | A | 0.9794 |
| 285.1 | 35.07 | 0.1974 | A | 0.9794 |
| 281.1 | 35.57 | 0.3346 | A | 0.9794 |
| 265.2 | 37.71 | 0.018 | A | 0.9794 |
| 245.9 | 40.66 | 0.0066 | A | 0.9794 |
| 242.6 | 41.22 | 0.0558 | A | 0.9794 |
| 240.6 | 41.56 | 0.1153 | A | 0.9794 |
| 239.9 | 41.69 | 0.1379 | A | 0.9794 |
| 237.1 | 42.18 | 0.3348 | A | 0.9794 |
| 212.9 | 46.96 | 0.2234 | A | 0.9794 |
| 207.4 | 48.21 | 0.0062 | A | 0.9794 |
| 206.6 | 48.39 | 0.1138 | A | 0.9794 |
| 203.4 | 49.16 | 3.127 | A | 0.9794 |
| 202.5 | 49.38 | 1.506 | A | 0.9794 |
| 189.5 | 52.78 | 0.2519 | A | 0.9794 |
| 187.9 | 53.21 | 0.0904 | A | 0.9794 |
| 184.7 | 54.14 | 28.03 | A | 0.9794 |
| 178.4 | 56.06 | 0.3522 | A | 0.9794 |
| 169.3 | 59.08 | 0.0073 | A | 0.9794 |
| 133.1 | 75.13 | 0.0396 | A | 0.9794 |
| 131.7 | 75.91 | 0.6509 | A | 0.9794 |
| 131.1 | 76.28 | 1.824 | A | 0.9794 |
| 130.5 | 76.65 | 0.3913 | A | 0.9794 |
| 129.4 | 77.27 | 1.895 | A | 0.9794 |
| 88.21 | 113.4 | 0.0565 | A | 0.9794 |
| 87.04 | 114.9 | 0.0966 | A | 0.9794 |
| 69.72 | 143.4 | 0.0008 | A | 0.9794 |
| 68.33 | 146.3 | 0.1761 | A | 0.9794 |
| 62.62 | 159.7 | 0.0003 | A | 0.9794 |
| 48.71 | 205.3 | 0.0056 | A | 0.9794 |
| 26.66 | 375.1 | 0.2683 | A | 0.9794 |
| 26.54 | 376.7 | 0.0315 | A | 0.9794 |
| 22.84 | 437.9 | 3.828 | A | 0.9794 |
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