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Frequency [wavenumbers] |
Wavelength [microns] |
Integrated cross-section [km/mol] |
Symmetry | Scaling factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3086 | 3.24 | 37.77 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3076 | 3.251 | 49.63 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3075 | 3.252 | 30.22 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3073 | 3.254 | 36.12 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3069 | 3.259 | 88.94 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3068 | 3.259 | 41.56 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3068 | 3.26 | 123.9 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3067 | 3.26 | 83.04 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3057 | 3.271 | 8.362 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3057 | 3.271 | 16.12 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3055 | 3.274 | 48.94 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3053 | 3.275 | 23.57 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3053 | 3.276 | 37.6 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3052 | 3.276 | 28.21 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3052 | 3.277 | 23.19 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3051 | 3.277 | 0.307 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3050 | 3.278 | 17.07 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3050 | 3.279 | 5.553 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3049 | 3.279 | 8.928 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3048 | 3.28 | 0.6673 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3048 | 3.281 | 1.753 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3048 | 3.281 | 0.5874 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3047 | 3.282 | 0.9585 | A | 0.9597 |
| 1621 | 6.169 | 7.31 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1618 | 6.179 | 0.7176 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1615 | 6.19 | 1.776 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1612 | 6.204 | 1.052 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1611 | 6.206 | 9.51 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1605 | 6.23 | 23.74 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1603 | 6.239 | 8.932 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1602 | 6.242 | 2.349 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1601 | 6.245 | 47.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1597 | 6.261 | 58.81 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1594 | 6.275 | 6.724 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1586 | 6.305 | 8.577 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1583 | 6.317 | 6.919 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1577 | 6.34 | 25.46 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1576 | 6.346 | 7.293 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1570 | 6.37 | 1.685 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1568 | 6.379 | 21.07 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1566 | 6.385 | 15.41 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1562 | 6.404 | 4.341 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1558 | 6.419 | 3.374 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1552 | 6.445 | 31.54 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1549 | 6.456 | 11.75 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1544 | 6.477 | 22.92 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1532 | 6.526 | 25.46 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1523 | 6.564 | 18.84 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1518 | 6.589 | 2.131 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1510 | 6.623 | 6.555 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1507 | 6.636 | 4.328 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1505 | 6.646 | 2.785 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1501 | 6.663 | 4.068 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1495 | 6.69 | 18.57 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1488 | 6.721 | 41.75 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1479 | 6.762 | 12.43 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1475 | 6.78 | 2.129 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1471 | 6.8 | 20.81 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1469 | 6.806 | 23.62 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1464 | 6.829 | 8.056 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1463 | 6.833 | 10.83 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1459 | 6.852 | 9.271 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1457 | 6.864 | 1.629 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1455 | 6.874 | 0.0827 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1453 | 6.881 | 9.018 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1450 | 6.895 | 0.5796 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1445 | 6.922 | 9.233 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1443 | 6.929 | 14.29 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1436 | 6.966 | 7.113 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1431 | 6.986 | 7.202 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1431 | 6.99 | 4.628 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1423 | 7.028 | 0.665 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1421 | 7.035 | 9.901 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1418 | 7.054 | 11.19 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1413 | 7.077 | 1.249 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1410 | 7.091 | 1.429 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1409 | 7.097 | 2.584 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1407 | 7.109 | 4.277 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1405 | 7.115 | 14.33 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1403 | 7.126 | 8.398 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1402 | 7.133 | 30.66 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1396 | 7.161 | 0.3159 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1395 | 7.17 | 0.4499 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1392 | 7.186 | 3.76 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1391 | 7.189 | 0.1263 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1388 | 7.202 | 2.245 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1387 | 7.212 | 4.774 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1385 | 7.22 | 3.502 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1381 | 7.242 | 0.3388 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1380 | 7.247 | 3.462 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1377 | 7.262 | 3.178 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1374 | 7.28 | 5.615 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1372 | 7.289 | 2.026 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1368 | 7.309 | 5.686 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1367 | 7.314 | 4.485 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1363 | 7.336 | 24.51 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1361 | 7.348 | 40.95 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1359 | 7.361 | 2.978 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1352 | 7.397 | 36.55 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1350 | 7.407 | 8.672 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1348 | 7.417 | 10.87 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1343 | 7.443 | 5.482 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1342 | 7.45 | 24.88 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1333 | 7.502 | 19.72 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1328 | 7.529 | 2.708 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1326 | 7.54 | 35.16 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1321 | 7.568 | 5.148 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1316 | 7.602 | 13.04 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1314 | 7.609 | 2.945 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1310 | 7.636 | 19.97 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1305 | 7.66 | 57.82 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1300 | 7.693 | 41.61 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1293 | 7.735 | 28.28 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1290 | 7.75 | 110.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1287 | 7.768 | 80.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1285 | 7.78 | 30.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1280 | 7.811 | 47.46 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1275 | 7.842 | 13.15 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1269 | 7.88 | 24.79 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1267 | 7.89 | 11.52 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1259 | 7.944 | 3.232 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1253 | 7.982 | 5.796 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1241 | 8.058 | 29.92 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1226 | 8.159 | 76.88 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1219 | 8.2 | 5.016 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1208 | 8.275 | 0.2158 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1207 | 8.282 | 5.051 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1206 | 8.289 | 5.171 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1204 | 8.305 | 6.236 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1201 | 8.33 | 3.154 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1195 | 8.368 | 38.39 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1189 | 8.409 | 27.83 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1184 | 8.443 | 4.239 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1184 | 8.449 | 5.075 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1181 | 8.469 | 0.4281 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1173 | 8.526 | 5.49 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1167 | 8.569 | 9.988 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1163 | 8.596 | 14.38 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1160 | 8.619 | 46.38 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1157 | 8.644 | 11.74 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1153 | 8.673 | 20.29 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1151 | 8.688 | 53.94 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1138 | 8.787 | 7.782 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1128 | 8.866 | 33.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1121 | 8.918 | 18.24 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1115 | 8.968 | 2.288 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1112 | 8.992 | 22.41 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1111 | 9.002 | 61.82 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1092 | 9.155 | 14.94 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1080 | 9.256 | 5.469 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1079 | 9.264 | 1.605 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1078 | 9.274 | 8.048 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1073 | 9.32 | 8.909 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1051 | 9.515 | 0.1663 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1047 | 9.554 | 2.03 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1044 | 9.582 | 1.339 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1042 | 9.599 | 4.104 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1042 | 9.601 | 8.17 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1036 | 9.656 | 15.89 | A | 0.9794 |
| 970.8 | 10.3 | 0.0804 | A | 0.9794 |
| 970.3 | 10.31 | 1.017 | A | 0.9794 |
| 959 | 10.43 | 0.0055 | A | 0.9794 |
| 958 | 10.44 | 2.095 | A | 0.9794 |
| 957 | 10.45 | 0.0016 | A | 0.9794 |
| 955.1 | 10.47 | 0.0012 | A | 0.9794 |
| 952 | 10.5 | 0.0308 | A | 0.9794 |
| 946.6 | 10.56 | 0.1607 | A | 0.9794 |
| 943.8 | 10.6 | 0.0687 | A | 0.9794 |
| 940.3 | 10.63 | 5.071 | A | 0.9794 |
| 933 | 10.72 | 0.9164 | A | 0.9794 |
| 919.8 | 10.87 | 0.6244 | A | 0.9794 |
| 915.8 | 10.92 | 7.092 | A | 0.9794 |
| 911.2 | 10.97 | 14.95 | A | 0.9794 |
| 893.1 | 11.2 | 73.36 | A | 0.9794 |
| 892.8 | 11.2 | 122.8 | A | 0.9794 |
| 889.9 | 11.24 | 0.0327 | A | 0.9794 |
| 888.4 | 11.26 | 0.3423 | A | 0.9794 |
| 886.9 | 11.27 | 0.5726 | A | 0.9794 |
| 885.7 | 11.29 | 10.19 | A | 0.9794 |
| 884 | 11.31 | 11.13 | A | 0.9794 |
| 882.8 | 11.33 | 7.159 | A | 0.9794 |
| 862.7 | 11.59 | 25.3 | A | 0.9794 |
| 860.6 | 11.62 | 0.563 | A | 0.9794 |
| 853 | 11.72 | 1.994 | A | 0.9794 |
| 846 | 11.82 | 3.846 | A | 0.9794 |
| 844.5 | 11.84 | 0.2077 | A | 0.9794 |
| 830.3 | 12.04 | 0.8309 | A | 0.9794 |
| 829 | 12.06 | 0.22 | A | 0.9794 |
| 816.2 | 12.25 | 22.54 | A | 0.9794 |
| 810.8 | 12.33 | 13.05 | A | 0.9794 |
| 810.7 | 12.34 | 0.0664 | A | 0.9794 |
| 802.3 | 12.46 | 0.9901 | A | 0.9794 |
| 800.8 | 12.49 | 17.4 | A | 0.9794 |
| 798.7 | 12.52 | 6.034 | A | 0.9794 |
| 796.6 | 12.55 | 2.85 | A | 0.9794 |
| 794.8 | 12.58 | 2.525 | A | 0.9794 |
| 794.5 | 12.59 | 3.417 | A | 0.9794 |
| 790.2 | 12.65 | 0.0101 | A | 0.9794 |
| 786.1 | 12.72 | 0.0063 | A | 0.9794 |
| 779 | 12.84 | 1.883 | A | 0.9794 |
| 776.9 | 12.87 | 0.2869 | A | 0.9794 |
| 775.5 | 12.89 | 0.172 | A | 0.9794 |
| 756.2 | 13.22 | 2.012 | A | 0.9794 |
| 754.6 | 13.25 | 1.112 | A | 0.9794 |
| 750.4 | 13.33 | 0.0047 | A | 0.9794 |
| 745.4 | 13.42 | 0.392 | A | 0.9794 |
| 743.8 | 13.44 | 4.328 | A | 0.9794 |
| 742.1 | 13.48 | 1.631 | A | 0.9794 |
| 741.6 | 13.48 | 0.0542 | A | 0.9794 |
| 739.7 | 13.52 | 0.1495 | A | 0.9794 |
| 736.6 | 13.58 | 0.0739 | A | 0.9794 |
| 735.6 | 13.59 | 0.0632 | A | 0.9794 |
| 724.2 | 13.81 | 0.04 | A | 0.9794 |
| 723.5 | 13.82 | 0.3439 | A | 0.9794 |
| 718.1 | 13.93 | 0.0426 | A | 0.9794 |
| 716.6 | 13.95 | 2.117 | A | 0.9794 |
| 715.9 | 13.97 | 0.0661 | A | 0.9794 |
| 714.8 | 13.99 | 3.251 | A | 0.9794 |
| 713 | 14.03 | 0.0626 | A | 0.9794 |
| 706.3 | 14.16 | 0.6657 | A | 0.9794 |
| 704.4 | 14.2 | 0.4269 | A | 0.9794 |
| 699.8 | 14.29 | 0.1947 | A | 0.9794 |
| 677.7 | 14.76 | 0.2153 | A | 0.9794 |
| 668.2 | 14.97 | 4.824 | A | 0.9794 |
| 666.2 | 15.01 | 0.466 | A | 0.9794 |
| 665.1 | 15.03 | 0.0559 | A | 0.9794 |
| 656 | 15.24 | 0.3181 | A | 0.9794 |
| 651.8 | 15.34 | 0.2042 | A | 0.9794 |
| 648.6 | 15.42 | 0.08 | A | 0.9794 |
| 647 | 15.46 | 0.2763 | A | 0.9794 |
| 645.8 | 15.48 | 0.424 | A | 0.9794 |
| 644.6 | 15.51 | 0.3224 | A | 0.9794 |
| 643.2 | 15.55 | 0.2303 | A | 0.9794 |
| 636.7 | 15.71 | 0.0569 | A | 0.9794 |
| 633 | 15.8 | 0.0128 | A | 0.9794 |
| 632.6 | 15.81 | 0.2466 | A | 0.9794 |
| 631.2 | 15.84 | 0.322 | A | 0.9794 |
| 628.9 | 15.9 | 0.0582 | A | 0.9794 |
| 627 | 15.95 | 0.3713 | A | 0.9794 |
| 626.7 | 15.96 | 1.11 | A | 0.9794 |
| 626.3 | 15.97 | 0.0515 | A | 0.9794 |
| 623.2 | 16.05 | 0.6793 | A | 0.9794 |
| 612.8 | 16.32 | 0.0004 | A | 0.9794 |
| 609.1 | 16.42 | 1.713 | A | 0.9794 |
| 605.4 | 16.52 | 1.26 | A | 0.9794 |
| 604.3 | 16.55 | 0.8588 | A | 0.9794 |
| 601.1 | 16.64 | 8.033 | A | 0.9794 |
| 598.9 | 16.7 | 0.9502 | A | 0.9794 |
| 597.1 | 16.75 | 0.1051 | A | 0.9794 |
| 594 | 16.84 | 2.304 | A | 0.9794 |
| 592.1 | 16.89 | 0.1267 | A | 0.9794 |
| 586.4 | 17.05 | 0.4382 | A | 0.9794 |
| 586.2 | 17.06 | 11.31 | A | 0.9794 |
| 585.3 | 17.08 | 10.75 | A | 0.9794 |
| 584.7 | 17.1 | 0.4251 | A | 0.9794 |
| 583.2 | 17.15 | 1.299 | A | 0.9794 |
| 582 | 17.18 | 6.891 | A | 0.9794 |
| 574.4 | 17.41 | 0.5475 | A | 0.9794 |
| 572.9 | 17.46 | 0.0713 | A | 0.9794 |
| 571.4 | 17.5 | 4.844 | A | 0.9794 |
| 568.7 | 17.58 | 0.2013 | A | 0.9794 |
| 567.2 | 17.63 | 0.5149 | A | 0.9794 |
| 563.6 | 17.74 | 0.005 | A | 0.9794 |
| 558.6 | 17.9 | 0.3783 | A | 0.9794 |
| 556 | 17.99 | 0.6948 | A | 0.9794 |
| 552.7 | 18.09 | 0.5422 | A | 0.9794 |
| 551.6 | 18.13 | 2.326 | A | 0.9794 |
| 549.3 | 18.21 | 0.2767 | A | 0.9794 |
| 542.4 | 18.44 | 0.6015 | A | 0.9794 |
| 541.9 | 18.45 | 3.177 | A | 0.9794 |
| 537 | 18.62 | 0.0731 | A | 0.9794 |
| 536.9 | 18.63 | 0.7371 | A | 0.9794 |
| 520.1 | 19.23 | 0.0136 | A | 0.9794 |
| 512.1 | 19.53 | 0.0312 | A | 0.9794 |
| 506.7 | 19.73 | 0.3061 | A | 0.9794 |
| 505.9 | 19.77 | 0.6682 | A | 0.9794 |
| 504 | 19.84 | 1.76 | A | 0.9794 |
| 498.8 | 20.05 | 3.256 | A | 0.9794 |
| 495.5 | 20.18 | 4.288 | A | 0.9794 |
| 492.1 | 20.32 | 1.708 | A | 0.9794 |
| 483.3 | 20.69 | 0.1292 | A | 0.9794 |
| 475.2 | 21.04 | 0.8671 | A | 0.9794 |
| 450.3 | 22.21 | 0.0742 | A | 0.9794 |
| 449.6 | 22.24 | 0.3938 | A | 0.9794 |
| 445.3 | 22.46 | 0.6637 | A | 0.9794 |
| 441.4 | 22.66 | 0.405 | A | 0.9794 |
| 440.6 | 22.7 | 1.767 | A | 0.9794 |
| 435.8 | 22.94 | 0.1942 | A | 0.9794 |
| 430.9 | 23.21 | 1.835 | A | 0.9794 |
| 430.6 | 23.22 | 0.4662 | A | 0.9794 |
| 422.9 | 23.65 | 0.426 | A | 0.9794 |
| 420 | 23.81 | 0.2443 | A | 0.9794 |
| 418.8 | 23.88 | 0.1575 | A | 0.9794 |
| 417.7 | 23.94 | 0.067 | A | 0.9794 |
| 410.6 | 24.35 | 0.0374 | A | 0.9794 |
| 409 | 24.45 | 0.1365 | A | 0.9794 |
| 406.3 | 24.62 | 0.2265 | A | 0.9794 |
| 403.2 | 24.8 | 4.742 | A | 0.9794 |
| 402 | 24.88 | 0.0071 | A | 0.9794 |
| 400.2 | 24.99 | 6.925 | A | 0.9794 |
| 399.4 | 25.04 | 0.0165 | A | 0.9794 |
| 387 | 25.84 | 0.2575 | A | 0.9794 |
| 382 | 26.18 | 0.1032 | A | 0.9794 |
| 374.6 | 26.7 | 0.08 | A | 0.9794 |
| 373.9 | 26.75 | 0.2287 | A | 0.9794 |
| 367.9 | 27.18 | 1.056 | A | 0.9794 |
| 360 | 27.78 | 0.0689 | A | 0.9794 |
| 358.7 | 27.88 | 1.161 | A | 0.9794 |
| 352.4 | 28.37 | 0.2695 | A | 0.9794 |
| 343.5 | 29.12 | 0.0106 | A | 0.9794 |
| 320.7 | 31.18 | 0.179 | A | 0.9794 |
| 317.3 | 31.51 | 0.0008 | A | 0.9794 |
| 317.1 | 31.54 | 0.0197 | A | 0.9794 |
| 313.3 | 31.92 | 0.4087 | A | 0.9794 |
| 305.2 | 32.76 | 1.517 | A | 0.9794 |
| 304 | 32.9 | 2.981 | A | 0.9794 |
| 294.9 | 33.91 | 0.079 | A | 0.9794 |
| 293.8 | 34.04 | 0.0887 | A | 0.9794 |
| 291.2 | 34.35 | 0.9894 | A | 0.9794 |
| 283.6 | 35.27 | 0.1746 | A | 0.9794 |
| 279.1 | 35.83 | 0.1163 | A | 0.9794 |
| 265.7 | 37.63 | 0.5431 | A | 0.9794 |
| 245.6 | 40.72 | 0.0105 | A | 0.9794 |
| 243.1 | 41.13 | 0.1265 | A | 0.9794 |
| 239.8 | 41.7 | 0.1275 | A | 0.9794 |
| 238.3 | 41.97 | 0.0086 | A | 0.9794 |
| 232.2 | 43.07 | 0.0707 | A | 0.9794 |
| 214.7 | 46.57 | 0.2244 | A | 0.9794 |
| 207.1 | 48.28 | 0.0475 | A | 0.9794 |
| 204.5 | 48.9 | 0.0412 | A | 0.9794 |
| 204.1 | 49 | 9.336 | A | 0.9794 |
| 202.4 | 49.4 | 12.02 | A | 0.9794 |
| 189.1 | 52.88 | 0.8439 | A | 0.9794 |
| 188.8 | 52.96 | 0.677 | A | 0.9794 |
| 182.8 | 54.72 | 0.084 | A | 0.9794 |
| 175.5 | 56.97 | 0.0217 | A | 0.9794 |
| 171.2 | 58.4 | 0.0223 | A | 0.9794 |
| 133.1 | 75.11 | 0.0024 | A | 0.9794 |
| 132.9 | 75.24 | 0.3207 | A | 0.9794 |
| 131 | 76.36 | 2.201 | A | 0.9794 |
| 127.3 | 78.57 | 0.5608 | A | 0.9794 |
| 126.5 | 79.05 | 0.0004 | A | 0.9794 |
| 84.29 | 118.6 | 0.0421 | A | 0.9794 |
| 83.74 | 119.4 | 0.0821 | A | 0.9794 |
| 72.95 | 137.1 | 0.0146 | A | 0.9794 |
| 70.02 | 142.8 | 0.0373 | A | 0.9794 |
| 58.21 | 171.8 | 0.0395 | A | 0.9794 |
| 45.03 | 222.1 | 0.0179 | A | 0.9794 |
| 27.41 | 364.9 | 0.5829 | A | 0.9794 |
| 23.69 | 422 | 0.0089 | A | 0.9794 |
| 23.4 | 427.3 | 0.0312 | A | 0.9794 |
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