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Frequency [wavenumbers] |
Wavelength [microns] |
Integrated cross-section [km/mol] |
Symmetry | Scaling factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3085 | 3.241 | 40.63 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3080 | 3.247 | 64.36 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3078 | 3.249 | 22.05 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3074 | 3.253 | 4.234 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3072 | 3.255 | 51.88 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3070 | 3.257 | 36.88 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3068 | 3.26 | 122.3 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3068 | 3.26 | 96.6 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3067 | 3.26 | 73.65 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3055 | 3.273 | 5.978 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3054 | 3.275 | 51.57 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3053 | 3.275 | 23.28 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3053 | 3.276 | 9.108 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3052 | 3.276 | 49.72 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3052 | 3.277 | 40.1 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3051 | 3.278 | 7.871 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3050 | 3.279 | 34.07 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3049 | 3.279 | 10.92 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3049 | 3.28 | 1.158 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3048 | 3.281 | 0.9744 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3048 | 3.281 | 1.004 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3047 | 3.282 | 0.689 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3046 | 3.282 | 1.105 | A | 0.9597 |
| 1622 | 6.164 | 9.317 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1620 | 6.173 | 4.947 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1616 | 6.189 | 24.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1612 | 6.205 | 2.333 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1607 | 6.224 | 2.544 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1605 | 6.231 | 26.12 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1604 | 6.235 | 13.52 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1601 | 6.248 | 11.84 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1599 | 6.256 | 101.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1596 | 6.265 | 13.08 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1589 | 6.293 | 39.46 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1585 | 6.308 | 88.35 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1584 | 6.314 | 41.48 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1580 | 6.328 | 30.49 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1574 | 6.352 | 20.26 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1568 | 6.376 | 71.65 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1567 | 6.381 | 102.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1566 | 6.386 | 25.35 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1560 | 6.409 | 122.8 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1555 | 6.431 | 70.61 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1550 | 6.451 | 12.51 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1548 | 6.462 | 74.37 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1544 | 6.477 | 0.8498 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1529 | 6.541 | 28.15 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1522 | 6.568 | 4.36 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1518 | 6.587 | 17.85 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1512 | 6.612 | 15.48 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1505 | 6.644 | 11.59 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1501 | 6.661 | 20.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1498 | 6.676 | 23.96 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1494 | 6.694 | 18.66 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1489 | 6.716 | 2.775 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1482 | 6.749 | 36.98 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1479 | 6.763 | 25.89 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1477 | 6.771 | 1.114 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1468 | 6.811 | 1.582 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1468 | 6.813 | 18.14 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1464 | 6.832 | 0.8661 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1460 | 6.849 | 3.365 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1458 | 6.86 | 1.096 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1456 | 6.868 | 30.72 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1453 | 6.88 | 2.394 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1450 | 6.899 | 26.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1447 | 6.912 | 3.698 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1440 | 6.944 | 0.1199 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1435 | 6.968 | 8.547 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1432 | 6.985 | 63.33 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1430 | 6.995 | 21.29 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1424 | 7.021 | 6.525 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1420 | 7.044 | 19.62 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1416 | 7.06 | 19.87 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1414 | 7.071 | 0.4572 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1410 | 7.091 | 6.764 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1408 | 7.1 | 12.87 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1406 | 7.111 | 6.02 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1406 | 7.115 | 0.2067 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1405 | 7.119 | 37.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1401 | 7.14 | 1.14 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1398 | 7.151 | 7.571 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1393 | 7.178 | 7.887 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1393 | 7.181 | 5.945 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1389 | 7.199 | 7.777 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1389 | 7.2 | 0.4429 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1388 | 7.207 | 0.0046 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1386 | 7.213 | 18.05 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1385 | 7.223 | 0.891 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1383 | 7.232 | 0.1519 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1376 | 7.266 | 17.69 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1374 | 7.278 | 3.426 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1371 | 7.295 | 15.18 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1370 | 7.299 | 24.47 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1368 | 7.312 | 6.915 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1362 | 7.342 | 1.208 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1361 | 7.349 | 70.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1356 | 7.377 | 4.212 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1353 | 7.39 | 18.04 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1349 | 7.412 | 17.43 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1348 | 7.419 | 56.08 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1344 | 7.442 | 3.444 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1337 | 7.477 | 31.33 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1336 | 7.482 | 28.17 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1331 | 7.51 | 22.25 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1324 | 7.555 | 62.29 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1320 | 7.575 | 8.718 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1318 | 7.588 | 7.044 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1315 | 7.602 | 14.78 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1311 | 7.626 | 92.59 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1306 | 7.655 | 1.451 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1298 | 7.706 | 21.87 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1295 | 7.724 | 115.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1289 | 7.758 | 53.58 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1283 | 7.793 | 24.78 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1282 | 7.803 | 37.76 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1277 | 7.829 | 139.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1273 | 7.855 | 51.69 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1268 | 7.887 | 20.22 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1267 | 7.891 | 13.53 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1262 | 7.925 | 35.36 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1256 | 7.96 | 8.399 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1239 | 8.074 | 27.76 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1227 | 8.148 | 383.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1215 | 8.229 | 4.994 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1214 | 8.237 | 3.698 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1207 | 8.284 | 9.532 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1207 | 8.287 | 50.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1204 | 8.307 | 7.457 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1203 | 8.314 | 14.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1198 | 8.345 | 2.296 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1188 | 8.416 | 8.166 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1185 | 8.441 | 0.1426 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1180 | 8.474 | 3.333 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1179 | 8.482 | 19.32 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1175 | 8.507 | 2.808 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1167 | 8.567 | 22.96 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1162 | 8.605 | 30.35 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1162 | 8.609 | 11.85 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1157 | 8.644 | 39.43 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1153 | 8.675 | 19.73 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1151 | 8.689 | 50.83 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1137 | 8.797 | 63.55 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1125 | 8.89 | 2.769 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1119 | 8.94 | 3.449 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1114 | 8.973 | 53.33 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1112 | 8.991 | 9.111 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1089 | 9.184 | 11.28 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1082 | 9.245 | 11.22 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1081 | 9.255 | 1.212 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1078 | 9.28 | 71.99 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1075 | 9.306 | 3.556 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1061 | 9.425 | 178.5 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1052 | 9.509 | 6.626 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1044 | 9.576 | 7.583 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1042 | 9.599 | 5.525 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1041 | 9.606 | 27.74 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1036 | 9.651 | 7.372 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1033 | 9.684 | 117.4 | A | 0.9794 |
| 970.5 | 10.3 | 1.847 | A | 0.9794 |
| 966.4 | 10.35 | 0.0528 | A | 0.9794 |
| 960.3 | 10.41 | 0.1339 | A | 0.9794 |
| 956.6 | 10.45 | 0.012 | A | 0.9794 |
| 956 | 10.46 | 4.211 | A | 0.9794 |
| 955.7 | 10.46 | 0.0068 | A | 0.9794 |
| 955 | 10.47 | 0.0054 | A | 0.9794 |
| 943 | 10.6 | 0.0114 | A | 0.9794 |
| 940 | 10.64 | 24.64 | A | 0.9794 |
| 933.1 | 10.72 | 6.06 | A | 0.9794 |
| 932 | 10.73 | 0.0009 | A | 0.9794 |
| 919.3 | 10.88 | 7.662 | A | 0.9794 |
| 915.6 | 10.92 | 7.685 | A | 0.9794 |
| 910.6 | 10.98 | 13.84 | A | 0.9794 |
| 894.5 | 11.18 | 130.9 | A | 0.9794 |
| 893 | 11.2 | 53.92 | A | 0.9794 |
| 889.6 | 11.24 | 4.455 | A | 0.9794 |
| 889.3 | 11.25 | 1.455 | A | 0.9794 |
| 885.2 | 11.3 | 5.245 | A | 0.9794 |
| 884.1 | 11.31 | 1.865 | A | 0.9794 |
| 884 | 11.31 | 10.93 | A | 0.9794 |
| 870 | 11.49 | 42.44 | A | 0.9794 |
| 862.1 | 11.6 | 1.98 | A | 0.9794 |
| 858.6 | 11.65 | 25.46 | A | 0.9794 |
| 855.9 | 11.68 | 0.0423 | A | 0.9794 |
| 849.9 | 11.77 | 0.2044 | A | 0.9794 |
| 842.2 | 11.87 | 1.015 | A | 0.9794 |
| 830.8 | 12.04 | 0.0534 | A | 0.9794 |
| 829.3 | 12.06 | 5.892 | A | 0.9794 |
| 824.6 | 12.13 | 0.5198 | A | 0.9794 |
| 816.1 | 12.25 | 19.24 | A | 0.9794 |
| 807.9 | 12.38 | 15.07 | A | 0.9794 |
| 802.7 | 12.46 | 1.322 | A | 0.9794 |
| 799.7 | 12.5 | 24.42 | A | 0.9794 |
| 799.1 | 12.51 | 5.551 | A | 0.9794 |
| 797.4 | 12.54 | 19.96 | A | 0.9794 |
| 795.4 | 12.57 | 1.464 | A | 0.9794 |
| 794.9 | 12.58 | 0.8026 | A | 0.9794 |
| 790.2 | 12.65 | 0.731 | A | 0.9794 |
| 785.1 | 12.74 | 0.0679 | A | 0.9794 |
| 780.2 | 12.82 | 0.0983 | A | 0.9794 |
| 778.4 | 12.85 | 2.84 | A | 0.9794 |
| 776.7 | 12.87 | 0.0738 | A | 0.9794 |
| 775.6 | 12.89 | 1.934 | A | 0.9794 |
| 753.3 | 13.28 | 1.243 | A | 0.9794 |
| 748.1 | 13.37 | 0.3985 | A | 0.9794 |
| 746.4 | 13.4 | 0.0457 | A | 0.9794 |
| 745.6 | 13.41 | 0.0015 | A | 0.9794 |
| 742.4 | 13.47 | 0.0407 | A | 0.9794 |
| 742.2 | 13.47 | 11.58 | A | 0.9794 |
| 738.7 | 13.54 | 0.0112 | A | 0.9794 |
| 737.2 | 13.56 | 0.0045 | A | 0.9794 |
| 736.1 | 13.59 | 0.0125 | A | 0.9794 |
| 728.3 | 13.73 | 0.2044 | A | 0.9794 |
| 721.7 | 13.86 | 0.3475 | A | 0.9794 |
| 717.4 | 13.94 | 1.795 | A | 0.9794 |
| 716.5 | 13.96 | 2.805 | A | 0.9794 |
| 716.5 | 13.96 | 0.6468 | A | 0.9794 |
| 715.2 | 13.98 | 8.068 | A | 0.9794 |
| 712.1 | 14.04 | 0.3383 | A | 0.9794 |
| 707.7 | 14.13 | 0.1449 | A | 0.9794 |
| 705.4 | 14.18 | 1.662 | A | 0.9794 |
| 691.2 | 14.47 | 0.3839 | A | 0.9794 |
| 682.3 | 14.66 | 0.0379 | A | 0.9794 |
| 669.6 | 14.93 | 2.895 | A | 0.9794 |
| 667.4 | 14.98 | 3.207 | A | 0.9794 |
| 664.9 | 15.04 | 0.1589 | A | 0.9794 |
| 660 | 15.15 | 0.0174 | A | 0.9794 |
| 652.3 | 15.33 | 0.2023 | A | 0.9794 |
| 649.6 | 15.39 | 1.367 | A | 0.9794 |
| 646.1 | 15.48 | 0.0503 | A | 0.9794 |
| 645.4 | 15.49 | 1.537 | A | 0.9794 |
| 644.5 | 15.52 | 0.1012 | A | 0.9794 |
| 641.4 | 15.59 | 0.3598 | A | 0.9794 |
| 638.1 | 15.67 | 0.0847 | A | 0.9794 |
| 635 | 15.75 | 0.0755 | A | 0.9794 |
| 632.8 | 15.8 | 0.2031 | A | 0.9794 |
| 631.4 | 15.84 | 0.1775 | A | 0.9794 |
| 631 | 15.85 | 0.0965 | A | 0.9794 |
| 629.8 | 15.88 | 1.232 | A | 0.9794 |
| 627.6 | 15.93 | 4.692 | A | 0.9794 |
| 624.4 | 16.02 | 0.0215 | A | 0.9794 |
| 623.7 | 16.03 | 2.946 | A | 0.9794 |
| 612.6 | 16.32 | 0.3632 | A | 0.9794 |
| 609.5 | 16.41 | 0.2451 | A | 0.9794 |
| 607.6 | 16.46 | 0.0604 | A | 0.9794 |
| 604 | 16.56 | 0.3774 | A | 0.9794 |
| 601.8 | 16.62 | 7.522 | A | 0.9794 |
| 598.2 | 16.72 | 0.2441 | A | 0.9794 |
| 594.8 | 16.81 | 8.376 | A | 0.9794 |
| 592.1 | 16.89 | 1.701 | A | 0.9794 |
| 591.3 | 16.91 | 0.6995 | A | 0.9794 |
| 587.9 | 17.01 | 7.521 | A | 0.9794 |
| 587.7 | 17.02 | 16.3 | A | 0.9794 |
| 586.8 | 17.04 | 0.2881 | A | 0.9794 |
| 585.3 | 17.09 | 5.362 | A | 0.9794 |
| 584 | 17.12 | 1.571 | A | 0.9794 |
| 583.5 | 17.14 | 0.0438 | A | 0.9794 |
| 577.2 | 17.33 | 0.6781 | A | 0.9794 |
| 574.4 | 17.41 | 0.2894 | A | 0.9794 |
| 572.5 | 17.47 | 1.414 | A | 0.9794 |
| 571.5 | 17.5 | 0.0347 | A | 0.9794 |
| 569 | 17.57 | 8.148 | A | 0.9794 |
| 567.6 | 17.62 | 1.155 | A | 0.9794 |
| 563 | 17.76 | 0.1873 | A | 0.9794 |
| 557.6 | 17.93 | 4.507 | A | 0.9794 |
| 552.3 | 18.11 | 0.6847 | A | 0.9794 |
| 550.2 | 18.17 | 1.788 | A | 0.9794 |
| 549.1 | 18.21 | 0.2682 | A | 0.9794 |
| 548.5 | 18.23 | 0.0207 | A | 0.9794 |
| 541.4 | 18.47 | 0.087 | A | 0.9794 |
| 537.8 | 18.6 | 0.5659 | A | 0.9794 |
| 535.8 | 18.66 | 0.3401 | A | 0.9794 |
| 520.1 | 19.23 | 0.0462 | A | 0.9794 |
| 512.8 | 19.5 | 0.8229 | A | 0.9794 |
| 505.6 | 19.78 | 1.033 | A | 0.9794 |
| 504.8 | 19.81 | 1.667 | A | 0.9794 |
| 501.7 | 19.93 | 4.271 | A | 0.9794 |
| 497.6 | 20.1 | 4.961 | A | 0.9794 |
| 494.8 | 20.21 | 2.224 | A | 0.9794 |
| 492.7 | 20.3 | 1.001 | A | 0.9794 |
| 492.3 | 20.31 | 1.541 | A | 0.9794 |
| 482.5 | 20.73 | 0.0299 | A | 0.9794 |
| 474.3 | 21.08 | 3.851 | A | 0.9794 |
| 471.3 | 21.22 | 0.0185 | A | 0.9794 |
| 449.6 | 22.24 | 0.0405 | A | 0.9794 |
| 443.7 | 22.54 | 0.0005 | A | 0.9794 |
| 440.6 | 22.69 | 0.2427 | A | 0.9794 |
| 440.3 | 22.71 | 0.032 | A | 0.9794 |
| 436.3 | 22.92 | 0.4037 | A | 0.9794 |
| 431.7 | 23.16 | 0.3845 | A | 0.9794 |
| 431 | 23.2 | 3.762 | A | 0.9794 |
| 423 | 23.64 | 0.2527 | A | 0.9794 |
| 421.4 | 23.73 | 0.0636 | A | 0.9794 |
| 420.1 | 23.8 | 0.2217 | A | 0.9794 |
| 413.6 | 24.18 | 0.0029 | A | 0.9794 |
| 410.5 | 24.36 | 0.2533 | A | 0.9794 |
| 405.2 | 24.68 | 0.0203 | A | 0.9794 |
| 403.9 | 24.76 | 0.169 | A | 0.9794 |
| 402.9 | 24.82 | 1.464 | A | 0.9794 |
| 401.2 | 24.92 | 0.001 | A | 0.9794 |
| 399.3 | 25.04 | 6.732 | A | 0.9794 |
| 386.4 | 25.88 | 1.234 | A | 0.9794 |
| 382.7 | 26.13 | 0.0261 | A | 0.9794 |
| 374.8 | 26.68 | 0.2605 | A | 0.9794 |
| 372.9 | 26.82 | 0.714 | A | 0.9794 |
| 366.2 | 27.31 | 0.9893 | A | 0.9794 |
| 359.8 | 27.79 | 0.0158 | A | 0.9794 |
| 359 | 27.86 | 2.196 | A | 0.9794 |
| 352 | 28.41 | 0.1836 | A | 0.9794 |
| 344.1 | 29.06 | 0.0085 | A | 0.9794 |
| 320.3 | 31.22 | 0.0609 | A | 0.9794 |
| 317 | 31.55 | 0.0073 | A | 0.9794 |
| 312.8 | 31.97 | 0.2026 | A | 0.9794 |
| 311 | 32.15 | 0.0087 | A | 0.9794 |
| 305.3 | 32.76 | 0.9389 | A | 0.9794 |
| 302.9 | 33.02 | 3.84 | A | 0.9794 |
| 294 | 34.02 | 0.742 | A | 0.9794 |
| 293.1 | 34.11 | 1.336 | A | 0.9794 |
| 288.2 | 34.69 | 3.978 | A | 0.9794 |
| 282.6 | 35.39 | 0.3732 | A | 0.9794 |
| 279.9 | 35.73 | 0.0257 | A | 0.9794 |
| 266.4 | 37.53 | 0.8161 | A | 0.9794 |
| 245.6 | 40.72 | 0.0468 | A | 0.9794 |
| 240.6 | 41.56 | 0.2642 | A | 0.9794 |
| 238.9 | 41.87 | 0.0485 | A | 0.9794 |
| 237 | 42.2 | 0.0391 | A | 0.9794 |
| 235.2 | 42.52 | 0.2147 | A | 0.9794 |
| 214.4 | 46.64 | 0.1923 | A | 0.9794 |
| 206.5 | 48.42 | 0.0725 | A | 0.9794 |
| 205.3 | 48.7 | 0.0244 | A | 0.9794 |
| 203.6 | 49.12 | 8.737 | A | 0.9794 |
| 202.7 | 49.34 | 17.22 | A | 0.9794 |
| 189.4 | 52.8 | 1.015 | A | 0.9794 |
| 187.9 | 53.21 | 1.757 | A | 0.9794 |
| 184.8 | 54.11 | 0.12 | A | 0.9794 |
| 175.3 | 57.05 | 0.0093 | A | 0.9794 |
| 170.5 | 58.66 | 0.0072 | A | 0.9794 |
| 133.8 | 74.73 | 0.4657 | A | 0.9794 |
| 132.4 | 75.55 | 0.7646 | A | 0.9794 |
| 129.9 | 76.99 | 0.9717 | A | 0.9794 |
| 128.5 | 77.8 | 0.1748 | A | 0.9794 |
| 127.5 | 78.44 | 0.4894 | A | 0.9794 |
| 85.04 | 117.6 | 0.0151 | A | 0.9794 |
| 83.76 | 119.4 | 0.0587 | A | 0.9794 |
| 73.31 | 136.4 | 0.0252 | A | 0.9794 |
| 68.96 | 145 | 0.1167 | A | 0.9794 |
| 59.03 | 169.4 | 0.1728 | A | 0.9794 |
| 45.58 | 219.4 | 0.0002 | A | 0.9794 |
| 27.21 | 367.5 | 0.6927 | A | 0.9794 |
| 24.47 | 408.6 | 0.0039 | A | 0.9794 |
| 24.19 | 413.4 | 0.1196 | A | 0.9794 |
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