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Frequency [wavenumbers] |
Wavelength [microns] |
Integrated cross-section [km/mol] |
Symmetry | Scaling factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3092 | 3.234 | 25.18 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3084 | 3.243 | 33.07 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3072 | 3.256 | 95.98 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3059 | 3.269 | 45.88 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3057 | 3.272 | 140.5 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3056 | 3.273 | 231.4 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3055 | 3.273 | 221.4 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3055 | 3.273 | 40.7 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3048 | 3.28 | 17.05 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3042 | 3.287 | 75.2 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3041 | 3.288 | 34.36 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3041 | 3.289 | 12.23 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3039 | 3.29 | 119.1 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3039 | 3.29 | 33.1 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3038 | 3.291 | 48.68 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3037 | 3.292 | 13.5 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3037 | 3.293 | 3.63 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3036 | 3.294 | 5.561 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3035 | 3.295 | 0.6157 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3035 | 3.295 | 3.383 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3034 | 3.296 | 0.5478 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3034 | 3.296 | 1.636 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3033 | 3.297 | 1.051 | A | 0.9597 |
| 1633 | 6.124 | 62.8 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1621 | 6.167 | 2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1620 | 6.172 | 3.917 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1616 | 6.187 | 62.26 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1613 | 6.199 | 27.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1610 | 6.212 | 12.75 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1601 | 6.244 | 13.73 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1600 | 6.248 | 38.44 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1597 | 6.262 | 331.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1591 | 6.286 | 273.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1590 | 6.288 | 140.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1586 | 6.305 | 120 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1585 | 6.311 | 17.84 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1583 | 6.318 | 77.82 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1574 | 6.352 | 17.04 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1570 | 6.368 | 81.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1565 | 6.389 | 95.63 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1564 | 6.394 | 56.12 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1554 | 6.434 | 239.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1551 | 6.446 | 10.31 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1548 | 6.462 | 0.9709 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1544 | 6.479 | 274.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1540 | 6.494 | 47.62 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1537 | 6.507 | 185.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1529 | 6.539 | 33.86 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1517 | 6.593 | 39.69 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1515 | 6.601 | 5.622 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1507 | 6.638 | 11.23 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1504 | 6.648 | 21.45 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1499 | 6.67 | 21.49 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1496 | 6.685 | 85.85 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1489 | 6.717 | 142.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1481 | 6.752 | 130.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1480 | 6.755 | 3.108 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1474 | 6.784 | 3.822 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1469 | 6.805 | 19.19 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1464 | 6.829 | 23.62 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1463 | 6.833 | 10.39 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1456 | 6.866 | 25.64 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1455 | 6.871 | 32.48 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1454 | 6.878 | 2.368 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1450 | 6.896 | 2.091 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1447 | 6.909 | 35.03 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1445 | 6.921 | 3.329 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1438 | 6.953 | 6.173 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1434 | 6.971 | 1.074 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1427 | 7.008 | 8.528 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1424 | 7.021 | 52.33 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1421 | 7.039 | 3.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1418 | 7.052 | 17.19 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1417 | 7.058 | 7.892 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1412 | 7.08 | 0.4918 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1410 | 7.093 | 12.82 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1407 | 7.109 | 9.73 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1405 | 7.116 | 3.823 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1403 | 7.127 | 87.02 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1400 | 7.142 | 24.66 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1398 | 7.151 | 29.59 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1395 | 7.17 | 29 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1391 | 7.189 | 1.808 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1388 | 7.202 | 4.637 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1387 | 7.212 | 24.93 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1384 | 7.225 | 7.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1383 | 7.232 | 14.56 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1381 | 7.239 | 10.26 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1380 | 7.247 | 2.505 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1378 | 7.256 | 2.562 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1373 | 7.286 | 37.38 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1371 | 7.292 | 2.508 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1370 | 7.297 | 2.612 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1368 | 7.312 | 28.51 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1366 | 7.321 | 15.56 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1359 | 7.358 | 18.42 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1357 | 7.369 | 10.86 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1355 | 7.381 | 13.51 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1350 | 7.407 | 19.84 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1349 | 7.412 | 36.08 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1347 | 7.425 | 14.32 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1343 | 7.444 | 16.47 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1338 | 7.472 | 82.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1336 | 7.487 | 27.28 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1328 | 7.53 | 10.86 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1324 | 7.552 | 90.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1320 | 7.573 | 105.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1318 | 7.586 | 255.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1315 | 7.604 | 9.195 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1311 | 7.63 | 27.89 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1303 | 7.675 | 216.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1300 | 7.691 | 337.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1295 | 7.724 | 77.55 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1291 | 7.744 | 365.8 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1284 | 7.786 | 187.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1281 | 7.807 | 34.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1276 | 7.837 | 83.58 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1266 | 7.896 | 119.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1265 | 7.904 | 16.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1261 | 7.929 | 582.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1259 | 7.941 | 65.93 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1253 | 7.983 | 100.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1243 | 8.044 | 435.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1228 | 8.147 | 40.65 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1212 | 8.251 | 6.185 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1207 | 8.284 | 4.556 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1204 | 8.304 | 0.6505 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1203 | 8.312 | 0.0044 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1201 | 8.327 | 19.61 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1199 | 8.344 | 47.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1195 | 8.367 | 89.82 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1187 | 8.423 | 9.922 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1182 | 8.458 | 20.84 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1182 | 8.462 | 73.72 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1179 | 8.482 | 19.05 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1176 | 8.504 | 133.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1167 | 8.571 | 71.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1161 | 8.61 | 32.93 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1161 | 8.617 | 47 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1156 | 8.654 | 159.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1154 | 8.669 | 71.12 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1152 | 8.68 | 4.139 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1144 | 8.742 | 48.81 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1132 | 8.834 | 681.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1124 | 8.9 | 5.948 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1117 | 8.955 | 16.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1114 | 8.974 | 0.0859 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1109 | 9.02 | 30.84 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1091 | 9.165 | 20.17 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1078 | 9.28 | 3.477 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1076 | 9.293 | 0.5753 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1075 | 9.306 | 1.335 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1073 | 9.321 | 17.48 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1052 | 9.505 | 5.723 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1044 | 9.577 | 9.057 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1042 | 9.598 | 3.59 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1040 | 9.615 | 2.362 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1038 | 9.631 | 0.5381 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1033 | 9.682 | 0.3221 | A | 0.9794 |
| 967.8 | 10.33 | 6.201 | A | 0.9794 |
| 958.7 | 10.43 | 0.3591 | A | 0.9794 |
| 956.4 | 10.46 | 0.0642 | A | 0.9794 |
| 945.7 | 10.57 | 0.0265 | A | 0.9794 |
| 944.7 | 10.59 | 0.0011 | A | 0.9794 |
| 940.7 | 10.63 | 0.1411 | A | 0.9794 |
| 940.6 | 10.63 | 0.4805 | A | 0.9794 |
| 940 | 10.64 | 1.079 | A | 0.9794 |
| 938.8 | 10.65 | 0.0111 | A | 0.9794 |
| 935.7 | 10.69 | 0.0156 | A | 0.9794 |
| 930.9 | 10.74 | 0.5485 | A | 0.9794 |
| 919.3 | 10.88 | 2.105 | A | 0.9794 |
| 911.8 | 10.97 | 17.05 | A | 0.9794 |
| 911.1 | 10.98 | 14.04 | A | 0.9794 |
| 886.5 | 11.28 | 6.221 | A | 0.9794 |
| 885.8 | 11.29 | 0.914 | A | 0.9794 |
| 881.6 | 11.34 | 4.687 | A | 0.9794 |
| 879.4 | 11.37 | 101.5 | A | 0.9794 |
| 878.8 | 11.38 | 31.92 | A | 0.9794 |
| 864 | 11.57 | 19.84 | A | 0.9794 |
| 858.1 | 11.65 | 4.886 | A | 0.9794 |
| 855 | 11.7 | 82.23 | A | 0.9794 |
| 845.5 | 11.83 | 1.92 | A | 0.9794 |
| 841.3 | 11.89 | 5.971 | A | 0.9794 |
| 832.4 | 12.01 | 0.0103 | A | 0.9794 |
| 831 | 12.03 | 26.13 | A | 0.9794 |
| 829 | 12.06 | 0.0346 | A | 0.9794 |
| 828.1 | 12.08 | 5.402 | A | 0.9794 |
| 821.2 | 12.18 | 0.0701 | A | 0.9794 |
| 809.7 | 12.35 | 10.35 | A | 0.9794 |
| 809.4 | 12.35 | 0.2817 | A | 0.9794 |
| 802.9 | 12.46 | 0.0533 | A | 0.9794 |
| 800.3 | 12.5 | 12.35 | A | 0.9794 |
| 799.7 | 12.5 | 4.632 | A | 0.9794 |
| 795 | 12.58 | 6.124 | A | 0.9794 |
| 792.5 | 12.62 | 0.9414 | A | 0.9794 |
| 790.9 | 12.64 | 7.887 | A | 0.9794 |
| 785.4 | 12.73 | 0.0103 | A | 0.9794 |
| 779.5 | 12.83 | 0.3772 | A | 0.9794 |
| 779.1 | 12.84 | 3.903 | A | 0.9794 |
| 776.3 | 12.88 | 0.2935 | A | 0.9794 |
| 774 | 12.92 | 4.176 | A | 0.9794 |
| 773.8 | 12.92 | 0.589 | A | 0.9794 |
| 771.5 | 12.96 | 0.3311 | A | 0.9794 |
| 753.3 | 13.28 | 0.6667 | A | 0.9794 |
| 746.6 | 13.39 | 0.0159 | A | 0.9794 |
| 745.4 | 13.42 | 0.828 | A | 0.9794 |
| 743.9 | 13.44 | 0.6291 | A | 0.9794 |
| 742.3 | 13.47 | 20.39 | A | 0.9794 |
| 739.4 | 13.52 | 0.0097 | A | 0.9794 |
| 732.4 | 13.65 | 0.0024 | A | 0.9794 |
| 727.5 | 13.75 | 0.3936 | A | 0.9794 |
| 724.5 | 13.8 | 0.356 | A | 0.9794 |
| 723.5 | 13.82 | 0.2165 | A | 0.9794 |
| 718.4 | 13.92 | 0.0411 | A | 0.9794 |
| 717.6 | 13.94 | 0.9993 | A | 0.9794 |
| 716.1 | 13.96 | 1.139 | A | 0.9794 |
| 715.4 | 13.98 | 1.061 | A | 0.9794 |
| 711.5 | 14.06 | 0.0876 | A | 0.9794 |
| 710 | 14.08 | 0.9168 | A | 0.9794 |
| 704.6 | 14.19 | 0.0029 | A | 0.9794 |
| 703.9 | 14.21 | 0.0365 | A | 0.9794 |
| 700.7 | 14.27 | 0.0795 | A | 0.9794 |
| 678.6 | 14.74 | 0.031 | A | 0.9794 |
| 667.4 | 14.98 | 3.821 | A | 0.9794 |
| 666.5 | 15 | 7.083 | A | 0.9794 |
| 663.6 | 15.07 | 0.0033 | A | 0.9794 |
| 657.9 | 15.2 | 0.0673 | A | 0.9794 |
| 650.8 | 15.37 | 0.1715 | A | 0.9794 |
| 647.5 | 15.44 | 1.643 | A | 0.9794 |
| 646.3 | 15.47 | 0.229 | A | 0.9794 |
| 645 | 15.5 | 3.022 | A | 0.9794 |
| 644.3 | 15.52 | 0.0378 | A | 0.9794 |
| 642.5 | 15.56 | 0.023 | A | 0.9794 |
| 632.1 | 15.82 | 0.3058 | A | 0.9794 |
| 631.7 | 15.83 | 0.2448 | A | 0.9794 |
| 630.9 | 15.85 | 1.962 | A | 0.9794 |
| 628.8 | 15.9 | 0.0321 | A | 0.9794 |
| 628.1 | 15.92 | 0.0201 | A | 0.9794 |
| 627.2 | 15.94 | 1.773 | A | 0.9794 |
| 625.8 | 15.98 | 0.0213 | A | 0.9794 |
| 624 | 16.03 | 1.736 | A | 0.9794 |
| 621.7 | 16.08 | 0.0133 | A | 0.9794 |
| 612.3 | 16.33 | 0.257 | A | 0.9794 |
| 608 | 16.45 | 0.0436 | A | 0.9794 |
| 605.9 | 16.5 | 0.4292 | A | 0.9794 |
| 603.4 | 16.57 | 6.433 | A | 0.9794 |
| 597 | 16.75 | 0.9897 | A | 0.9794 |
| 595.3 | 16.8 | 0.2796 | A | 0.9794 |
| 594.7 | 16.82 | 2.631 | A | 0.9794 |
| 593.7 | 16.84 | 0.0832 | A | 0.9794 |
| 588.4 | 16.99 | 8.4 | A | 0.9794 |
| 588.4 | 17 | 10.31 | A | 0.9794 |
| 587.8 | 17.01 | 0.0107 | A | 0.9794 |
| 585.5 | 17.08 | 11.24 | A | 0.9794 |
| 585.1 | 17.09 | 1.341 | A | 0.9794 |
| 583.1 | 17.15 | 6.029 | A | 0.9794 |
| 578.9 | 17.27 | 0.4636 | A | 0.9794 |
| 575.8 | 17.37 | 1.662 | A | 0.9794 |
| 571.9 | 17.49 | 0.7484 | A | 0.9794 |
| 569.9 | 17.55 | 4.382 | A | 0.9794 |
| 568.6 | 17.59 | 0.0144 | A | 0.9794 |
| 564.4 | 17.72 | 1.654 | A | 0.9794 |
| 559 | 17.89 | 3.27 | A | 0.9794 |
| 555.6 | 18 | 0.0122 | A | 0.9794 |
| 552.9 | 18.09 | 0.0092 | A | 0.9794 |
| 551.1 | 18.15 | 0.0602 | A | 0.9794 |
| 549.8 | 18.19 | 1.961 | A | 0.9794 |
| 548.7 | 18.22 | 0.4547 | A | 0.9794 |
| 541.2 | 18.48 | 2.431 | A | 0.9794 |
| 540.2 | 18.51 | 0.1124 | A | 0.9794 |
| 537.6 | 18.6 | 0.1097 | A | 0.9794 |
| 529.3 | 18.89 | 0.0542 | A | 0.9794 |
| 516.4 | 19.36 | 0.0576 | A | 0.9794 |
| 507.3 | 19.71 | 1.909 | A | 0.9794 |
| 505.9 | 19.76 | 1.146 | A | 0.9794 |
| 503.4 | 19.87 | 0.8691 | A | 0.9794 |
| 503.3 | 19.87 | 8.103 | A | 0.9794 |
| 497.7 | 20.09 | 8.391 | A | 0.9794 |
| 495.4 | 20.19 | 8.531 | A | 0.9794 |
| 494.4 | 20.22 | 6.414 | A | 0.9794 |
| 475.1 | 21.05 | 0.1202 | A | 0.9794 |
| 463.3 | 21.58 | 0.0878 | A | 0.9794 |
| 448.4 | 22.3 | 0.1626 | A | 0.9794 |
| 442.7 | 22.59 | 0.021 | A | 0.9794 |
| 441.9 | 22.63 | 1.582 | A | 0.9794 |
| 439.8 | 22.74 | 0.4123 | A | 0.9794 |
| 434.1 | 23.03 | 0.2415 | A | 0.9794 |
| 431.6 | 23.17 | 3.708 | A | 0.9794 |
| 430.6 | 23.22 | 1.209 | A | 0.9794 |
| 423 | 23.64 | 0.3662 | A | 0.9794 |
| 421.6 | 23.72 | 0.2312 | A | 0.9794 |
| 419.9 | 23.81 | 0.2359 | A | 0.9794 |
| 415.9 | 24.04 | 0.1725 | A | 0.9794 |
| 413.1 | 24.21 | 0.1663 | A | 0.9794 |
| 408.6 | 24.48 | 0.0633 | A | 0.9794 |
| 407.3 | 24.55 | 0.113 | A | 0.9794 |
| 403.1 | 24.81 | 0.0214 | A | 0.9794 |
| 401.8 | 24.89 | 1.259 | A | 0.9794 |
| 401.1 | 24.93 | 0.1185 | A | 0.9794 |
| 399.3 | 25.04 | 5.771 | A | 0.9794 |
| 399.1 | 25.06 | 0.1058 | A | 0.9794 |
| 386.6 | 25.87 | 0.0394 | A | 0.9794 |
| 383.9 | 26.05 | 0.0724 | A | 0.9794 |
| 373.4 | 26.78 | 2.6 | A | 0.9794 |
| 370.6 | 26.98 | 0.0075 | A | 0.9794 |
| 367.1 | 27.24 | 1.782 | A | 0.9794 |
| 359.1 | 27.85 | 4.378 | A | 0.9794 |
| 358.5 | 27.89 | 0.2023 | A | 0.9794 |
| 351.3 | 28.47 | 0.1777 | A | 0.9794 |
| 344.3 | 29.04 | 0.0088 | A | 0.9794 |
| 320.6 | 31.2 | 0.0086 | A | 0.9794 |
| 316.6 | 31.59 | 0.2037 | A | 0.9794 |
| 313 | 31.95 | 1.002 | A | 0.9794 |
| 311.7 | 32.09 | 0.3504 | A | 0.9794 |
| 305.6 | 32.72 | 1.84 | A | 0.9794 |
| 300.4 | 33.29 | 0.5514 | A | 0.9794 |
| 294.9 | 33.91 | 1.943 | A | 0.9794 |
| 293.3 | 34.1 | 0.2415 | A | 0.9794 |
| 290.8 | 34.39 | 11.25 | A | 0.9794 |
| 280.2 | 35.69 | 0.3836 | A | 0.9794 |
| 278.4 | 35.92 | 0.2468 | A | 0.9794 |
| 266.2 | 37.57 | 4.166 | A | 0.9794 |
| 245.1 | 40.79 | 0.0378 | A | 0.9794 |
| 239.1 | 41.83 | 0.2482 | A | 0.9794 |
| 238.8 | 41.88 | 0.091 | A | 0.9794 |
| 236.1 | 42.36 | 0.2096 | A | 0.9794 |
| 235 | 42.55 | 0.0013 | A | 0.9794 |
| 216.1 | 46.27 | 0.1357 | A | 0.9794 |
| 204.2 | 48.96 | 0.0695 | A | 0.9794 |
| 203.3 | 49.18 | 17.66 | A | 0.9794 |
| 202.7 | 49.34 | 0.0106 | A | 0.9794 |
| 202.3 | 49.42 | 31.99 | A | 0.9794 |
| 188.4 | 53.08 | 4.433 | A | 0.9794 |
| 188.1 | 53.15 | 7.443 | A | 0.9794 |
| 181.9 | 54.98 | 0.1315 | A | 0.9794 |
| 176 | 56.8 | 0.2215 | A | 0.9794 |
| 169.2 | 59.12 | 0.0433 | A | 0.9794 |
| 133.5 | 74.91 | 0.0699 | A | 0.9794 |
| 131.4 | 76.12 | 1.461 | A | 0.9794 |
| 130.5 | 76.6 | 0.6679 | A | 0.9794 |
| 127.8 | 78.25 | 0.4687 | A | 0.9794 |
| 124.6 | 80.27 | 0.4119 | A | 0.9794 |
| 84.51 | 118.3 | 0.0503 | A | 0.9794 |
| 83.39 | 119.9 | 0.2056 | A | 0.9794 |
| 72.92 | 137.1 | 0.0076 | A | 0.9794 |
| 71.19 | 140.5 | 0.0933 | A | 0.9794 |
| 58.36 | 171.4 | 0.0234 | A | 0.9794 |
| 45.08 | 221.8 | 0.1464 | A | 0.9794 |
| 28.46 | 351.3 | 0.1733 | A | 0.9794 |
| 24.01 | 416.5 | 0.1117 | A | 0.9794 |
| 23.45 | 426.5 | 0.013 | A | 0.9794 |
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