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Frequency [wavenumbers] |
Wavelength [microns] |
Integrated cross-section [km/mol] |
Symmetry | Scaling factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3082 | 3.244 | 74.79 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3076 | 3.251 | 72.45 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3070 | 3.257 | 12.51 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3064 | 3.264 | 55.6 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3058 | 3.27 | 49.15 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3057 | 3.272 | 149.1 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3056 | 3.273 | 166.8 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3055 | 3.273 | 99.43 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3054 | 3.275 | 197.8 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3047 | 3.282 | 18.64 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3042 | 3.287 | 84.64 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3041 | 3.288 | 48.13 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3040 | 3.289 | 12.73 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3040 | 3.289 | 44.83 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3039 | 3.29 | 17.54 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3039 | 3.29 | 107.1 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3038 | 3.292 | 1.197 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3036 | 3.293 | 2.41 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3036 | 3.294 | 0.0724 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3035 | 3.294 | 3.158 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3035 | 3.295 | 0.0843 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3034 | 3.296 | 3.323 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3034 | 3.296 | 1.473 | A | 0.9597 |
| 1639 | 6.1 | 66.87 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1622 | 6.166 | 11.54 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1617 | 6.185 | 23.64 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1614 | 6.195 | 34.05 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1611 | 6.207 | 76.45 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1606 | 6.226 | 55.78 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1603 | 6.238 | 98.53 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1599 | 6.253 | 34.71 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1598 | 6.259 | 196.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1594 | 6.275 | 230.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1590 | 6.289 | 58.96 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1588 | 6.298 | 4.971 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1587 | 6.302 | 102.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1582 | 6.321 | 52.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1575 | 6.347 | 39.01 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1572 | 6.361 | 24.68 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1566 | 6.387 | 28.28 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1562 | 6.403 | 86.37 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1556 | 6.425 | 183.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1550 | 6.452 | 48.8 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1548 | 6.459 | 134.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1544 | 6.475 | 186 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1542 | 6.486 | 1.967 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1535 | 6.515 | 159.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1530 | 6.534 | 143.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1515 | 6.599 | 14.57 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1512 | 6.612 | 8.759 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1508 | 6.629 | 24.82 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1504 | 6.648 | 31.48 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1498 | 6.675 | 27.76 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1494 | 6.693 | 5.682 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1486 | 6.73 | 64.93 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1484 | 6.74 | 260.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1479 | 6.762 | 51.58 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1474 | 6.786 | 59.34 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1469 | 6.807 | 3.788 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1462 | 6.839 | 9.581 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1462 | 6.841 | 29.46 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1459 | 6.855 | 13.65 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1456 | 6.866 | 19.84 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1452 | 6.887 | 5.58 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1449 | 6.902 | 33.13 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1447 | 6.909 | 9.521 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1444 | 6.925 | 2.065 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1441 | 6.941 | 4.772 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1437 | 6.961 | 8.669 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1430 | 6.991 | 28.62 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1425 | 7.02 | 10.93 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1423 | 7.026 | 45.67 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1419 | 7.046 | 2.697 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1414 | 7.073 | 0.8982 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1412 | 7.082 | 14.83 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1410 | 7.09 | 0.7352 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1406 | 7.112 | 37.41 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1405 | 7.117 | 8.444 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1404 | 7.124 | 8.894 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1400 | 7.144 | 26.28 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1397 | 7.159 | 0.5118 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1395 | 7.17 | 57.91 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1392 | 7.186 | 7.471 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1388 | 7.204 | 6.147 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1386 | 7.217 | 0.3002 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1384 | 7.227 | 39.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1383 | 7.233 | 3.035 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1380 | 7.246 | 6.593 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1380 | 7.248 | 0.5893 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1375 | 7.273 | 26.44 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1372 | 7.291 | 9.623 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1370 | 7.299 | 11.91 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1368 | 7.309 | 60.85 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1366 | 7.32 | 29.56 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1364 | 7.331 | 3.366 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1360 | 7.353 | 24.43 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1356 | 7.372 | 6.862 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1355 | 7.382 | 4.089 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1352 | 7.395 | 3.222 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1350 | 7.409 | 65.82 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1348 | 7.418 | 1.89 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1343 | 7.446 | 43.87 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1338 | 7.475 | 116.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1333 | 7.501 | 5.512 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1328 | 7.532 | 13.86 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1326 | 7.542 | 27.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1318 | 7.587 | 130.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1315 | 7.607 | 64.75 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1311 | 7.628 | 140.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1310 | 7.631 | 49 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1302 | 7.681 | 114.3 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1301 | 7.688 | 377.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1297 | 7.711 | 9.267 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1292 | 7.738 | 20.32 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1284 | 7.785 | 303.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1281 | 7.806 | 429.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1274 | 7.85 | 90.24 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1272 | 7.86 | 371.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1261 | 7.932 | 37.86 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1260 | 7.939 | 48.55 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1256 | 7.96 | 1190 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1254 | 7.972 | 23.38 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1245 | 8.033 | 3.379 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1225 | 8.162 | 36.26 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1213 | 8.242 | 0.1041 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1206 | 8.289 | 8.624 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1205 | 8.302 | 1.876 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1202 | 8.323 | 3.02 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1201 | 8.329 | 31.65 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1196 | 8.36 | 29.17 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1194 | 8.373 | 82.81 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1185 | 8.439 | 61.18 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1182 | 8.457 | 35.94 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1181 | 8.464 | 15.32 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1178 | 8.487 | 36.19 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1175 | 8.512 | 58.58 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1163 | 8.598 | 13.12 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1159 | 8.627 | 88.4 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1159 | 8.632 | 388.8 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1157 | 8.647 | 58.87 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1151 | 8.691 | 0.7678 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1148 | 8.708 | 20.01 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1144 | 8.742 | 87.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1124 | 8.9 | 103.8 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1121 | 8.923 | 1039 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1117 | 8.955 | 68.73 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1113 | 8.989 | 15.51 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1111 | 9.002 | 6.566 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1090 | 9.176 | 50.28 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1078 | 9.28 | 5.661 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1077 | 9.287 | 10.1 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1076 | 9.295 | 2.656 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1070 | 9.346 | 15.58 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1050 | 9.52 | 2.949 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1043 | 9.584 | 5.112 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1042 | 9.599 | 3.086 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1040 | 9.613 | 9.001 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1038 | 9.633 | 2.014 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1032 | 9.691 | 4.766 | A | 0.9794 |
| 967.6 | 10.33 | 3.474 | A | 0.9794 |
| 961.6 | 10.4 | 0.0591 | A | 0.9794 |
| 958.6 | 10.43 | 0.7179 | A | 0.9794 |
| 953.9 | 10.48 | 0.0817 | A | 0.9794 |
| 945.9 | 10.57 | 0.0355 | A | 0.9794 |
| 941.5 | 10.62 | 0.035 | A | 0.9794 |
| 941 | 10.63 | 3.188 | A | 0.9794 |
| 939.9 | 10.64 | 0.1002 | A | 0.9794 |
| 939.9 | 10.64 | 1.069 | A | 0.9794 |
| 930.6 | 10.75 | 3.276 | A | 0.9794 |
| 922.4 | 10.84 | 0.0277 | A | 0.9794 |
| 919.2 | 10.88 | 4.153 | A | 0.9794 |
| 913.8 | 10.94 | 15.36 | A | 0.9794 |
| 908.3 | 11.01 | 30.62 | A | 0.9794 |
| 887.9 | 11.26 | 7.242 | A | 0.9794 |
| 885.3 | 11.3 | 0.7234 | A | 0.9794 |
| 881.1 | 11.35 | 7.098 | A | 0.9794 |
| 880 | 11.36 | 41.79 | A | 0.9794 |
| 878.4 | 11.38 | 52.8 | A | 0.9794 |
| 868 | 11.52 | 60.82 | A | 0.9794 |
| 858.4 | 11.65 | 3.382 | A | 0.9794 |
| 855.1 | 11.7 | 66.2 | A | 0.9794 |
| 842.9 | 11.86 | 10.67 | A | 0.9794 |
| 840.5 | 11.9 | 24.61 | A | 0.9794 |
| 829.9 | 12.05 | 14.5 | A | 0.9794 |
| 829.2 | 12.06 | 0.1679 | A | 0.9794 |
| 827.7 | 12.08 | 2.118 | A | 0.9794 |
| 824.9 | 12.12 | 2.719 | A | 0.9794 |
| 821.9 | 12.17 | 0.0548 | A | 0.9794 |
| 809.3 | 12.36 | 3.469 | A | 0.9794 |
| 807.3 | 12.39 | 1.69 | A | 0.9794 |
| 802.6 | 12.46 | 0.2275 | A | 0.9794 |
| 800.2 | 12.5 | 19.36 | A | 0.9794 |
| 799.1 | 12.51 | 8.628 | A | 0.9794 |
| 794.2 | 12.59 | 2.78 | A | 0.9794 |
| 792.7 | 12.62 | 5.873 | A | 0.9794 |
| 792.5 | 12.62 | 1.597 | A | 0.9794 |
| 782.8 | 12.77 | 0.6834 | A | 0.9794 |
| 779.3 | 12.83 | 4.316 | A | 0.9794 |
| 778.3 | 12.85 | 0.0193 | A | 0.9794 |
| 776.2 | 12.88 | 0.4885 | A | 0.9794 |
| 774.1 | 12.92 | 3.201 | A | 0.9794 |
| 773.9 | 12.92 | 0.0067 | A | 0.9794 |
| 756.6 | 13.22 | 0.9452 | A | 0.9794 |
| 753.2 | 13.28 | 1.375 | A | 0.9794 |
| 745.5 | 13.41 | 2.196 | A | 0.9794 |
| 743.8 | 13.44 | 0.9905 | A | 0.9794 |
| 743.1 | 13.46 | 0.0449 | A | 0.9794 |
| 740.8 | 13.5 | 0.3074 | A | 0.9794 |
| 740.4 | 13.51 | 20.77 | A | 0.9794 |
| 738.1 | 13.55 | 0.0449 | A | 0.9794 |
| 732.8 | 13.65 | 0.0073 | A | 0.9794 |
| 725.2 | 13.79 | 0.0158 | A | 0.9794 |
| 719.7 | 13.89 | 0.1312 | A | 0.9794 |
| 718 | 13.93 | 0.0665 | A | 0.9794 |
| 716.4 | 13.96 | 2.691 | A | 0.9794 |
| 716.2 | 13.96 | 3.7 | A | 0.9794 |
| 715.1 | 13.98 | 0.2175 | A | 0.9794 |
| 713.5 | 14.02 | 0.287 | A | 0.9794 |
| 709.7 | 14.09 | 0.3053 | A | 0.9794 |
| 703.4 | 14.22 | 0.8839 | A | 0.9794 |
| 702.5 | 14.24 | 0.1774 | A | 0.9794 |
| 697.7 | 14.33 | 0.0022 | A | 0.9794 |
| 678.1 | 14.75 | 0.0835 | A | 0.9794 |
| 667 | 14.99 | 3.959 | A | 0.9794 |
| 666 | 15.02 | 6.192 | A | 0.9794 |
| 663.7 | 15.07 | 0.1027 | A | 0.9794 |
| 657.3 | 15.21 | 0.0454 | A | 0.9794 |
| 650.3 | 15.38 | 0.1341 | A | 0.9794 |
| 649 | 15.41 | 0.1255 | A | 0.9794 |
| 645.8 | 15.49 | 0.3092 | A | 0.9794 |
| 644 | 15.53 | 5.273 | A | 0.9794 |
| 643.9 | 15.53 | 1.172 | A | 0.9794 |
| 641 | 15.6 | 0.2311 | A | 0.9794 |
| 631.9 | 15.82 | 2.138 | A | 0.9794 |
| 630.8 | 15.85 | 0.0756 | A | 0.9794 |
| 630.5 | 15.86 | 1.708 | A | 0.9794 |
| 629 | 15.9 | 0.309 | A | 0.9794 |
| 626.7 | 15.96 | 0.5076 | A | 0.9794 |
| 626.4 | 15.97 | 1.348 | A | 0.9794 |
| 625.1 | 16 | 0.0119 | A | 0.9794 |
| 623 | 16.05 | 0.9463 | A | 0.9794 |
| 622 | 16.08 | 0.1983 | A | 0.9794 |
| 612.2 | 16.34 | 0.0305 | A | 0.9794 |
| 608.7 | 16.43 | 1.34 | A | 0.9794 |
| 605.5 | 16.51 | 0.5883 | A | 0.9794 |
| 602.7 | 16.59 | 6.093 | A | 0.9794 |
| 595.5 | 16.79 | 2.434 | A | 0.9794 |
| 594.3 | 16.83 | 0.4389 | A | 0.9794 |
| 594.1 | 16.83 | 1.014 | A | 0.9794 |
| 593.3 | 16.85 | 0.0648 | A | 0.9794 |
| 588.8 | 16.98 | 0.6627 | A | 0.9794 |
| 588.6 | 16.99 | 15.12 | A | 0.9794 |
| 587.8 | 17.01 | 0.1323 | A | 0.9794 |
| 586.6 | 17.05 | 0.081 | A | 0.9794 |
| 585.4 | 17.08 | 17.18 | A | 0.9794 |
| 583.4 | 17.14 | 8.784 | A | 0.9794 |
| 579.5 | 17.26 | 0.7434 | A | 0.9794 |
| 573.6 | 17.43 | 0.1063 | A | 0.9794 |
| 572.9 | 17.46 | 3.711 | A | 0.9794 |
| 569.7 | 17.55 | 4.124 | A | 0.9794 |
| 568.7 | 17.59 | 0.1687 | A | 0.9794 |
| 563.2 | 17.76 | 0.3816 | A | 0.9794 |
| 557.7 | 17.93 | 0.9017 | A | 0.9794 |
| 556.4 | 17.97 | 0.3419 | A | 0.9794 |
| 553 | 18.08 | 0.042 | A | 0.9794 |
| 551.8 | 18.12 | 0.3649 | A | 0.9794 |
| 549.7 | 18.19 | 1.679 | A | 0.9794 |
| 547.5 | 18.27 | 0.0274 | A | 0.9794 |
| 540.9 | 18.49 | 1.186 | A | 0.9794 |
| 537.1 | 18.62 | 0.7336 | A | 0.9794 |
| 536.9 | 18.63 | 0.0059 | A | 0.9794 |
| 530.1 | 18.86 | 0.0713 | A | 0.9794 |
| 516.4 | 19.37 | 0.0444 | A | 0.9794 |
| 507.6 | 19.7 | 0.1782 | A | 0.9794 |
| 505.6 | 19.78 | 0.5828 | A | 0.9794 |
| 503.5 | 19.86 | 8.97 | A | 0.9794 |
| 501.5 | 19.94 | 0.0418 | A | 0.9794 |
| 497.6 | 20.1 | 12.94 | A | 0.9794 |
| 495.3 | 20.19 | 14.77 | A | 0.9794 |
| 494 | 20.24 | 2.269 | A | 0.9794 |
| 475.3 | 21.04 | 0.0568 | A | 0.9794 |
| 460.9 | 21.7 | 0.0869 | A | 0.9794 |
| 450.1 | 22.22 | 0.41 | A | 0.9794 |
| 443.7 | 22.54 | 0.0501 | A | 0.9794 |
| 441.7 | 22.64 | 1.712 | A | 0.9794 |
| 439.9 | 22.73 | 0.1675 | A | 0.9794 |
| 436.5 | 22.91 | 0.7693 | A | 0.9794 |
| 431.1 | 23.2 | 2.663 | A | 0.9794 |
| 430.3 | 23.24 | 1.794 | A | 0.9794 |
| 423.3 | 23.62 | 0.1752 | A | 0.9794 |
| 421.4 | 23.73 | 0.2151 | A | 0.9794 |
| 417.3 | 23.96 | 0.0214 | A | 0.9794 |
| 415.4 | 24.07 | 0.1404 | A | 0.9794 |
| 411.5 | 24.3 | 0.1609 | A | 0.9794 |
| 407.6 | 24.54 | 0.0954 | A | 0.9794 |
| 405 | 24.69 | 0.3724 | A | 0.9794 |
| 402.3 | 24.86 | 0.1458 | A | 0.9794 |
| 402 | 24.87 | 3.328 | A | 0.9794 |
| 400.3 | 24.98 | 0.957 | A | 0.9794 |
| 399.5 | 25.03 | 4.684 | A | 0.9794 |
| 399.4 | 25.04 | 0.5908 | A | 0.9794 |
| 386.6 | 25.87 | 0.4655 | A | 0.9794 |
| 382.7 | 26.13 | 0.3287 | A | 0.9794 |
| 374.4 | 26.71 | 0.0058 | A | 0.9794 |
| 373.2 | 26.79 | 1.48 | A | 0.9794 |
| 366.7 | 27.27 | 1.537 | A | 0.9794 |
| 359.3 | 27.83 | 3.629 | A | 0.9794 |
| 357.9 | 27.94 | 1.31 | A | 0.9794 |
| 350.3 | 28.55 | 0.1059 | A | 0.9794 |
| 343.7 | 29.1 | 0.0419 | A | 0.9794 |
| 321.9 | 31.06 | 0.0264 | A | 0.9794 |
| 315.2 | 31.72 | 0.1225 | A | 0.9794 |
| 312.8 | 31.97 | 0.15 | A | 0.9794 |
| 311.7 | 32.09 | 0.4502 | A | 0.9794 |
| 304.8 | 32.81 | 2.76 | A | 0.9794 |
| 301.4 | 33.18 | 0.0366 | A | 0.9794 |
| 294.1 | 34 | 2.74 | A | 0.9794 |
| 293.4 | 34.08 | 0.3578 | A | 0.9794 |
| 290.4 | 34.44 | 15.11 | A | 0.9794 |
| 279.7 | 35.76 | 0.069 | A | 0.9794 |
| 276.2 | 36.21 | 0.145 | A | 0.9794 |
| 266.2 | 37.57 | 4.561 | A | 0.9794 |
| 245.1 | 40.8 | 0.0003 | A | 0.9794 |
| 241.4 | 41.42 | 0.1783 | A | 0.9794 |
| 237.3 | 42.15 | 0.0622 | A | 0.9794 |
| 236 | 42.37 | 0.2003 | A | 0.9794 |
| 233.3 | 42.86 | 0.1326 | A | 0.9794 |
| 216.7 | 46.16 | 0.1351 | A | 0.9794 |
| 204.8 | 48.83 | 0.0681 | A | 0.9794 |
| 203.7 | 49.09 | 19.77 | A | 0.9794 |
| 201.9 | 49.53 | 0.0038 | A | 0.9794 |
| 201.6 | 49.6 | 34.84 | A | 0.9794 |
| 188.6 | 53.02 | 2.199 | A | 0.9794 |
| 187.3 | 53.39 | 12.93 | A | 0.9794 |
| 180.8 | 55.3 | 0.0166 | A | 0.9794 |
| 176.1 | 56.79 | 0.3325 | A | 0.9794 |
| 168.9 | 59.21 | 0.0035 | A | 0.9794 |
| 133.4 | 74.98 | 0.3103 | A | 0.9794 |
| 132.3 | 75.61 | 1.398 | A | 0.9794 |
| 130.6 | 76.58 | 0.5434 | A | 0.9794 |
| 127.3 | 78.56 | 0.0401 | A | 0.9794 |
| 124.4 | 80.41 | 0.3237 | A | 0.9794 |
| 84.78 | 117.9 | 0.0016 | A | 0.9794 |
| 82.74 | 120.9 | 0.3019 | A | 0.9794 |
| 73.72 | 135.6 | 0.0045 | A | 0.9794 |
| 70.75 | 141.3 | 0.1256 | A | 0.9794 |
| 58.13 | 172 | 0.0249 | A | 0.9794 |
| 44.96 | 222.4 | 0.0405 | A | 0.9794 |
| 28.38 | 352.4 | 0.1787 | A | 0.9794 |
| 23.94 | 417.7 | 0.0025 | A | 0.9794 |
| 23.47 | 426.1 | 0.0081 | A | 0.9794 |
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