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Frequency [wavenumbers] |
Wavelength [microns] |
Integrated cross-section [km/mol] |
Symmetry | Scaling factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3092 | 3.234 | 36.5 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3082 | 3.245 | 9.69 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3079 | 3.248 | 7.703 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3071 | 3.256 | 15.32 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3068 | 3.259 | 88.82 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3067 | 3.26 | 141.2 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3067 | 3.26 | 134.4 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3067 | 3.261 | 17.11 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3058 | 3.27 | 17.52 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3053 | 3.275 | 31.45 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3053 | 3.276 | 1.899 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3052 | 3.276 | 18.54 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3051 | 3.277 | 73.69 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3051 | 3.277 | 32.13 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3050 | 3.279 | 1.17 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3050 | 3.279 | 18.99 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3049 | 3.28 | 15.99 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3048 | 3.28 | 0.4815 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3048 | 3.281 | 0.4473 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3047 | 3.282 | 0.1228 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3047 | 3.282 | 1.146 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3046 | 3.283 | 1.001 | A | 0.9597 |
| 3016 | 3.316 | 63.7 | A | 0.9597 |
| 1636 | 6.114 | 12.17 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1622 | 6.166 | 13.91 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1619 | 6.178 | 5.644 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1614 | 6.195 | 10.96 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1610 | 6.212 | 8.59 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1605 | 6.229 | 17.52 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1604 | 6.235 | 4.028 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1600 | 6.248 | 58.9 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1595 | 6.268 | 65.77 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1593 | 6.277 | 61.37 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1592 | 6.281 | 43.48 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1588 | 6.296 | 12.22 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1586 | 6.305 | 7.842 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1584 | 6.314 | 10.5 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1576 | 6.346 | 2.004 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1572 | 6.362 | 18.71 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1568 | 6.376 | 18.73 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1566 | 6.387 | 18.11 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1561 | 6.404 | 56.78 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1553 | 6.438 | 4.357 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1550 | 6.453 | 11.25 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1546 | 6.469 | 12.25 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1542 | 6.486 | 21.34 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1534 | 6.519 | 3.227 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1528 | 6.543 | 47.7 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1522 | 6.568 | 26.91 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1512 | 6.616 | 12.99 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1509 | 6.626 | 0.4681 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1506 | 6.641 | 20.45 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1500 | 6.666 | 7.345 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1500 | 6.666 | 1.779 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1490 | 6.71 | 19.35 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1487 | 6.723 | 35.65 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1478 | 6.767 | 2.031 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1471 | 6.8 | 0.0994 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1469 | 6.807 | 12.34 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1465 | 6.826 | 13.75 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1462 | 6.841 | 24.58 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1460 | 6.85 | 0.8998 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1459 | 6.855 | 10.75 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1456 | 6.866 | 12.22 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1452 | 6.887 | 10.73 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1451 | 6.893 | 0.8149 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1446 | 6.914 | 0.3268 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1441 | 6.942 | 3.109 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1439 | 6.948 | 4.49 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1432 | 6.984 | 30.1 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1428 | 7.004 | 12.03 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1426 | 7.014 | 7.343 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1422 | 7.033 | 1.526 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1418 | 7.05 | 0.7634 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1415 | 7.069 | 3.977 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1412 | 7.083 | 7.547 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1408 | 7.103 | 12.55 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1407 | 7.107 | 2.397 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1405 | 7.115 | 5.446 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1402 | 7.132 | 4.844 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1398 | 7.152 | 13.59 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1396 | 7.163 | 13.69 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1395 | 7.17 | 5.561 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1394 | 7.173 | 8.874 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1392 | 7.185 | 1.315 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1389 | 7.201 | 0.5577 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1387 | 7.212 | 4.808 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1386 | 7.215 | 3.232 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1383 | 7.231 | 8.42 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1381 | 7.239 | 4.404 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1378 | 7.256 | 6.144 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1375 | 7.273 | 2.008 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1374 | 7.28 | 10.2 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1371 | 7.295 | 4.65 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1366 | 7.323 | 0.0175 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1363 | 7.336 | 16.06 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1362 | 7.342 | 13.88 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1359 | 7.36 | 4.494 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1354 | 7.384 | 13.23 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1351 | 7.404 | 9.88 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1348 | 7.419 | 0.4596 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1347 | 7.424 | 33.95 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1346 | 7.429 | 6.279 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1344 | 7.439 | 1.767 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1333 | 7.503 | 25.33 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1330 | 7.521 | 12.63 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1325 | 7.549 | 2.719 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1321 | 7.57 | 8.396 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1319 | 7.579 | 63.03 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1314 | 7.609 | 4.469 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1308 | 7.646 | 75.02 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1306 | 7.657 | 52.16 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1294 | 7.727 | 5.873 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1292 | 7.74 | 38.06 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1288 | 7.765 | 33.72 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1285 | 7.782 | 6.093 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1279 | 7.821 | 17.65 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1273 | 7.853 | 13.99 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1269 | 7.881 | 15.41 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1266 | 7.896 | 6.27 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1264 | 7.911 | 8.151 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1258 | 7.951 | 10.87 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1247 | 8.019 | 479.8 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1234 | 8.107 | 32.01 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1219 | 8.205 | 1.212 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1211 | 8.259 | 9.086 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1208 | 8.281 | 6.742 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1207 | 8.284 | 5.736 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1204 | 8.306 | 10.61 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1203 | 8.31 | 19.46 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1200 | 8.33 | 11.12 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1197 | 8.353 | 25.58 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1187 | 8.421 | 8.838 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1183 | 8.45 | 24.75 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1181 | 8.466 | 13.68 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1180 | 8.472 | 0.488 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1176 | 8.504 | 3.254 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1165 | 8.587 | 10.53 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1162 | 8.607 | 16.29 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1158 | 8.633 | 39.89 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1157 | 8.643 | 89.22 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1155 | 8.656 | 8.815 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1151 | 8.685 | 43.04 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1132 | 8.835 | 8.211 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1128 | 8.868 | 253.6 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1123 | 8.907 | 12.63 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1118 | 8.943 | 2.577 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1114 | 8.978 | 6.276 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1093 | 9.146 | 0.0565 | A | 0.9691 |
| 1086 | 9.212 | 30.71 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1079 | 9.265 | 1.6 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1079 | 9.267 | 3.891 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1074 | 9.311 | 8.361 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1055 | 9.483 | 1.591 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1046 | 9.561 | 0.0098 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1043 | 9.584 | 2.155 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1042 | 9.596 | 0.2012 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1042 | 9.601 | 1.414 | A | 0.9794 |
| 1037 | 9.643 | 1.907 | A | 0.9794 |
| 970.9 | 10.3 | 0.0683 | A | 0.9794 |
| 963.2 | 10.38 | 0.0753 | A | 0.9794 |
| 960.1 | 10.42 | 1.174 | A | 0.9794 |
| 957.4 | 10.45 | 0.0312 | A | 0.9794 |
| 955.6 | 10.47 | 0.0049 | A | 0.9794 |
| 954.7 | 10.47 | 0.0025 | A | 0.9794 |
| 954 | 10.48 | 0.0028 | A | 0.9794 |
| 944 | 10.59 | 1.145 | A | 0.9794 |
| 942 | 10.62 | 0.112 | A | 0.9794 |
| 931.4 | 10.74 | 0.3842 | A | 0.9794 |
| 925.7 | 10.8 | 15.99 | A | 0.9794 |
| 919.2 | 10.88 | 3.161 | A | 0.9794 |
| 914.3 | 10.94 | 4.239 | A | 0.9794 |
| 913.6 | 10.95 | 8.095 | A | 0.9794 |
| 892.9 | 11.2 | 143.1 | A | 0.9794 |
| 891.7 | 11.21 | 15.37 | A | 0.9794 |
| 889.1 | 11.25 | 1.937 | A | 0.9794 |
| 886 | 11.29 | 2.029 | A | 0.9794 |
| 884.1 | 11.31 | 4.835 | A | 0.9794 |
| 882.9 | 11.33 | 0.587 | A | 0.9794 |
| 879.2 | 11.37 | 39.02 | A | 0.9794 |
| 876 | 11.42 | 10.26 | A | 0.9794 |
| 871.4 | 11.48 | 39.22 | A | 0.9794 |
| 858.9 | 11.64 | 0.0581 | A | 0.9794 |
| 854.3 | 11.71 | 1.722 | A | 0.9794 |
| 845.2 | 11.83 | 0.6185 | A | 0.9794 |
| 840.5 | 11.9 | 0.7023 | A | 0.9794 |
| 831.4 | 12.03 | 4.239 | A | 0.9794 |
| 829 | 12.06 | 0.3 | A | 0.9794 |
| 828.7 | 12.07 | 1.344 | A | 0.9794 |
| 824.9 | 12.12 | 8.136 | A | 0.9794 |
| 811 | 12.33 | 2.455 | A | 0.9794 |
| 802.8 | 12.46 | 1.128 | A | 0.9794 |
| 798.9 | 12.52 | 24.28 | A | 0.9794 |
| 798.7 | 12.52 | 1.411 | A | 0.9794 |
| 796.4 | 12.56 | 6.3 | A | 0.9794 |
| 794.9 | 12.58 | 2.91 | A | 0.9794 |
| 793.3 | 12.61 | 0.0059 | A | 0.9794 |
| 788.3 | 12.69 | 3.333 | A | 0.9794 |
| 784.4 | 12.75 | 0.007 | A | 0.9794 |
| 782.6 | 12.78 | 1.027 | A | 0.9794 |
| 780.4 | 12.81 | 0.8776 | A | 0.9794 |
| 776.4 | 12.88 | 0.5517 | A | 0.9794 |
| 774.8 | 12.91 | 0.1578 | A | 0.9794 |
| 754.2 | 13.26 | 0.2132 | A | 0.9794 |
| 752.2 | 13.29 | 0.4091 | A | 0.9794 |
| 745.7 | 13.41 | 2.208 | A | 0.9794 |
| 745 | 13.42 | 0.3322 | A | 0.9794 |
| 743.6 | 13.45 | 7.692 | A | 0.9794 |
| 741.6 | 13.48 | 0.012 | A | 0.9794 |
| 737.3 | 13.56 | 0.0088 | A | 0.9794 |
| 734.4 | 13.62 | 0.0071 | A | 0.9794 |
| 733.2 | 13.64 | 0.0187 | A | 0.9794 |
| 720.4 | 13.88 | 0.1046 | A | 0.9794 |
| 719.1 | 13.91 | 0.1681 | A | 0.9794 |
| 717.7 | 13.93 | 4.005 | A | 0.9794 |
| 716.1 | 13.96 | 2.955 | A | 0.9794 |
| 715.9 | 13.97 | 0.3816 | A | 0.9794 |
| 714.4 | 14 | 0.0022 | A | 0.9794 |
| 711.1 | 14.06 | 0.0585 | A | 0.9794 |
| 706.8 | 14.15 | 0.0771 | A | 0.9794 |
| 705 | 14.19 | 0.7603 | A | 0.9794 |
| 700.8 | 14.27 | 0.3263 | A | 0.9794 |
| 680.7 | 14.69 | 0.2934 | A | 0.9794 |
| 668.9 | 14.95 | 1.175 | A | 0.9794 |
| 667.8 | 14.98 | 1.843 | A | 0.9794 |
| 665.5 | 15.03 | 0.6245 | A | 0.9794 |
| 658.3 | 15.19 | 0.0036 | A | 0.9794 |
| 652 | 15.34 | 0.1778 | A | 0.9794 |
| 649.9 | 15.39 | 1.028 | A | 0.9794 |
| 646.8 | 15.46 | 0.1331 | A | 0.9794 |
| 646.8 | 15.46 | 0.1852 | A | 0.9794 |
| 643.9 | 15.53 | 0.5321 | A | 0.9794 |
| 643.6 | 15.54 | 2.41 | A | 0.9794 |
| 635 | 15.75 | 0.0376 | A | 0.9794 |
| 633 | 15.8 | 0.6849 | A | 0.9794 |
| 632.4 | 15.81 | 0.063 | A | 0.9794 |
| 632.2 | 15.82 | 0.7301 | A | 0.9794 |
| 631.4 | 15.84 | 0.1821 | A | 0.9794 |
| 629.1 | 15.9 | 1.238 | A | 0.9794 |
| 628.6 | 15.91 | 0.0915 | A | 0.9794 |
| 627.6 | 15.93 | 0.0349 | A | 0.9794 |
| 623.4 | 16.04 | 0.3487 | A | 0.9794 |
| 614.3 | 16.28 | 0.1933 | A | 0.9794 |
| 609 | 16.42 | 0.0516 | A | 0.9794 |
| 608 | 16.45 | 0.253 | A | 0.9794 |
| 605.5 | 16.51 | 0.5825 | A | 0.9794 |
| 603.8 | 16.56 | 5.159 | A | 0.9794 |
| 595.8 | 16.78 | 0.2656 | A | 0.9794 |
| 594.9 | 16.81 | 0.3183 | A | 0.9794 |
| 593.3 | 16.85 | 1.93 | A | 0.9794 |
| 592 | 16.89 | 0.1731 | A | 0.9794 |
| 590.4 | 16.94 | 0.3469 | A | 0.9794 |
| 589 | 16.98 | 13.2 | A | 0.9794 |
| 586.9 | 17.04 | 0.2345 | A | 0.9794 |
| 586.3 | 17.06 | 6.587 | A | 0.9794 |
| 584.2 | 17.12 | 5.621 | A | 0.9794 |
| 582.2 | 17.18 | 0.0577 | A | 0.9794 |
| 576.8 | 17.34 | 0.0006 | A | 0.9794 |
| 573.1 | 17.45 | 0.0248 | A | 0.9794 |
| 571.5 | 17.5 | 9.756 | A | 0.9794 |
| 570.6 | 17.52 | 0.5383 | A | 0.9794 |
| 568.8 | 17.58 | 0.2018 | A | 0.9794 |
| 565 | 17.7 | 0.8674 | A | 0.9794 |
| 560.9 | 17.83 | 0.1793 | A | 0.9794 |
| 555.3 | 18.01 | 0.4829 | A | 0.9794 |
| 555 | 18.02 | 0.5417 | A | 0.9794 |
| 551.4 | 18.14 | 0.1881 | A | 0.9794 |
| 550 | 18.18 | 1.009 | A | 0.9794 |
| 544.7 | 18.36 | 0.1489 | A | 0.9794 |
| 538.9 | 18.56 | 0.1441 | A | 0.9794 |
| 538.2 | 18.58 | 0.06 | A | 0.9794 |
| 533.2 | 18.76 | 0.0461 | A | 0.9794 |
| 519.8 | 19.24 | 0.2117 | A | 0.9794 |
| 510.4 | 19.59 | 0.2491 | A | 0.9794 |
| 507.9 | 19.69 | 0.4303 | A | 0.9794 |
| 506.7 | 19.73 | 0.0682 | A | 0.9794 |
| 501.4 | 19.94 | 5.295 | A | 0.9794 |
| 500 | 20 | 2.095 | A | 0.9794 |
| 497 | 20.12 | 0.1691 | A | 0.9794 |
| 494 | 20.24 | 1.645 | A | 0.9794 |
| 493.3 | 20.27 | 0.7769 | A | 0.9794 |
| 484.9 | 20.62 | 0.1032 | A | 0.9794 |
| 473.8 | 21.1 | 0.1999 | A | 0.9794 |
| 467.8 | 21.38 | 0.0841 | A | 0.9794 |
| 449.8 | 22.23 | 0.6773 | A | 0.9794 |
| 446.2 | 22.41 | 0.0001 | A | 0.9794 |
| 444.1 | 22.52 | 0.1315 | A | 0.9794 |
| 440.2 | 22.72 | 0.6336 | A | 0.9794 |
| 437.5 | 22.86 | 0.3029 | A | 0.9794 |
| 430.7 | 23.22 | 0.9328 | A | 0.9794 |
| 430.2 | 23.24 | 0.4007 | A | 0.9794 |
| 423 | 23.64 | 0.0805 | A | 0.9794 |
| 421.3 | 23.74 | 0.0744 | A | 0.9794 |
| 420.6 | 23.78 | 0.2897 | A | 0.9794 |
| 414.4 | 24.13 | 0.1186 | A | 0.9794 |
| 409.6 | 24.41 | 0.0504 | A | 0.9794 |
| 405 | 24.69 | 0.0244 | A | 0.9794 |
| 403.1 | 24.81 | 0.0068 | A | 0.9794 |
| 402.3 | 24.86 | 0.052 | A | 0.9794 |
| 401 | 24.94 | 3.495 | A | 0.9794 |
| 399.8 | 25.01 | 1.336 | A | 0.9794 |
| 386.6 | 25.87 | 0.2882 | A | 0.9794 |
| 383 | 26.11 | 0.1681 | A | 0.9794 |
| 372.3 | 26.86 | 0.3923 | A | 0.9794 |
| 372.1 | 26.87 | 0.5535 | A | 0.9794 |
| 368.7 | 27.12 | 0.2009 | A | 0.9794 |
| 359.7 | 27.8 | 0.543 | A | 0.9794 |
| 357.6 | 27.96 | 2.123 | A | 0.9794 |
| 353.2 | 28.32 | 0.0025 | A | 0.9794 |
| 342.8 | 29.17 | 0.1521 | A | 0.9794 |
| 321.5 | 31.11 | 0.067 | A | 0.9794 |
| 316.9 | 31.56 | 0.0586 | A | 0.9794 |
| 314.5 | 31.8 | 0.0664 | A | 0.9794 |
| 313.6 | 31.89 | 0.1691 | A | 0.9794 |
| 306 | 32.68 | 4.271 | A | 0.9794 |
| 303 | 33.01 | 0.0487 | A | 0.9794 |
| 295.3 | 33.86 | 0.716 | A | 0.9794 |
| 293.1 | 34.12 | 0.0556 | A | 0.9794 |
| 291.4 | 34.32 | 1.416 | A | 0.9794 |
| 281.2 | 35.56 | 0.0482 | A | 0.9794 |
| 277.6 | 36.03 | 0.0104 | A | 0.9794 |
| 264.7 | 37.78 | 2.075 | A | 0.9794 |
| 245.2 | 40.78 | 0.0342 | A | 0.9794 |
| 240 | 41.66 | 0.3514 | A | 0.9794 |
| 239.2 | 41.8 | 0.0497 | A | 0.9794 |
| 236.4 | 42.3 | 0.1564 | A | 0.9794 |
| 236.2 | 42.34 | 0.0138 | A | 0.9794 |
| 215.1 | 46.49 | 0.0205 | A | 0.9794 |
| 205.4 | 48.69 | 0.0872 | A | 0.9794 |
| 203.7 | 49.08 | 0.3033 | A | 0.9794 |
| 203 | 49.26 | 14.49 | A | 0.9794 |
| 202.8 | 49.3 | 9.919 | A | 0.9794 |
| 188.6 | 53.01 | 0.8594 | A | 0.9794 |
| 187.9 | 53.21 | 1.532 | A | 0.9794 |
| 182.4 | 54.84 | 0.0896 | A | 0.9794 |
| 174.9 | 57.18 | 0.3437 | A | 0.9794 |
| 171.2 | 58.42 | 0.0423 | A | 0.9794 |
| 134.9 | 74.11 | 0.0011 | A | 0.9794 |
| 131.5 | 76.05 | 0.5565 | A | 0.9794 |
| 130.4 | 76.7 | 1.128 | A | 0.9794 |
| 126.1 | 79.29 | 0.2507 | A | 0.9794 |
| 124.8 | 80.12 | 0.3628 | A | 0.9794 |
| 84.38 | 118.5 | 0.0079 | A | 0.9794 |
| 82.9 | 120.6 | 0.3994 | A | 0.9794 |
| 73.39 | 136.3 | 0.0173 | A | 0.9794 |
| 70.66 | 141.5 | 0.1826 | A | 0.9794 |
| 58.26 | 171.7 | 0.0121 | A | 0.9794 |
| 44.64 | 224 | 0.2541 | A | 0.9794 |
| 28.24 | 354.1 | 0.7539 | A | 0.9794 |
| 23.78 | 420.6 | 0.1384 | A | 0.9794 |
| 23.37 | 428 | 0.0005 | A | 0.9794 |
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