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List of IR Cross-sections

The following table lists the molecules presently in the the HITRAN compilation that are in the form of infrared absorption cross-sections. For some of the molecules, there are ample temperature-pressure sets in the given spectral range to provide an ability to perform quasi-quantitative atmospheric simulations.

Molecules Represented by Absorption Cross-section Data in HITRAN

Molecule

Common Name

Temperature Range (K)

Pressure Range (torr)

Number of T,P sets

Spectral Range (cm-1)

SF6

Sulfur hexafluoride

180-295

20-760

32

925-955

ClONO2

Chlorine nitrate

189-297

0-117

25

750-830

189-297

0-117

25

1260-1320

213-296

0

2

1680-1790

CCl4

Carbon tetrachloride

208-297

8-760

32

750-812

N2O5

Dinitrogen pentoxide

205-293

0

5

540-1380

HNO4

Peroxynitric acid

220

0

1

780-830

C2F6

Hexafluoroethane, CFC-116

181-296

25-760

43

1061-1165

181-296

25-760

43

1220-1285

CCl3F

CFC-11

190-296

8-760

55

810-880

190-296

8-760

55

1050-1120

CCl2F2

CFC-12

190-296

8-760

52

850-950

190-296

8-760

52

1050-1200

CClF3

CFC-13

203-293

0

6

765-805

203-293

0

6

1065-1140

203-293

0

6

1170-1235

CF4

CFC-14

180-296

8-761

55

1250-1290

C2Cl2F3

CFC-113

203-293

0

6

780-995

203-293

0

6

1005-1232

C2Cl2F4

CFC-114

203-293

0

6

815-860

203-293

0

6

870-960

203-293

0

6

1030-1067

203-293

0

6

1095-1285

C2ClF5

CFC-115

203-293

0

6

955-1015

203-293

0

6

1110-1145

203-293

0

6

1167-1260

CHCl2F

HCFC-21

296

1

1

785-840

CHClF2

HCFC-22

181-297

0-765

29

760-860

181-296

22-761

31

1070-1195

253-287

0

3

1060-1210

253-287

0

3

1275-1380

CHCl2CF3

HCFC-123

253-287

0

3

740-900

253-287

0

3

1080-1450

CHClFCF3

HCFC-124

287

0

1

675-715

287

0

1

790-920

287

0

1

1035-1430

CH3CCl2F

HCFC-141b

253-287

0

3

710-790

253-287

0

3

895-1210

253-287

0

3

1325-1470

CH3CClF2

HCFC-142b

223-283

0

7

650-1500

CHCl2CF2CF3

HCFC-225ca

253-287

0

3

695-865

253-287

0

3

1010-1420

CClF2CF2CHClF

HCFC-225cb

253-287

0

3

715-1375

CH2F2

HFC-32

203-297

0-750

17

995-1236

203-297

0-750

17

1385-1475

CHF2CF3

HFC-125

203-293

0-600

16

700-745

CHF2CHF2

HFC-134

203-297

0-750

9

600-1700

CFH2CF3

HFC-134a

253-287

0

3

815-865

190-296

20-760

32

1035-1130

190-296

20-760

33

1135-1340

253-287

0

3

935-1485

CF3CH3

HFC-143a

203-297

0-750

9

580-630

203-297

0-750

9

750-1050

203-297

0-750

9

1100-1500

CH3CHF2

HFC-152a

253-287

0

3

840-995

253-287

0

3

1050-1205

253-287

0

3

1320-1490

SF5CF3

Trifluoromethyl sulfur pentafluoride

213-323

760

5

599-624

213-323

760

5

676-704

213-323

760

5

740-766

213-323

760

5

860-920

213-323

760

5

1150-1280

213-323

760

5

1280-2600

CH3C(O)OONO2

PAN (Peroxyacetyl nitrate)

250-295

0

3

560-1400

295

0.08

1

1650-1901

250

0

1

1590-2200

CH3CN

Acetonitrile (methyl cyanide)

276-324

760

3

624-784

276-324

760

3

867-1159

203-297

50-760

12

880-1700

276-324

760

3

1175-1687

276-324

760

3

2217-2234

276-324

760

3

2786-3261

208-296

50-760

11

2550-3300

276-324

760

3

3881-4574

C6H6

Benzene

278-323

760

3

600-6500

C2H6

Ethane

194-270

52-626

14

2544-3315

CH3OH

Methanol

204-295

50-761

12

877-1167

204-296

51-761

12

2600-3250

C3H8

Propane

195-296

40-763

12

2540-3300

CH3COCH3

Propanone (acetone)

194-298

50-760

12

880-1700

195-296

49-759

12

2615-3300

CH3CHO

Acetaldehyde

200-297

50-762

16

2544-3315

BrONO2

Bromine nitrate

218-296

0

2

770-843

ClOOCl

Chlorine peroxide

225-250

15-33

4

500-835

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