The MPI-Mainz UV/VIS Spectral Atlas

of Gaseous Molecules of Atmospheric Interest

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Hannelore Keller-Rudek1, Geert K. Moortgat2, Rolf Sander2, Rüdiger Sörensen1

1Satellite Group

2Atmospheric Chemistry Division

Max-Planck Institute for Chemistry
Mainz, Germany


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Keller-Rudek, H., Moortgat, G. K., Sander, R., and Sörensen, R.: The MPI-Mainz UV/VIS spectral atlas of gaseous molecules of atmospheric interest, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 5, 365–373, (2013), DOI: 10.5194/essd-5-365-2013


Cross Sections / Organics (carbonyls) / Aldehydes(aliphatic) / CH2O / Co(2005)_220K_350.877-355.871nm(400Torr)

DATAFILE: CH2O_Co(2005)_220K_350.877-355.871nm(400Torr).txt
NAME: formaldehyde, methanal
FORMULA: CH2O
AUTHOR(YEAR): Co(2005)
T: 220K
λ: 350.877-355.871nm(400Torr)
BIBLIOGRAPHY: D.T. Co, T.F. Hanisco, J.G. Anderson, and F.N. Keutsch, "Rotationally resolved absorption cross sections of formaldehyde in the 28100-28500 cm-1 (351-356 nm) spectral region: Implications for in situ LIF measurements", J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 10675-10682 (2005); DOI: 10.1021/jp053466i
COMMENTS: Rotationally resolved spectrum at an apodized resolution of 0.027 cm-1 (approximately 0.0003 nm at 352 nm) using Fourier transform spectroscopy.
Pressure: 400 Torr

Absorption cross sections have been obtained by personal communication from Dick Co (Febr 2006) via
http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/∼co/Co_HCHO.zip

The temperature gradient B is defined by Eq. 22,

σ(λ, T) = σ(λ, 298 K) + B × (T - 298K),

and was calculated for 2-cm-1 intervals from the 0.027 cm-1 spectra
measured at 220 and 298 K:

-----------------------------------------------------
λ      B
(nm)     (cm2 molecule-1 K-1)
----------------------------------------------------
350.898865  7.987759e-24
350.926695  6.129882e-24
350.954529  2.027083e-23
350.982367  4.809447e-23
351.010210 -1.359344e-23
351.038057  1.447507e-23
351.065909  2.665107e-23
351.093765  7.461502e-23
351.121626  2.607255e-24
351.149478  1.277462e-23
351.177348  5.458538e-23
351.205221 -2.543447e-23
351.233100  7.249414e-23
351.260982 -2.025894e-24
351.288869  2.568353e-23
351.316761  4.729221e-23
351.344657  4.081919e-23
351.372557  1.848463e-24
351.400462  7.105866e-23
351.428371  6.105612e-23
351.456285  2.294214e-23
351.484203  7.137391e-23
351.512125 -3.424532e-23
351.540040 -4.150831e-24
351.567971 -1.876978e-24
351.595907  6.220699e-23
351.623847 -1.943336e-23
351.651792  6.113949e-23
351.679741 -5.326325e-23
351.707695  2.203314e-23
351.735653  6.226750e-23
351.763615  4.193880e-23
351.791582  4.320485e-23
351.819554  8.354167e-23
351.847530 -2.894907e-24
351.875510  3.924698e-23
351.903482  7.249713e-23
351.931471 -2.799460e-23
351.959465  7.785580e-23
351.987463  2.400408e-23
352.015466  6.665703e-23
352.043473 -1.041520e-23
352.071484  3.164294e-23
352.099500 -1.981206e-23
352.127520  3.080043e-23
352.155545  1.955402e-23
352.183574  7.210119e-23
352.211608  2.929394e-24
352.239646  2.969680e-23
352.267677  2.813772e-23
352.295724  3.131965e-23
352.323775  4.102936e-24
352.351832 -4.720379e-24
352.379892  7.700069e-23
352.407957  2.949903e-23
352.436027  7.419628e-24
352.464101 -1.324643e-22
352.492179 -4.862077e-24
352.520262  5.074192e-23
352.548349  1.279272e-23
352.576441  1.522579e-23
352.604537 -3.985394e-23
352.632638 -6.071553e-23
352.660731  2.136897e-23
352.688841 -1.086692e-24
352.716955 -3.126828e-23
352.745074 -3.617821e-24
352.773197 -1.176635e-22
352.801325 -1.501519e-22
352.829457 -1.649810e-22
352.857594  7.631269e-24
352.885735 -1.791137e-23
352.913880 -9.767436e-23
352.942031 -4.302312e-23
352.970185 -6.114435e-23
352.998344 -7.060985e-23
353.026495 -1.039892e-22
353.054664 -2.991172e-23
353.082836 -1.952304e-23
353.111013 -1.118956e-22
353.139195 -1.692764e-22
353.167381 -1.111126e-22
353.195572  6.423449e-23
353.223767  7.903897e-24
353.251966  7.082394e-23
353.280170 -3.573228e-23
353.308379 -9.092254e-23
353.336592 -7.932549e-23
353.364810 -3.596278e-23
353.393019 -2.979226e-23
353.421246 -3.540044e-23
353.449477 -2.033108e-23
353.477713 -5.535910e-24
353.505953 -2.965144e-23
353.534198  4.494718e-24
353.562447 -2.032215e-23
353.590700 -7.678667e-24
353.618959  6.459846e-24
353.647221 -5.870204e-23
353.675489  5.219515e-23
353.703760  2.491118e-23
353.732037 -3.337741e-23
353.760318 -2.289555e-23
353.788590 -8.571278e-23
353.816880 -2.429635e-23
353.845175 -6.188521e-23
353.873474 -4.627962e-24
353.901777 -2.667936e-24
353.930085  4.256624e-23
353.958397 -1.205814e-23
353.986715 -2.220672e-23
354.015036  1.099343e-22
354.043362  5.752988e-23
354.071693  4.758076e-23
354.100028  1.995372e-24
354.128368  4.253940e-23
354.156699 -3.353718e-24
354.185048  1.116905e-22
354.213401  1.158392e-23
354.241759  7.277358e-23
354.270122  3.096368e-23
354.298489  2.683393e-23
354.326860  5.039870e-23
354.355236 -1.803825e-23
354.383617  8.013187e-23
354.412002 -6.185733e-24
354.440391  4.531172e-23
354.468786  9.678947e-23
354.497184  4.833690e-23
354.525575  6.744797e-23
354.553983  7.312186e-23
354.582395  5.920396e-23
354.610812  7.922568e-23
354.639234  4.212577e-23
354.667660  5.713704e-23
354.696090  1.335234e-22
354.724526  2.833462e-23
354.752965  6.235343e-23
354.781410  5.835557e-23
354.809859  4.087720e-23
354.838312  5.603028e-23
354.866770  7.854718e-23
354.895233  3.110308e-23
354.923687  4.019421e-23
354.952159  5.854253e-23
354.980635  5.995226e-23
355.009116  5.018394e-23
355.037601  3.662338e-23
355.066091  6.266854e-23
355.094586  6.035940e-23
355.123085  1.725967e-23
355.151589  3.701067e-23
355.180097  9.625313e-23
355.208610  6.203911e-23
355.237127  2.068635e-25
355.265649  9.120618e-23
355.294163  9.505326e-23
355.322694 -2.733721e-24
355.351230  6.726962e-23
355.379770  4.961736e-23
355.408315  4.201538e-24
355.436865  6.447264e-24
355.465419  4.751444e-24
355.493977  4.180168e-23
355.522541  5.726626e-24
355.551109  4.479549e-23
355.579681  8.816563e-23
355.608258 -8.410342e-24
355.636840  1.371867e-23
355.665413  3.883315e-23
355.694004 -1.071228e-23
355.722599  5.555312e-23
355.751199  1.465039e-23
355.779804  3.447482e-23
355.808413  3.918946e-23
355.837027  6.802666e-23

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