The MPI-Mainz UV/VIS Spectral Atlas

of Gaseous Molecules of Atmospheric Interest

www.uv-vis-spectral-atlas-mainz.org

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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When referring to the Spectral Atlas, please cite our publication:

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 / MellerMoortgat(2000)_298K_225.5-375.5nm(1nm)

DATAFILE: CH2O_MellerMoortgat(2000)_298K_225.5-375.5nm(1nm).txt
NAME: formaldehyde, methanal
FORMULA: CH2O
AUTHOR(YEAR): MellerMoortgat(2000)
T: 298K
λ: 225.5-375.5nm(1nm)
BIBLIOGRAPHY: R. Meller and G.K. Moortgat, "Temperature dependence of the absorption cross sections of formaldehyde between 223 and 323 K in the wavelength range 225-375 nm", J. Geophys. Res. 105(D6), 7089-7101 (2000); DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901074
COMMENTS: High-resolution spectrum: Spectral resolution in single measurements varied between 0.028 nm at 230 nm and 0.021 nm at 360 nm; in the final spectrum over the entire wavelength range the resolution is somewhat lower (∼0.04 nm) due to later data handling and manipulation

Averages over 1-nm intervals of the high-resolution spectrum centered at the wavelength given in the first column

Empirical fit of the temperature dependence (223-323 K):

σ(λ, T) = σ(298 K) + Γ × (T - 298 K) with the temperature coefficients

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λ  1024 Γ
(nm) (cm2 molec.-1 K-1)
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250  0.203
251  0.177
252 -0.072
253  0.101
254  0.137
255  0.272
256  0.169
257  0.880
258  0.681
259  0.084
260  0.447
261  0.093
262  0.635
263 -0.813
264  0.580
265  1.004
266  0.431
267 -0.880
268 -0.120
269  1.116
270  0.748
271 -1.307
272  1.000
273  1.228
274  0.871
275 -2.733
276 -2.040
277  1.933
278  1.427
279 -2.547
280 -0.680
281  0.560
282  0.809
283  0.005
284 -8.720
285 -1.800
286  1.587
287  0.760
288 -4.707
289 -1.213
290  1.707
291 -1.160
292  1.155
293 -4.907
294 -10.213
295  3.827
296  2.120
297  1.387
298 -4.933
299  1.480
300  4.267
301 -2.573
302 -2.325
303 -3.600
304 -4.827
305  4.173
306  0.320
307  3.187
308  0.333
309 -3.867
310  2.360
311  0.075
312 -1.227
313 -1.439
314  0.720
315  2.587
316  4.760
317 -2.467
318  3.307
319  2.532
320  0.240
321 -2.187
322  0.149
323  0.389
324 -0.456
325  2.213
326 -5.640
327  5.440
328  5.067
329 -3.347
330 -2.173
331  3.907
332  1.792
333  0.429
334 -0.228
335 -0.005
336  0.325
337  0.329
338  1.600
339 -6.587
340  5.520
341  5.863
342  1.216
343 -2.987
344  0.187
345  2.765
346  0.541
347 -0.281
348 -0.664
349 -0.560
350 -0.728
351 -0.121
352  0.368
353 -5.320
354  0.600
355  2.456
356 -0.388

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