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

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DATAFILE: C3H4O2_Randi(2025)_298K_115-330nm.txt
NAME: beta-propiolactone, oxetan-2-one
FORMULA: C3H4O2
AUTHOR(YEAR): Randi(2025)
T: 298K
λ: 115-330nm
BIBLIOGRAPHY: P.A.S. Randi, M.H.F. Bettega, N.C. Jones, S.V. Hoffmann, L. Zuin, M. Macdonald, N.J. Mason, M A. Smialek, and P. Limaão-Vieira, "Ring strain integrity in the absorption spectrum of β-propiolactone: VUV spectroscopy in the photon energy 4.6–10.8 eV,", J. Photochem Photobiol. A: Chem., 469, 116573 (2025); DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2025.116573
COMMENTS: High-resolution (better than 0.08 nm) absorption measurements using synchrotron radiation as a light source

Reference and data (absorption cross sections at intervals of 0.02, 0.05, 0,1, 0.2, and 1 nm) have been obtained by personal communication from Paulo Limão-Vieira (June 2025)

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