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B.5 Infrared Line Lists


We present here lists of some of the more important atomic and molecular lines in the infrared. It is by no means exhaustive.

Table B.9: Recombination Lines of Atomic Hydrogen: Paschen Series1
Transition
(Nu - Nl)
Vacuum Wavelength
(microns)
Vacuum Frequency
(cm -1)
I/I(H)
Te=Ne=104
4-3
1.8756
5531.55
0.332
5-3
1.2822
7799.33
0.162
6-3
1.0941
9139.8
0.0901
7-3
1.0052
9948.1

1Intensities from Hummer & Storey, MNRAS 224, 801.


Table B.10: Recombination Lines of Atomic Hydrogen: Brackett Series 
Transition
(Nu-Nl)
Vacuum Wavelength
(microns)
Frequency
(cm -1)
I/I(H)
Te=104
5-4
4.5225
2467.765
0.0777
6-4
2.6259
3808.25

7-4
2.1661
4616.61
0.0275
8-4
1.9451
5141.14
0.0181
9-4
1.8181
5500.8
0.0126
10-4
1.7367
5758.1
0.00909
11-4
1.6811
5948.45
0.00679
12-4
1.6412
6093.22
0.00521
13-4
1.6114
6205.9
0.00409
14-4
1.5885
6295.3
0.00327
15-4
1.5705
6367.4
0.00266
16-4
1.5561
6426.4
0.00220
17-4
1.5443
6475.3
0.00184
18-4
1.5346
6516.3
0.00156
19-4
1.5265
6551.0
0.00133
20-4
1.5196
6580.7
0.00116
series limit
1.459
6855.


Table B.11: HeI and HeII Lines 
ID
Transition
(µm)
HeI
7F-3D,3Fo-3D
1.0031
HeI
7F-3D,1Fo-1D
1.0034
HeII
14-6
1.0049
HeII
5-4
1.0133
HeI
6D-3P,3dD-3Po
1.0314
HeII
13-6
1.0422
HeI
6S-3P,3S-3Po
1.0668
HeI
2P-2S,3Po-3S,GU=3
1.0832
HeI
2P-2S,3Po-3P,GU=1
1.0832
HeI
2P-2S,3Po-3S,GU=5
1.0833
HeI
2P-2S,3Po-3S,GU=9
1.0833
HeI
6P-3D,1Po-1d
1.0905
HeI
6F-3D,3Fo-3D
1.0916
HeI
6F-3D,1Fo-1D
1.0920
HeII
12-6
1.0938
HeI
6P-3D,3Po-3D
1.0997
HeI
5P-3S,1Po-1S
1.1016
HeI
6D-3P,1D-1Po
1.1048
HeII
7LIMIT
1.1164
HeI
6S-3P,1S-1Po
1.1229
HeII
7-5
1.1628
HeII
11-6
1.1677
HeI
5D-3P,3D-3Po
1.1972
HeII
21-7
1.2256
HeII
22-7
1.2418
HeI
4P-3S,3Po-3S
1.2531
HeII
20-7
1.2719
HeI
5P-3D,1Po-1D
1.2759
HeI
5F-3D,3Fo-3D
1.2789
HeII
10-6
1.2817
HeI
5S-3P,3S-3Po
1.2850
HeII
19-7
1.2914
HeI
5D-3P,1D-1Po
1.2971
HeI
5F-3D,1Fo-1D
1.2976
HeI
5P-3D,3Po-3D
1.2988
HeII
18-7
1.3150
HeI
5S-3P,1S-1Po
1.3415
HeII
17-7
1.3442
HeII
15-7
1.4273
HeII
8LIMIT
1.4578
HeII
9-6
1.4765
HeII
14-7
1.4882
HeI
4P-3S,1Po-1S
1.5088
HeII
13-7
1.5719
HeII
25-8
1.6241
HeII
24-8
1.6400
HeII
23-8
1.6584
HeII
22-8
1.6799
HeII
12-7
1.6926
HeI
4D-3P,3D-3Po
1.7007
HeII
21-8
1.7053
HeII
20-8
1.7355
HeII
19-8
1.7717
HeII
18-8
1.8167
HeII
9LIMIT
1.8450
HeI
4P-3D,1Po-1D
1.8561
HeII
6-5
1.8639
HeI
4F-3D,3Fo-3D
1.8691
HeI
4F-3D,1Fo-1d
1.8702
HeII
17-8
1.8725
HeII
8-6
1.8753
HeII
11-7
1.8770
HeI
8S-4P,3S-3Po
1.9068
HeI
4D-3P,1D-1Po
1.9094
HeI
4P-3D,3Po-3D
1.9548
HeII
15-8
2.0379
HeI
6P-4S,3Po-3S
2.0430
HeI
2P-2S,1Po-1S
2.0587
HeI
4S-3P,3S-3Po
2.1126
HeI
3pP-4sS
2.1132
HeI
4S-3P,1S-1Po
2.1138
HeII
25-9
2.1195
HeII
24-9
2.1469
HeI
7S-4P,3S-3Po
2.1500
HeI
7F-4D,3Fo-3D
2.1614
HeI
4dD-7fF
2.1617
HeI
7F-4D,1Fo-1D
2.1623
HeII
14-8
2.1653
HeI
4-7
2.166
HeII
23-9
2.1786
HeI
7D-4P,1D-1Po
2.1847
HeII
10-7
2.1891
HeII
22-9
2.2155
HeI
7S-4P,1S-1Po
2.2290
HeII
21-9
2.2601
HeII
10LIMIT
2.2778
HeI
6P-4S,1Po-1S
2.3069
HeII
20-9
2.314
HeII
13-8
2.348
HeII
19-9
2.3788
HeII
18-9
2.4606
HeI
6D-4P,3D-3Po
2.4734


Table B.12: CO Vibration-rotation Band-heads1 
Transition
(Nu-Nl)
12C16O
Vacuum Wavelength
(microns)
Frequency
(cm -1)
13C16O
Vacuum Wavelength
(microns)
Frequency
(cm -1)
2-0
2.2935
4360.1
2.3448
4264.7
3-1
2.3227
4305.4
2.3739
4212.4
4-2
2.3535
4250.8
2.4037
4160.3
5-3
2.3829
4196.5
2.4341
4108.3
6-4
2.4142
4142.2
2.4652
4056.4
7-5
2.4461
4088.2
2.4971
4004.7
8-6
2.4787
4034.3


9-7
2.5122
3980.5


3-0
1.5582
6417.8


4-1
1.5780
6337.2


5-2
1.5982
6257.2


6-3
1.6187
6177.7


7-4
1.6397
6098.8


8-5
1.6610
6020.5


1 All of the delta v = 2 bandheads occur near J=50.


Table B.13: Important H2 Lines1 
Line Name
Wavel
(µm)
Freq
(cm-1)
g(J)
Eupper
(K)
A
(10e-7s)
LTE I(line)/I(1-0S(1))
1000K
2000K
3000K
4000K
1-0
S(0)
2.2235
4497.41
5
6471
2.53
0.27
0.21
0.19
0.19
1-0
S(1)
2.1218
4712.91
21
6956
3.47
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1-0
S(2)
2.0338
4917.01
9
7584
3.98
0.27
0.37
0.42
0.44
1-0
S(3)
1.9576
5108.40
33
8365
4.21
0.51
1.02
1.29
1.45
1-0
S(4)
1.8920
5282.52
13
9286
4.19
0.082
0.26
0.39
0.47
1-0
S(5)
1.8358
5447.25
45
10341
3.96
0.096
0.52
0.91
1.21
1-0
S(6)
1.7880
5592.9
17
11522
3.54
0.010
0.10
0.21
0.31
1-0
S(7)
1.7480
5720.8
57
12817
2.98
0.008
0.15
0.40
0.65
1-0
S(8)
1.7147
5831.9
21
14221
2.34
0.001
0.022
0.074
0.14
1-0
S(9)
1.6877
5925.1
69
15722
1.68
0.025
0.11
0.22

1-0
S(10)
1.6665
6000.0
25
17311
1.05
0.003
0.015
0.034

1-0
S(11)
1.6504
6059.0
81
18979
0.53
0.002
0.014
0.037

1-0
Q(1)
2.4066
4155.25
9
6149
4.29
1.05
0.70
0.61
0.57
1-0
Q(2)
2.4134
4143.47
5
6471
3.03
0.30
0.23
0.22
0.21
1-0
Q(3)
2.4237
4125.87
21
6956
2.78
0.70
0.70
0.70
0.70
1-0
Q(4)
2.4375
412.57
9
7586
2.65
0.15
0.21
0.23
0.24
1-0
Q(5)
2.4548
4073.72
33
8365
2.55
0.24
0.49
0.62
0.70
1-0
Q(6)
2.4756
4039.5
13
9286
2.45
0.036
0.12
0.17
0.21
1-0
Q(7)
2.5001
3999.9
45
10341
2.34
0.042
0.11
0.40
0.53
3-2
S(0)
2.5014
3997.73
5
17387
3.88
0.001
0.007
0.016

3-2
S(1)
2.3864
4190.33
21
17818
5.14
0.006
0.035
0.087

3-2
S(2)
2.2870
4372.49
9
18386
5.63
0.002
0.014
0.037

3-2
S(3)
2.2014
4542.57
33
19086
5.63
0.006
0.043
0.12

3-2
S(4)
2.1280
4699.32
13
19912
5.22
0.001
0.012
0.036

3-2
S(5)
2.0656
4841.3
45
20856
4.50
0.003
0.023
0.088

3-2
S(6)
2.0130
4967.7
17
21911
3.57
0.006
0.021


3-2
S(7)
1.9692
5078.1
57
23069
2.54
0.001
0.010
0.038

4-3
S(3)
2.3446
4265.4
21






4-3
S(4)
2.2668
4411.5
9






4-3
S(5)
2.201
4543.5
33






5-4
S(5)
2.3555
4245.4
45






5-4
S(7)
2.2510
4442.5
57






2-0
S(0)
1.2383
8075.3
5
12095
1.27
0.001
0.012
0.028
0.043
2-0
S(1)
1.1622
8604.2
21
12550
1.90
0.004
0.061
0.15
0.23
2-0
S(2)
1.1382
8785.5
9
13150
2.38
0.001
0.025
0.070
0.12
2-0
S(3)
1.1175
8948.6
33
13890
2.77
0.002
0.074
0.24
0.43
2-0
S(4)
1.0998
9092.4
13
14764
3.07
0.021
0.078
0.15

2-0
S(5)
1.0851
9215.5
45
15763
3.28
0.001
0.048
0.21
0.44
2-9
Q(1)
1.2383
8075.3
9
11789
1.94
0.003
0.037
0.082
0.12
2-0
Q(2)
1.2419
8051.9
5
12095
1.38
0.001
0.012
0.029
0.045
2-0
Q(3)
1.2473
8017.2
21
12550
1.29
0.002
0.039
0.098
0.24
2-0
Q(4)
1.2545
7971.1
9
13150
1.27
0.001
0.012
0.033
0.056
2-0
Q(5)
1.2636
7913.3
33
13890
1.23
0.001
0.024
0.093
0.17
2-0
O(2)
1.2932
7732.6
1
11635
3.47
0.001
0.008
0.016
0.024
2-0
O(3)
1.3354
7488.3
9
11789
1.61
0.003
0.028
0.063
0.094
2-0
O(4)
1.3817
7237.5
5
12095
1.03
0.001
0.008
0.020
0.030
2-0
O(5)
1.4322
6982.5
21
12550
0.698
0.001
0.018
0.046
0.074
1Energy levels calculated using Dabrowski & Herzberg, Can J Phys 62, 1639 (1984). Einstein coefficients from Turner et al. ApJ Suppl 35, 281 (1977).



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