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Substance: methyl nitrate				Other Names: nitric acid, methyl ester

Formula: CH3NO3; CH3ONO2				CAS-No.: 598-58-3

Study: uv absorption spectrum

                
Authors: O. Rattigan, E. Lutman, R.L. Jones, R.A. Cox, K. Clemitshaw, J. Williams

Title: Temperature-Dependent Absorption Cross-Sections of Gaseous Nitric Acid and Methyl Nitrate

Journal/Source: J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 66, 313-326, (1992); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/1010-6030(92)80003-E


Data: table, diagram

Energy/Wavelength range: 220 - 335 nm

Resolution: 0.3 nm

Temperature: 239 K; 294 K

Temperature dependence: yes

Pressure/Concentration: 

Phase:

pH: 


Comments: Absorption cross-sections for HNO3 and CH3ONO2 were measured in the wavelength region 220-340 nm. Absorption over 
most of the range showed a distinct temperature dependence, with a similar decline in cross-section with decreasing temperature in the 
range 295-239 K for both molecules.

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