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Absorption cross-section measurements of NO2 performed in our laboratory have been extended to the 200–300 nm region at ambient temperature. Low pressures have been used, limiting the effects of the dimer N2O4 which has an absorption cross-section from one to two orders of magnitude larger than that of NO2 in this region. The results have been compared to those of previous authors and are now available for atmospheric purposes at 0.01 nm intervals.
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Jenouvrier, A., Coquart, B. & Merienne, M.F. The NO2 absorption spectrum. III: The 200–300 nm region at ambient temperature. J Atmos Chem 25, 21–32 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053284
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