Theoretical Reims-Tomsk Spectral data

Theoretical line lists of methane

1. Full line-by-line (LbL) linelists at low and/or room
   reference temperatures without quantum identification of the transition (“full_LbL_lists”). The cut-off restrictions ( described case-by-case) permit to employ these “full_LbL_lists” within the temperatures range ( Tmin = 50 K , Tmax = 400 K), by an appropriate use of the T-dependence for intensities and for the partition functions.
    
2. “Hybrid” compressed data sources designed for a fast spectra modeling.  
   At high temperatures, the spectra could be very congested including many millions or even billions of transitions ( see refs [1], [2]). To accelerate a modeling of spectral functions in these cases the initially computed full LbL lists are partitioned into two sets:
    
   (b1) “Light lists” contain strong and medium transitions necessary for an accurate description of sharp features in absorption/emission spectra.
    
   (b2) For a fast and efficient modeling of quasi-continuum cross sections, billions of tiny lines are compressed in “super-lines” libraries according to  ref [3].
   Warning (!) :  For a correct use of these “hybrid”  data sources, the spectral functions computed from (b1) “Light lists” and from (b2) “quasi-continuum” must be summed together. Otherwise , a part of the opacity would be missing.
3. Linelists at various reference temperatures with full quantum identification of the transition (Assigned linelists) : currently few limited examples – under development.

References ( high-T and data compression methods):

1. Rey, M., Nikitin, A.V., Tyuterev, V.G. “Theoretical hot methane line lists up to t = 2000 k for astrophysical applications”. Astrophysical Journal, 789 (1), art. no. 2, (2014);  doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/789/1/2.
2. Rey, M., Nikitin, A.V., Tyuterev, V.G. “Accurate Theoretical Methane Line Lists in the Infrared up to 3000 K and Quasi-continuum Absorption/Emission Modeling for Astrophysical Applications”. Astrophysical Journal, 847 (2), art. no. aa8909 (2017);  doi: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa8909.  
3. M. Rey, A.V. Nikitin, Y. Babikov, V. Tyuterev, TheoReTS - An information system for theoretical spectra based on variational predictions from molecular potential energy and dipole moment surfaces // JMS, 2016, doi:10.1016/j.jms.2016.04.006.