\begin{table}%t3 \caption{\label{irradspecies}Infrared absorption bands of the species formed upon VUV irradiation of a NH$_3$:CO$_2$ ice at 10 K.} \par %\centerline { \begin{tabular}{lllll} \hline\hline \multicolumn{1}{l}{Wavenumbers}&\multicolumn{1}{c}{Species}&\multicolumn{1}{c}{Assigment}& \multicolumn{1}{c}{Band Strength }\\ (cm$^{-1}$) & & & (cm~molecule$^{-1}$) \\ \hline 2164 (w) & OCN$^{-~a}$ & ($\nu_{3}$) $\nu_{\rm as}$~(NCO) &$1.30\times10^{-16}$\\ 2140 (vs) & CO $^{b}$ & ($\nu_1$)~$\nu$~C=O &$1.10\times10^{-17}$ \\ 1694 (vw) & NH$_{2}$COOH dimer $^{c}$ & $\nu$ C=O &$5\times10^{-18}$\\ 1590 (m) & [HCOO$^{-}$][NH$_{4}^{+}$] $^{d, e}$ & $\nu_{\rm as}$(COO$^{-}$) &$1.0\times10^{-16}$ \\ 1548 (m) & [NH$_2$COO$^{-}$][NH$_{4}^{+}$] $^{c}$ & $\nu_{\rm as}$(COO$^{-}$) &$2\times10^{-17}$ \\ 1501 (s) & [HCOO$^{-}$][NH$_{4}^{+}$] $^{d, e}$ & $\delta_{\rm s}$ (NH$_{4}^{+}$) & \\ 1389 (w) & [HCOO$^{-}$][NH$_{4}^{+}$] $^{d, e}$ & $\delta_{\rm s}$ (CH) &$8.0\times10^{-18}$\\ 1330 (w) & [HCOO$^{-}$][NH$_{4}^{+}$] $^{d, e}$ & $\nu_{\rm s}$(COO$^{-}$)&$1.7\times10^{-17}$\\ 1319 (w) & NH$_{2}$COOH dimer $^{c}$ & &\\ 1240 (vw) & ? & ? & \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \medskip \par References. $^a$ Raunier (2003); $^b$ Gerakines (1995); $^c$ this work; \\ $^d$ Hudson (2000); $^e$ Schutte (1999).\\ Vibration mode: stretching ($\nu$), bending ($\delta$).\\ Indication: asymmetric (as), symmetric (s). \\ Intensities: very strong (vs), strong (s), medium (m), weak (w) and very weak (vw). \end{table}