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Table 1.

Vibrational frequencies and assumed band strengths used for solid-phase column densities.

Species Frequency A Integration
(cm−1) (cm molec−1) (cm−1)
CH 3 CN Mathematical equation: $ \mathrm{CH}_{3}\mathrm{CN}^{*} $ 2251; CN st. 2.2 × 10−18(1,2) 2267–2231
CH 3 CH 2 CN Mathematical equation: $ \mathrm{CH}_{3}\mathrm{CH}_{2}\mathrm{CN}^{*} $ 2245; CN st. 2.8 × 10−18(3,4) 2279–2232
CH2CHCNb 2227; CN st. 4.0 × 10−18(5) 2231–2216
CH3NCa 2168; NC st. 8.4 × 10−18(6) 2181–2157
CH3CH2NCb 2155; NC st. 8.4 × 10−18(6) 2165–2145
HCNa, b 2083; CN st. 1.1 × 10−17(3) 2100–2071
CH2CNHa 2034; CCN st. 7.2 × 10−17(1) 2070–1990
CH3CHCNHb 2034; CCN st. 7.2 × 10−17(1) 2068–1980
CH4a 1305; CH def. 9.7 × 10−18(7) 1319–1288

Notes. * Species marked with an asterisk are the parent ices. a Species formed following energetic processing of CH3CN. b Species formed following energetic processing of CH3CH2CN. (1) Hudson & Moore (2004); (2) Rachid et al. (2022); (3) Gerakines et al. (2021); (4) Moore et al. (2010); (5) Toumi et al. (2016); (6) Hager et al. (2025); (7) Gerakines & Hudson (2015).

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