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		| Paper: | 
		An Overview of Molecular Opacities | 
	 
	
		| Volume: | 
		515, Workshop on Astrophysical Opacities | 
	 
	
		| Page: | 
		125 | 
	 
	
		| Authors: | 
		Bernath, P. | 
	 
	
	
		| Abstract: | 
		Molecular opacities are based on extensive line lists or absorption cross sections that apply to a particular composition, temperature, and pressure. Line lists need to include line positions, line intensities, and lower-state energies at a minimum. Modern methods to generate these line lists are reviewed. | 
	 
	
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