Experiment
                
                MIR absorbance spectra of CH4 ice at 25K for different deposition rates and different thicknesses
            
        
        
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                Sub-Experiment
                            
                           Deposition rate of 0.22 nm.s-1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                            Spectrum
                                        
                                        
                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.22 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 271 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.22 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 383 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.22 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 495 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.22 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 608 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.22 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 720 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.22 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 832 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.22 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 942 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.22 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 1053 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                        
                    
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                Sub-Experiment
                            
                           Deposition rate of 0.17 nm.s-1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.17 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 531 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.17 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 1070 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.17 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 1613 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.17 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 2142 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.17 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 2664 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.17 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 3182 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.17 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 3692 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 0.17 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 4190 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                        
                    
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                Sub-Experiment
                            
                           Deposition rate of 1.28 nm.s-1
                        
                    
                    
                    
                    
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 1.28 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 565 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 1.28 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 1250 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 1.05nm.s-1 - Thickness = 1928 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 1.28 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 2589 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 1.28 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 3228 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 1.28 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 3846 nm
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                    
                                        
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                                        MIR absorbance spectrum of CH4 ice formed at 25 K with a deposition rate of 1.28 nm.s-1 - Thickness = 4465 nm