\begin{table}%t1 \caption{\label{tab:lines}Observed HC$_3$N Lines Properties.} %\centering \par \begin{tabular}{r c c c c c c c c c c} \hline\hline \noalign{\smallskip} Transition & Rest frequency & Tuning frequency & HPBW\tablefootmark{a} & $\int{T_{\rm A}^\star {\rm d}v}$ & $T_{\rm b}$\tablefootmark{b} & $\Delta V$\tablefootmark{c} & $\eta_{mb}$\tablefootmark{d} & $A_{u\ell}$\tablefootmark{e} & $E_u$\tablefootmark{f} & Ref.\tablefootmark{g} \\ $J_u-J_l$ $(v_6,v_7)$ & [GHz] & [GHz] & [$''$] & [mK km~s$^{-1}$] & [K] & [km~s$^{-1}$] & & [s$^{-1}$] & [K] & \\ \hline & & & & & & & & &\\ 10--9 (0, 0) & 90.979 & 91.114 & 27 & 711 $\pm$ 20 & 1.5 & 134 & 0.77 & 5.8e-05 & 24.1 & IRAM 07-08 \\ (1e, 0) & 91.128 & '' & 27 & $<$70 & -- & -- & 0.77 & 5.8e-05 & 736.6 & IRAM 07-08 \\ (0, 1e) & 91.202 & '' & 27 & 159 $\pm$ 17 & 0.4 & 108 & 0.77 & 5.8e-05 & 342.6 & IRAM 07-08 \\ (0, 1f) & 91.333 & '' & 27 & 155 $\pm$ 14 & 0.4 & 110 & 0.77 & 5.8e-05 & 342.6 & IRAM 07-08 \\ 16--15 (0, 0) & 145.561 & 145.561 & 17 & 1700 $\pm$ 80 & 1.7 & 130 & 0.70 & 2.4e-04 & 59.4 & Aalto 2007 \\ 17--16 (0, 0) & 154.657 & 154.948 & 16 & 469 $\pm$ 52 & 0.5 & 117 & 0.67 & 2.9e-04 & 67.3 & IRAM 07-08 \\ (1e, 0) & 155.032 &'' & 16 & $<$150 & -- & -- & 0.67 & 2.9e-04 & 779.2 & IRAM 07-08 \\ (0, 1e) & 155.037 &'' & 16 & 316 $\pm$ 59 & 0.3 & 141 & 0.67 & 2.9e-04 & 385.2 & IRAM 07-08 \\ (0, 1f) & 155.259 &'' & 16 & 316 $\pm$ 59 & 0.3 & 141 & 0.67 & 2.9e-04 & 385.3 & IRAM 07-08 \\ (1e, 0) & 154.911 &'' & 16 & $<$150 & -- & -- & 0.67 & 2.9e-04 & 779.2 & IRAM 07-08 \\ 25--24 (0, 0) & 227.418 & 227.757 & 11 & 2020 $\pm$ 140 & 1.1 & 140 & 0.54 & 9.3e-04 & 143.0 & IRAM 12-07 \\ (1e, 0) & 227.793 & '' & 11 & 480 $\pm$ 110 & 0.3 & 125 & 0.54 & 9.3e-04 & 853.9 & IRAM 12-07 \\ (0, 1e) & 227.977 & '' & 11 & 928 $\pm$ 120 & 0.6 & 125 & 0.54 & 9.3e-04 & 459.9 & IRAM 12-07 \\ 28--27 (0, 0) & 254.699 & 254.699 & 10 & 1720 $\pm$ 100 & 0.9 & 141 & 0.47 & 1.3e-03 & 178.6 & IRAM 12-07 \\ 28--27 (0, 0) & 254.699 & 255.018 & 10 & 1315 $\pm$ 100 & 0.7 & 159 & 0.47 & 1.3e-03 & 178.6 & IRAM 07-08 \\ (1e, 0) & 255.119 &'' & 9.7 & $<$200 & -- & -- & 0.47 & 1.3e-03 & 889.1 & IRAM 07-08 \\ (0, 1e) & 255.324 & '' & 9.7 & 327 $\pm$ 82 & 0.3 & 83 & 0.47 & 1.3e-03 & 495.2 & IRAM 07-08 \\ 30--29 (0, 0) & 272.884 & 272.884 & 9 & 1300 $\pm$ 200 & 0.5 & 182 & 0.44 & 1.6e-03 & 204.6 & IRAM 07-08 \\ 38--37 (0, 0) & 345.609 & 345.609 & 14 & 1930 $\pm$ 250$^{{\rm h}}$ & 1.8 & 120 & 0.63 & 3.3e-03 & 326.0 & JCMT 2007 \\ \hline \end{tabular} \tablefoot{\tablefoottext{a}{Half power beam width.} \tablefoottext{b}{Brightness temperature, assuming a 2$''$ source size.} \tablefoottext{c}{Full width at half maximum from Gaussian fit.} \tablefoottext{d}{Main beam efficiency.} \tablefoottext{e}{Einstein's transition coefficient.} \tablefoottext{f}{Energy above ground of the upper level.} \tablefoottext{g}{Telescope and epoch.} \tablefoottext{h}{From Gaussian fit to the CO 3--2 spectrum, see Fig. \ref{fig:spec}.}}\vspace*{2mm} \end{table}