The file 'AinslieLeighton2016_fig3a_data.txt' contains the data plotted in Figure 3a of Ainslie & Leighton (2016) 'Sonar equations for planetary exploration', J Acoust Soc Am, DOI: 10.1121/1.4960786 Figure 3a is a graph of y vs x, where x = molecular mass, m, in yottograms (yg) for the following gases [see figure legend for the full list of gases] row 1 = He row 2 = Ne row 3 = Ar ... row 11 = CO2 y = thermal noise coefficient, \mu, in yottograms (yg) for each gas \mu / yg m / yg Gas (see Fig 3a legend) 6.695000 50.479111 He 33.776275 254.667114 Ne 66.866313 504.160119 Ar ... 73.661738 694.245520 CO2