We report newly measured high-resolution and high-precision ultraviolet absorption cross-sections of 32 SO 2 , 33 SO 2 , 34 SO 2 , and 36 SO 2 for the B B X A1 1 1 1 band over the wavelength range of 240 to 320 nm at a resolution of 0.4 cm −1 . The resolution was improved 20 times compared to that in a previous study. A least absolute deviation linear regression method was applied to calculate cross-sections and derived spectral errors from a set of measurements recorded at a wide range of pressures to ensure the optimal signal-to-noise ratio at all wavelengths. Based on this analysis, error bars on the measured cross-sections ranged between 3 and 10%. The overall features of measured crosssections, such as peak positions of the isotopologues, are consistent with previous studies. We provide improved spectral data for studying sulfur mass-independent fraction (S-MIF) signatures during SO 2 photoexcitation. Our spectral measurements predict that SO 2 photoexcitation produces S-MIF enrichment factors 33 E = − 0.9 ± 0.2‰ and 36 E = − 3.8 ± 0.4‰ (where 33 E and 36 E are 1000 × [ln( 33 J/ 32 J) − 0.515 ln( 34 J/ 32 J)] ‰ and 1000 × [ln( 36 J/ 32 J) − 1.90 ln( 34 J/ 32 J] ‰, and 3x J is the 3x SO 2 photoexcitation rate constant). Based on this new result, we found that calculated SO 2 photoexcitation isotope effects are smaller than previously thought and generally do not match photoexcitation experimental observations supporting the hypothesis of an intersystem crossing origin of MIF on those experiments.