Filters Available at SOAR

 
Updated Jun 1, 2021 (C. Briceño)

All filters regularly available at SOAR for imaging or spectroscopic order-sorting are listed on this page, or via links below. Some filters can be used on more than one instrument, so please check the full listing if you have special needs.

4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI
(SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)

Goodman, SOI


Filter FWHM (Å) CWL (Å) Telescope Instrument Plot Data Comments
Bessell B 1269.00 4326.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Bessell B Bessell B 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Bessell I 3914.00 8665.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Bessell I Bessell I 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Bessell R 1922.00 6289.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Bessell R Bessell R 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Bessell U 784.00 3624.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Bessell U Bessell U 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Bessell V 1073.00 5332.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Bessell V Bessell V 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
narrow [OIII] (CTIO set) 50.00 5019.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
narrow [S II] (CTIO set) 50.00 6738.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI narrow [S II] (CTIO set) narrow [S II] (CTIO set) 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
narrow Halpha (CTIO set) 75.00 6563.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI narrow Halpha (CTIO set) narrow Halpha (CTIO set) 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
narrow Halpha 6600 (CTIO set) 75.00 6600.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
SDSS g' 1734.00 4737.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI SDSS g' SDSS g' 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
SDSS i' 2006.00 7731.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI SDSS i' SDSS i' 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
SDSS r' 1779.00 6271.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI SDSS r' SDSS r' 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
SDSS u' 719.00 3529.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI SDSS u' SDSS u' 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
SDSS z' 4842.00 10094.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI SDSS z' SDSS z' 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Stromgren b 229.00 4694.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Stromgren b 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Stromgren u 441.00 3460.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Stromgren u Stromgren u 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Stromgren v 207.00 4084.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Stromgren v Stromgren v 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Stromgren y 285.00 5455.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Stromgren y Stromgren y 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Wide VR filter VR 2410.00 6000.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Wide VR filter VR 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Wing CN 116.00 8123.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Wing CN Wing CN 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)
Wing TiO 125.00 7779.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman, SOI Wing TiO Wing TiO 4 x 4 Inches square filters for imaging with the Goodman HTS or with SOI (SOI can also use 3x3 inch filters without vignetting)

 

Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters

Goodman


Filter FWHM (Å) CWL (Å) Telescope Instrument Plot Data Comments
GG-385 3850.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Cutoff wavelength: < 385
GG-455 4550.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Cutoff wavelength: < 455
GG-495 4950.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Cutoff wavelength: < 495
Johnson B 4360.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Central wavelength = 436
Johnson U 3660.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Central wavelength = 366
Johnson V 5450.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Central wavelength = 545
Kron-Cousins Rc 6410.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Central wavelength = 641
OG-590 5900.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Cutoff wavelength: < 590
S8612 5100.00 4750.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman S8612 S8612 Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Wavelength range: ~330-620

 

SAM Adaptive Optics Module Imager (SAMI) filters (3 x 3 inches square)

SAMI has one filter wheel with 7 positions for 3 inch square filters.  The SAMI Filter page lists the characteristics of the two new broadband filter sets, plus an assortment of narrow band filters, which have been specifically designed and built for use on SAMI: a Kron-Cousins BVRI set, a SDSS griz set, and Ha, NI, [NII] and [SII] narrow band filters, in addition to several redshifted Ha filters designed for the Fabry-Perot module (more details in this link). Any of these filters are readily available for use with SAMI. Additional 3x3 inch filters from the CTIO filter stock (click here) can also be requested.

 

SPARTAN IR imager filters

Note that SPARTAN filters are permanently mounted in the instrument, and therefore are always available and need not be specified in Instrument Setup forms.

SPARTAN IR


Filter FWHM (Å) CWL (Å) Telescope Instrument Plot Data Comments
[Fe II] 140.00 16400.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR Width [km/s]: 2630. Note that SPARTAN filters are permanently mounted in the instrument, and therefore are always available and need not be specified in Instrument Setup forms.
Bry 210.00 21620.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR Width [km/s]: 2870. Note that SPARTAN filters are permanently mounted in the instrument, and therefore are always available and need not be specified in Instrument Setup forms.
CO 710.00 23310.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR Width [km/s]: 9100. Note that SPARTAN filters are permanently mounted in the instrument, and therefore are always available and need not be specified in Instrument Setup forms.
cont_1 320.00 20400.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR Width [km/s]: 4660. Note that SPARTAN filters are permanently mounted in the instrument, and therefore are always available and need not be specified in Instrument Setup forms.
cont_2 300.00 21400.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR Width [km/s]: 4260. Note that SPARTAN filters are permanently mounted in the instrument, and therefore are always available and need not be specified in Instrument Setup forms.
cont_3 320.00 22080.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR Width [km/s]: 4310. Note that SPARTAN filters are permanently mounted in the instrument, and therefore are always available and need not be specified in Instrument Setup forms.
H 2870.00 16320.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR
H2 310.00 21160.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR Width [km/s]: 4380. Note that SPARTAN filters are permanently mounted in the instrument, and therefore are always available and need not be specified in Instrument Setup forms.
He I 920.00 10820.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR Width [km/s]: 2570. Note that SPARTAN filters are permanently mounted in the instrument, and therefore are always available and need not be specified in Instrument Setup forms.
He I / C IV 290.00 20650.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR Width [km/s]: 4150. Note that SPARTAN filters are permanently mounted in the instrument, and therefore are always available and need not be specified in Instrument Setup forms.
J 1860.00 12360.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR
K 3070.00 21480.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR
Y 1000.00 1.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR

CTIO Imaging Filters

CTIO has an extensive collection of filters, including 4x4, 3x3 and 2x2 inch filters, that can be used in SOI with adapter frames. Information on the CTIO filters and their characteristics can be found here. These filters can generally be borrowed for use for imaging on SOAR, although older filters may need testing to confirm that their performance is acceptable.

Updated on July 26, 2024, 7:41 am