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Glass Filter Spectral Transmission Curves from Schott Catalog (reproduced with permission from Schott Glass Technologies, Inc.)

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NOIRLab Filter Database

Filter FWHM (Å) CWL (Å) Telescope Instrument Plot Data Comments
B Tyson "J" 1665.00 4357.00 WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope Hydra B Tyson "J" SIZE: 4x4-3.65mm.
B Tyson "J" 1665.00 4357.00 WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope Hydra B Tyson "J" SIZE: 4x4-3.65mm.
B Tyson "J" 4357/1665 1665.00 4357.00 SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope BLANK B Tyson "J" 4357/1665 Size: 4x4 Thick: 3.65
Barr H Band Filter Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Flamingos Barr H Band Filter Barr H Band Filter Cuton: 1.495 - Cutoff: 1.776
Barr J Band Filter Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Flamingos Barr J Band Filter Barr J Band Filter Cuton: 1.170 - Cutoff: 1.326
Barr Ks Band Filter Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Flamingos Barr Ks Band Filter Barr Ks Band Filter Cuton: 1.990 - Cutoff: 2.305
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 System k p 1175.00 5470.00 KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope KPNO 4-Inch Filters Bessell System k p Bessell System k p
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)
BG-1 1411.60 4095.26 KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope GoldCam BG-1 BG-1 Beware of red leak. Bandpass Filter.
BG-12 1411.60 4095.26 KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope GoldCam BG-12 BG-12 Beware of red leak. Bandpass Filter.
BG-38 2793.59 4879.23 Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope RC Spectrograph BG-38 BG-38 Bandpass Filter.
BG-38-1 2657.20 4896.52 KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope GoldCam BG-38-1 BG-38-1 Beware of red leak. Bandpass Filter.
BG-38-1 2657.20 4896.52 KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope GoldCam BG-38-1 BG-38-1 Beware of red leak. Bandpass Filter.
BG-38-2 2657.20 4896.52 KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope GoldCam BG-38-2 BG-38-2 Beware of red leak. Bandpass Filter.
BG-39 2390.00 4679.00 KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope KPNO 4-Inch Filters BG-39 BG-39
BG-39 2359.51 4773.35 KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope GoldCam BG-39 BG-39 Beware of red leak. Bandpass Filter.
BG-39 2424.35 4736.60 Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope RC Spectrograph BG-39 BG-39 Bandpass Filter.
BG12 1015.00 4299.00 KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope KPNO 4-Inch Filters BG12 BG12 1mm + GG385 2mm
BG23 BLANK Hydra, Hydra Schott Glass BG23 Schott Glass Filters. Purpose: Bandpass ~330-620nm Thickness: 2mm
BG38 2950.00 5010.00 Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope KOSMOS BG38 BG38 Bandpass filter. For engineering purposes, not available to users.
BG39 BLANK Hydra, Hydra Schott Glass BG39 Schott Glass Filters. Purpose: Bandpass ~350-580nm Thickness: 2mm
Bj Tyson c6024 *** Not Available 1650.00 4350.00 Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic Bj Tyson c6024 *** Not Available Bj Tyson c6024 *** Not Available Note: The central wavelength of CTIO Mosaic narrow band filters (actually all filters, but is very significant for narrow band filters) is shifted ~15A to the BLUE in the f/2.87 beam of the Blanco 4m + PFADC corrector as compared to the transmission measured in parallel light. The central wavelength quoted below is nominally for when the filter is used at PF, with the ~15A shift included. Furthermore, the filter transmission curve presented below shows the simulated filter transmission curve for the Blanco 4m + PFADC f/2.87 beam.
Br gamma 21648.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,1592 - 2,1738
Br γ 215.00 2162.00 WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope WHIRC Br γ
Br γ 45 237.00 2188.00 WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope WHIRC Br γ 45
BRA 628.00 40520.00 Gemini North NIRI BRA BRA needs to be updated
BRACONT 617.00 39900.00 Gemini North NIRI BRACONT BRACONT needs to be updated
BrG_G1122 308.00 21660.00 Gemini South GSAOI BrG_G1122 BrG_G1122
BRGAMMA 338.00 21686.00 Gemini North NIRI BRGAMMA BRGAMMA
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.
BTFI 5021/17 16.50 5020.90 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAM-FP
BTFI 6569 / 20 18.60 6569.20 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAM-FP
BTFI 6579 / 20 19.90 6578.80 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAM-FP
BTFI 6600 / 20 19.30 6600.50 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAM-FP
BTFI 6745 / 38 38.50 6745.00 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAM-FP
BTFI_5021/17 Narrow 16.50 5030.90 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAMI
BTFI_6569/20 BTFI 18.60 6569.20 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAMI
BTFI_6579/20 BTFI 19.90 6578.80 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAMI
BTFI_6600/20 BTFI 19.30 6600.50 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAMI
BTFI_6745/38 BTFI 38.50 6745.00 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAMI
Bw NDWFS k1025 1275.21 4110.78 Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic Bw NDWFS k1025 Bw NDWFS k1025 Note that there is a shift in central wavelength when placed in different f/ratio beams. At the KPNO 4meter f/3.1 beam this corresponds to a shift of approximately 12 Angstroms bluer; at the CTIO 4meter f/2.9 this corresponds to a shift of approximately 15 Angstroms bluer; at the WIYN 0.9m f/7.9 this corresponds to a shift of approximately 5 Angstroms bluer. See the plot at the bottom of the page. Note: This filter was called the NDWFS UB filter in 1997-1998.
Bw NDWFS k1025 Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic Bw NDWFS k1025 Bw NDWFS k1025
Bw NDWFS k1025 Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic Bw NDWFS k1025 Bw NDWFS k1025 Below is a plot of the transmission of this filter when used at telescopes with differing focal ratios and central obscurations; the KPNO 4m (f/3.1) and the CTIO 4m (f/2.9). At the KPNO 4m f/3.1 the properties of this filter are: CWL=4091A, FWHM=1250A, PEAK TRANSMISSION=91.7%.
C IV 2.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,0753 - 2,0892
C Wash 1042.00 3996.00 WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope Hydra SIZE: 3x3-8.11mm.
C Wash 1030.00 4000.00 WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope Hydra C Wash SIZE: 4x4-8.45mm.
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