Filter Information
Plots and data included with most lists.
- Important Filter Information - updated Mar. 13, 2013
- Filters for the Mosaic Imager
- KPNO 4-Inch Filter List - includes Hale-Bopp comet filters.
- KPNO 2-Inch Filter List
- RC Spectrograph Order Separation Filters
- Echelle Spectrograph Filters Pre-slit and Post-slit
- Phoenix Order Sorting Filters
- NEWFIRM Filter Information
- FLAMINGOS Filters
- KOSMOS Filters
- GoldCam Spectrograph Order Separation Filters
- WIYN Imager Filter List 4 x 4 inch
- ODI Filter Information 428 x 445 mm
- WIYN Bench Spectrograph Filter List
- WHIRC Filters
- WIYN 0.9 Meter Filter Information
Instructions for Fast Beam Simulations
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 Tek set#3 4203/1050 | 1050.00 | 4200.00 | SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope | BLANK | B Tek set#3 4203/1050 | Size: 3x3 Thick: 5.26 | |
| B Tek set#2 | 1050.00 | 4200.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | B Tek set#2 | SIZE: 3x3 | |
| B Tek set#1 4201/1050 | 1050.00 | 4200.00 | SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope | BLANK | B Tek set#1 4201/1050 | Size: 3x3 Thick: 5.17 | |
| B Tek set#3 | 1050.00 | 4200.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | B Tek set#3 | SIZE: 3x3-5.26mm. | |
| B Tek set#1 | 1050.00 | 4200.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | B Tek set#1 | SIZE: 3x3-5.17mm. | |
| B Tek set#2 | 1050.00 | 4200.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | B Tek set#2 | SIZE: 3x3 | |
| B Tek set#3 | 1050.00 | 4200.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | B Tek set#3 | SIZE: 3x3-5.26mm. | |
| Hydra EC#16 | 233.00 | 4207.00 | BLANK | Hydra, Hydra Echelle Mode | Hydra EC#16 | Order: 13.25 | |
| kp740 | 910.00 | 4240.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | |||
| kp1409 | 70.00 | 4260.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | DDO SET | ||
| Hale-Bopp CO | 56.00 | 4265.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | |||
| B Harris | 1070.00 | 4279.00 | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope | S2KB | B Harris | B Harris | 04-2003 |
| BG12 | 1015.00 | 4299.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | BG12 | BG12 | 1mm + GG385 2mm |
| kp1423_3 | 1038.00 | 4308.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1423_3 | harris set B | |
| kp1427_4 | 1042.00 | 4310.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1427_4 | harris set B | |
| Harris B | 1069.00 | 4312.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | Harris B | Harris B | new 7/98 |
| kp1461 | 1041.00 | 4319.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1461 | harris set B-SCRATCHED | |
| kp1416_2 | 1064.00 | 4320.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1416_2 | harris set B | |
| 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) |
| kp1404_1 | 1072.00 | 4329.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1404_1 | Harris set bg12,bg39,gg385 | |
| Harris B | 1061.00 | 4334.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | Harris B | Harris B | 2.1 meter set |
| kp1499 | 1040.00 | 4340.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1499 | arlo's ccd harris set | |
| Harris B | 1020.00 | 4340.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | Harris B | Harris B | Not available |
| Harris set B- spare | 1041.00 | 4342.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | Harris set B- spare | Harris set B- spare | |
| 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. |
| kp1111 | 1004.00 | 4355.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1111 | bessell system k p | |
| kp1111 | 1004.00 | 4355.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1111 | bessell system k p | |
| kp1111 | 1004.00 | 4355.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1111 | bessell system k p | |
| 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 | |
| B Tyson "J" | 1665.00 | 4357.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | B Tyson "J" | SIZE: 4x4-3.65mm. | |
| Johnson B | 4360.00 | SOAR Telescope | Goodman | Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Central wavelength = 436 | |||
| B Harris c6002 | 990.00 | 4360.00 | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope | Mosaic | B Harris c6002 | B Harris c6002 | 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. |
| kp253 | 16.00 | 4362.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp253 | nebular set | |
| GG385 | 994.00 | 4363.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | GG385 | GG385 | 2mm + BG12 2mm |
| kp1522 | 25.00 | 4371.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1522 | replaces kp1206 | |
| kp1522 | 25.00 | 4371.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1522 | replaces kp1207 | |
| kp179 | 986.00 | 4372.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp179 | bessell system revised k p B | |
| kp179 | 986.00 | 4372.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp179 | bessell system revised k p B | |
| kp1206 | 43.00 | 4374.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | |||
| kp1052 | 1003.00 | 4374.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1052 | w b special | |
| kp1052 | 1003.00 | 4374.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1052 | w b special | |
| B Harris k1002 | 993.88 | 4381.00 | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope | Mosaic | B Harris k1002 | B Harris k1002 | 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. |
| kp1360 | 997.00 | 4383.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | saao for makeup see saao memo | ||
| kp1265_13 | 1051.00 | 4395.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1265_13 | mould system | |
| SAMI-B K-C | 1000.00 | 4400.00 | SOAR Telescope | SAM, SAMI | SAMI-B K-C | ||
| kp399 | 1001.00 | 4405.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp399 | omega b sample | |
| Tyson Bj | 1523.00 | 4406.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | Tyson Bj | Tyson Bj | Given by Tony Tyson |
| kp1412 | 76.00 | 4412.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1412 | backup for kp802-janos | |
| kp901 | 88.00 | 4418.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter |
Updated on June 27, 2022, 11:32 am