Filter Information

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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
DDO 51 Wash. set 5130/155 133.00 5121.00 SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope BLANK DDO 51 Wash. set 5130/155 Size: 4x4 Thick: 7.76
Gunn r 6560/900 900.00 6495.00 SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope BLANK Gunn r 6560/900 Size: 4x4 Thick: 9.19
z Gunn 9100/1400 SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope BLANK Size: 4x4
C Wash 4000/1030 1030.00 4000.00 SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope BLANK C Wash 4000/1030 Size: 4x4 Thick: 8.45
HST "V" 5295/1590 1625.00 5292.00 SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope BLANK HST "V" 5295/1590 Size: 4x4 Thick: 5.24
Halpha 656375-3 64.00 6559.00 SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope BLANK Halpha 656375-3 Size: 3x3 Thick: 5.61
z Gunn 9100/1400 SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope BLANK Size: 3x3
KPNO-B SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope ANDICAM KPNO-B KPNO-B CCD Filter
KPNO-V SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope ANDICAM KPNO-V KPNO-V CCD Filter
KPNO-I SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope ANDICAM KPNO-I KPNO-I CCD Filter
J-band SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope ANDICAM J-band J-band Infrared Filer
H-band SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope ANDICAM H-band H-band Infrared Filer
K-band SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope ANDICAM K-band K-band Infrared Filer
YALO B SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope ANDICAM YALO B YALO B Legacy Filter
YALO wide R SMARTS 1.3-meter Telescope ANDICAM YALO wide R YALO wide R Legacy Filter
He I 20618.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,0545 - 2,0674
DECam i 1281.00 7774.20 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope Dark Energy Camera DECam i DECam i
C IV 2.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,0753 - 2,0892
DECam z 1289.30 9157.90 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope Dark Energy Camera DECam z DECam z
H2 21262.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,125 - 2,146
DECam Y 674.50 9886.30 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope Dark Energy Camera DECam Y DECam Y
Continuum, 2.14 mu 21462.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,1385 - 2,1532
Br gamma 21648.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,1592 - 2,1738
He II 21911.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,1845 - 2,1976
H2 & continuum 2.25 mu 22570.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,2428 - 2,2618
J 12500.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Broad Band Filter. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 1.176 - 1.322
H 16350.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Broad Band Filter. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 1.5005 - 1.7705
DECam N662 170.00 6622.40 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope Dark Energy Camera DECam N662
Ks 21500.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Broad Band Filter. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 1.9915 - 2.2955
DECam N964 95.00 9640.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope Dark Energy Camera DECam N964
Y 10381.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Broad Band Filter. Wavelengths @80% (micron): BW 0.1457mu
DECam g 1003.70 4770.80 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope Dark Energy Camera DECam g DECam g
Cont-203 20336.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,062 - 2,0400
DECam r 1276.20 6371.30 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope Dark Energy Camera DECam r DECam r
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)
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)
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.
SAMI-[NI] Narrow 55.00 5180.00 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAMI
SAMI [SII] Narrow 27.00 6738.00 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAM-FP
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)
Johnson U 3660.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Central wavelength = 366
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.
SAMI-[NII]6583 Narrow 18.00 6583.00 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAMI SAMI-[NII]6583 Narrow
SAMI [NI] Medium 55.00 5189.00 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAM-FP
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)
Johnson B 4360.00 SOAR Telescope Goodman Goodman Spectrograph circular 4 inch diameter filters - Central wavelength = 436
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.
SAMI-[SII] Narrow 75.00 6724.00 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAMI SAMI-[SII] Narrow
SAMI [NII] Narrow 18.00 6583.00 SOAR Telescope SAM, SAM-FP
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)

Updated on June 27, 2022, 11:32 am