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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g Gunn-T 5118/900 | 900.00 | 5118.00 | SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope | BLANK | g Gunn-T 5118/900 | g Gunn-T 5118/900 | Size: 3x3 Thick: 5.05 |
| g Gunn-T | 900.00 | 5118.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | g Gunn-T | g Gunn-T | SIZE: 3x3-05.05mm. |
| DDO 51 Wash. set | 133.00 | 5121.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | DDO 51 Wash. set | DDO 51 Wash. set | SIZE: 4x4-7.76mm. |
| DDO 51 Wash. set | 133.00 | 5121.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | DDO 51 Wash. set | DDO 51 Wash. set | SIZE: 4x4-7.76mm. |
| 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 | |
| kp673 | 56.00 | 5130.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp673 | video camera | |
| D51 DDO 51 c6008 | 154.00 | 5130.00 | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope | Mosaic | D51 DDO 51 c6008 | D51 DDO 51 c6008 | 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. |
| Hale-Bopp C2 | 117.00 | 5136.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | |||
| OIIIC_G0319 | 77.00 | 5140.00 | Gemini North | GMOS-N | OIIIC_G0319 | OIIIC_G0319 | |
| OIIIC_G0339 | 87.00 | 5140.00 | Gemini South | GMOS-S | OIIIC_G0339 | OIIIC_G0339 | |
| Washington M | 1112.00 | 5141.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | Washington M | Washington M | Revised 8/95 (Schott glass) |
| Washington 51 | 174.00 | 5142.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | Washington 51 | Washington 51 | Replaces KP1525 |
| D51 DDO 51 k1008 | 162.90 | 5145.20 | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope | Mosaic | D51 DDO 51 k1008 | D51 DDO 51 k1008 | 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. |
| kp1533 | 167.00 | 5151.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1533 | wash set 51 | |
| Todd Boroson filter 1 | 708.00 | 5159.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | Todd Boroson filter 1 | Todd Boroson filter 1 | |
| kp674 | 52.00 | 5177.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp674 | video camera | |
| kp674 | 52.00 | 5177.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp674 | video camera | |
| SAMI-[NI] Narrow | 55.00 | 5180.00 | SOAR Telescope | SAM, SAMI | |||
| Hydra EC#11 | 379.00 | 5186.00 | BLANK | Hydra, Hydra Echelle Mode | Hydra EC#11 | Order: 10.75 | |
| SAMI [NI] Medium | 55.00 | 5189.00 | SOAR Telescope | SAM, SAM-FP | |||
| kp1433 | 276.00 | 5204.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1433 | Barden S. ordered | |
| GG530 | 0.00 | 5225.00 | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope | KOSMOS | GG530 | GG530 | KOSMOS dedicated blocker |
| kp1238 | 46.00 | 5227.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1238 | video camera | |
| kp1341a | 1505.00 | 5231.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1341a | gunn set A 'g' from sp tel | |
| Hale-Bopp Green Continuum | 55.00 | 5261.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | |||
| kp1239 | 47.00 | 5281.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1239 | video camera | |
| Replaces KP1443 | 256.00 | 5289.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | Replaces KP1443 | Replaces KP1443 | |
| HST "V" | 1625.00 | 5292.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | HST "V" | SIZE: 4x4-5.24mm. | |
| HST "V" | 1625.00 | 5292.00 | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope | Hydra | HST "V" | SIZE: 4x4-5.24mm. | |
| kp1375 | 273.00 | 5292.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1375 | nebular set vesa order | |
| HST "V" 5295/1590 | 1625.00 | 5292.00 | SMARTS Consortium: 0.9-meter Telescope | BLANK | HST "V" 5295/1590 | Size: 4x4 Thick: 5.24 | |
| kp1245 | 102.00 | 5294.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | |||
| kp1244 | 102.00 | 5300.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1244 | nebular set | |
| kp323 | 232.00 | 5302.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | backup for kp1375 janos | ||
| HST f555w | 1597.00 | 5305.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | HST f555w | HST f555w | |
| kp1220 | 17.00 | 5308.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1220 | ||
| kp1443 | 265.00 | 5311.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 4-Inch Filters | kp1443 | kp1443 | Spatially var. fringing, replaced by KP1582 - Not available |
| kp995 | 128.00 | 5314.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | |||
| Ooff OIII+30nm k1015 | 242.69 | 5317.54 | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope | Mosaic | Ooff OIII+30nm k1015 | Ooff OIII+30nm k1015 | 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 redder. See the plot at the bottom of the page. |
| kp1240 | 51.00 | 5326.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1240 | video camera | |
| 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) |
| kp1405_1 | 1000.00 | 5369.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1405_1 | Harris set bg39,gg495 | |
| V Harris c6026 | 940.00 | 5370.00 | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope | Mosaic | V Harris c6026 | V Harris c6026 | 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. |
| kp1241 | 49.00 | 5379.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1241 | video camera | |
| kp1424_3 | 1019.00 | 5380.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1424_3 | harris set V | |
| kp971 | 916.00 | 5383.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp971 | kinman system | |
| kp1266_11 | 1062.00 | 5385.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | mould system V | ||
| kp1359 | 910.00 | 5385.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | saao 2mmGG495 3mmBG18 2mmKg3 | ||
| V Harris k1003 | 948.66 | 5386.76 | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope | Mosaic | V Harris k1003 | V Harris k1003 | 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. |
| kp1417_2 | 987.00 | 5395.00 | KPNO 2.1-meter Telescope | KPNO 2-Inch Filter | kp1417_2 | harris set V |
Updated on June 27, 2022, 11:32 am