Filter Information

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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
ORDER_1 17706.00 52900.00 Gemini North GNIRS ORDER_1 ORDER_1
MPRIME 2411.00 46800.00 Gemini North NIRI MPRIME MPRIME
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
LPRIME 7008.00 37800.00 Gemini North NIRI LPRIME LPRIME
ORDER_2 15000.00 36500.00 Gemini North GNIRS ORDER_2 ORDER_2
HC 1498.00 32950.00 Gemini North NIRI HC HC needs to be updated
PAH 545.00 32950.00 Gemini North GNIRS PAH PAH
H2O 1569.00 30500.00 Gemini North NIRI H2O H2O
CO2360_G1124 788.00 23600.00 Gemini South GSAOI CO2360_G1124 CO2360_G1124
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.
K_RED 2650.00 23100.00 Gemini South FLAMINGOS2 K_RED K_RED
CO20 330.00 22890.00 Gemini North NIRI CO20 CO20
CH4ICE 1508.00 22750.00 Gemini North NIRI CH4ICE CH4ICE
KCONT2 314.00 22718.00 Gemini North NIRI KCONT2 KCONT2
Kcntlong_G1112 324.00 22700.00 Gemini South GSAOI
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
H2(2-1)_G1123 314.00 22480.00 Gemini South GSAOI H2(2-1)_G1123 H2(2-1)_G1123
H221 358.00 22465.00 Gemini North NIRI H221 H221
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.
ORDER_3 5740.00 22073.00 Gemini North GNIRS ORDER_3 ORDER_3
K 3376.00 22060.00 Gemini North GNIRS K K
K 3174.00 22000.00 Gemini North NIRI K K
K_G1106 3240.00 22000.00 Gemini South GSAOI K_G1106 K_G1106
K_LONG 5837.00 22000.00 Gemini South FLAMINGOS2 K_LONG K_LONG
He II 21911.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,1845 - 2,1976
BRGAMMA 338.00 21686.00 Gemini North NIRI BRGAMMA BRGAMMA
BrG_G1122 308.00 21660.00 Gemini South GSAOI BrG_G1122 BrG_G1122
Br gamma 21648.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,1592 - 2,1738
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.
K_SHORT 3299.00 21570.00 Gemini South FLAMINGOS2 K_SHORT K_SHORT
KSHORT 2965.00 21500.00 Gemini North NIRI KSHORT KSHORT
Kshort_G1105 3107.00 21500.00 Gemini South GSAOI Kshort_G1105 Kshort_G1105
Ks 21500.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Broad Band Filter. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 1.9915 - 2.2955
K 3070.00 21480.00 SOAR Telescope SPARTAN IR
Continuum, 2.14 mu 21462.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,1385 - 2,1532
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.
H2 21262.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,125 - 2,146
H210 318.00 21239.00 Gemini North NIRI H210 H210
H2(1-0)_G1121 293.00 21220.00 Gemini South GSAOI H2(1-0)_G1121 H2(1-0)_G1121
H2 314.00 21220.00 Gemini North GNIRS H2 H2
KPRIME 3361.00 21200.00 Gemini North NIRI KPRIME KPRIME
Kprime_G1104 3406.00 21200.00 Gemini South GSAOI Kprime_G1104 Kprime_G1104
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.
KCONT1 314.00 20975.00 Gemini North NIRI KCONT1 KCONT1
Kcntshrt_G1111 287.00 20930.00 Gemini South GSAOI
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.
He I 20618.00 Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope ISPI ISPI Narrow Band Filters. Wavelengths @80% (micron): 2,0545 - 2,0674
K_BLUE 2421.00 20600.00 Gemini South FLAMINGOS2 K_BLUE K_BLUE
HE12P2S 294.00 20595.00 Gemini North NIRI HE12P2S HE12P2S

Updated on June 27, 2022, 11:32 am