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Paranal :Paranal ESO Observatory
Paranal/VISTA :Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy(VISTA) is a specialized 4-m class wide field survey telescope for the Southern hemisphere. VISTA is located at ESO Cerro Paranal Observatory in Chile on its own peak about 1500 m N-NE from the Very Large Telescope (VLT)id:Paranal/VISTA.a
GaiaXPy base XML file. You can download here the GaiaXPy base XML file for the full Paranal/VISTA filter set. Please, take a look to the GaiaXPy web page and additional documentation for more information.

Paranal/VISTA.Z_filter8775.788790.058771.158160.079402.51958.662253.038.77e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA Z filter (filter only)
Paranal/VISTA.Z8793.208807.328788.608167.349401.99889.462252.948.74e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA Z filter (full)
Paranal/VISTA.NB980_filter9781.179781.459780.899636.909909.93113.412225.506.97e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA NB980 filter (filter only)
Paranal/VISTA.NB9809781.399781.669781.139639.659910.25113.452225.606.97e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA NB980 filter (full)
Paranal/VISTA.NB990_filter9908.569908.869907.699763.7510048.91113.402170.936.63e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA NB990 filter (filter only)
Paranal/VISTA.NB9909908.699908.989907.829764.3910049.04113.502170.856.63e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA NB990 filter (full)
Paranal/VISTA.Y_filter10206.9510219.7410192.549437.4610990.90879.562064.485.94e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA Y filter (filter only)
Paranal/VISTA.Y10210.4110223.0810196.149449.4010991.15870.632063.655.93e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA Y filter (full)
Paranal/VISTA.NB118_filter11907.4911907.8311907.0511688.8612042.16116.941660.423.51e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA NB118 filter (filter only)
Paranal/VISTA.NB11811907.7111908.0511907.2911688.8512041.78117.211660.373.51e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA NB118 filter (full)
Paranal/VISTA.J12524.8312555.7912480.6211445.5613669.951542.511533.542.93e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA J filter (full)
Paranal/VISTA.J_filter12530.3412562.0912485.1711434.2013767.771554.121532.872.93e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA J filter (filter only)
Paranal/VISTA.H16432.4516498.7216347.4414655.3218341.552674.071015.621.13e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA H filter (full)
Paranal/VISTA.H_filter16441.1016508.7216354.3214641.3518426.192719.571014.971.13e-10ParanalVIRCAMVISTA H filter (filter only)
Paranal/VISTA.Ks_filter21467.7521527.6321376.4419360.3723708.162914.37662.424.31e-11ParanalVIRCAMVISTA Ks filter (filter only)
Paranal/VISTA.Ks21521.5221577.9021435.2719398.7023674.422793.83659.104.27e-11ParanalVIRCAMVISTA Ks filter (full)
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Paranal/VISTA.Ks
Filter Description

Filter ID (?) :Paranal/VISTA.Ks
Description (?) :VISTA Ks filter (full)
Phot.System (?) :VISTA
Detector Type (?) :Photon counter
Band Name (?) :Ks
Obs. Facility (?) :Paranal
Instrument (?) :VIRCAM
Comments (?) :Includes mirror, ccd QE and atmosphere model (1.0)

 
Mathematical properties

Property Calculated Specified Unit
λref (?) : 21521.52 ------- (Angstrom)
λmean (?) : 21577.90 ------- (Angstrom)
λcen (?) : 21479.56 ------- (Angstrom)
λeff (?) : 21435.27 ------- (Angstrom)
λpeak (?) : 22130.00 ------- (Angstrom)
λpivot (?) : 21521.52 ------- (Angstrom)
λphot (?) : 21473.30 ------- (Angstrom)
λmin (?) : 19398.70 ------- (Angstrom)
λmax (?) : 23674.42 ------- (Angstrom)
Weff (?) : 2793.83 ------- (Angstrom)
FWHM (?) : 3057.36 ------- (Angstrom)
Af/AV (?) : 0.126 ------- ()
Fsun (?) : 8.93 ------- (erg/cm2/s/A)

Transmission

Data file: ascii, VOTable

Reference for filter response: Paranal Instrumentation: VIRCAM

Transmission components: Filter + Instrument + Atmosphereid:Paranal/VISTA.Ks
 

You can download here the GaiaXPy base XML file for the full Paranal/VISTA filter set.
Please, take a look to GaiaXPy documentation for more information.

- GaiaXPy base XML file.

   
Calibration properties

Vega System
PropertySpecified Calculated Unit
Zero Point (?) : ------- 4.26607e-11(erg/cm2/s/A)
  ------- 659.10(Jy)
ZP Type (?) : Pogson
PhotCal ID (?) : Paranal/VISTA.Ks/Vega
 

AB System
PropertySpecified Calculated Unit
Zero Point (?) : ------- 2.35018e-10(erg/cm2/s/A)
  ------- 3631.00(Jy)
ZP Type (?) : Pogson
PhotCal ID (?) : Paranal/VISTA.Ks/AB
 

ST System
PropertySpecified Calculated Unit
Zero Point (?) : ------- 3.631e-9(erg/cm2/s/A)
  ------- 56098.52(Jy)
ZP Type (?) : Pogson
PhotCal ID (?) : Paranal/VISTA.Ks/ST
 


Filter added: 2020-01-15 23:03:34
Last update: 2021-07-27 20:30:13
 

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