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UKIRT :United Kingdom Infrered Telescope
UKIRT/UKIDSS :The UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey ZYJHK Photometric Systemid:UKIRT/UKIDSS.a
GaiaXPy base XML file. You can download here the GaiaXPy base XML file for the full UKIRT/UKIDSS filter set. Please, take a look to the GaiaXPy web page and additional documentation for more information.

UKIRT/UKIDSS.Z8817.008839.488817.008360.009290.00930.002250.678.66e-10UKIRTWFCAMUKIDSS Z
UKIRT/UKIDSS.Y10305.0010327.9410305.009790.0010810.001020.002034.415.73e-10UKIRTWFCAMUKIDSS Y
UKIRT/UKIDSS.J12483.0012528.0712483.0011690.0013280.001590.001534.752.94e-10UKIRTWFCAMUKIDSS J
UKIRT/UKIDSS.H16313.0016422.8816313.0014920.0017840.002920.001022.871.15e-10UKIRTWFCAMUKIDSS H
UKIRT/UKIDSS.K22010.0022131.9922010.0020290.0023800.003510.00632.563.9e-11UKIRTWFCAMUKIDSS K
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UKIRT/UKIDSS.K
Filter Description

Filter ID (?) :UKIRT/UKIDSS.K
Description (?) :UKIDSS K
Phot.System (?) :UKIDSS
Detector Type (?) :Photon counter
Band Name (?) :K
Obs. Facility (?) :UKIRT
Instrument (?) :WFCAM
Comments (?) :WFCAM K filter used for UKIDSS survey.
Total transmission including correction for the wavelength shifts
induced by cooling to operating temperature (120K) the 10-degree
angle of incidence of the beam on the filter, quantum efficiency
and the effect of 1.0mm water vapour, 1.3 airmass.

 
Mathematical properties

Property Calculated Specified Unit
λref (?) : 22058.35 22010 (Angstrom)
λmean (?) : 22131.99 ------- (Angstrom)
λcen (?) : 22070.79 ------- (Angstrom)
λeff (?) : 21948.89 22010 (Angstrom)
λpeak (?) : 22630.00 ------- (Angstrom)
λpivot (?) : 22058.35 ------- (Angstrom)
λphot (?) : 21998.18 ------- (Angstrom)
λmin (?) : 19605.00 20290 (Angstrom)
λmax (?) : 24350.00 23800 (Angstrom)
Weff (?) : 3178.83 3510 (Angstrom)
FWHM (?) : 3511.37 ------- (Angstrom)
Af/AV (?) : 0.122 ------- ()
Fsun (?) : 8.16 ------- (erg/cm2/s/A)

Transmission

Data file: ascii, VOTable

Reference for filter response: Hewett et al., 2006

Transmission components: Filter + Instrument + Atmosphereid:UKIRT/UKIDSS.K
 

You can download here the GaiaXPy base XML file for the full UKIRT/UKIDSS 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 (?) : ------- 3.89743e-11(erg/cm2/s/A)
  ------- 632.56(Jy)
ZP Type (?) : Pogson
PhotCal ID (?) : UKIRT/UKIDSS.K/Vega
 

AB System
PropertySpecified Calculated Unit
Zero Point (?) : ------- 2.23718e-10(erg/cm2/s/A)
  ------- 3631.00(Jy)
ZP Type (?) : Pogson
PhotCal ID (?) : UKIRT/UKIDSS.K/AB
 

ST System
PropertySpecified Calculated Unit
Zero Point (?) : ------- 3.631e-9(erg/cm2/s/A)
  ------- 58932.07(Jy)
ZP Type (?) : Pogson
PhotCal ID (?) : UKIRT/UKIDSS.K/ST
 

Reference for calibration: Lawrence et al 2007


Filter added: 2011-10-18 09:26:24
Last update: 2021-07-27 20:43:20
 

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