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UKIRT :United Kingdom Infrered Telescope
UKIRT/WFCAM :The UKIRT Wide Field Cameraid:UKIRT/WFCAM.a
GaiaXPy base XML file. You can download here the GaiaXPy base XML file for the full UKIRT/WFCAM filter set. Please, take a look to the GaiaXPy web page and additional documentation for more information.

UKIRT/WFCAM.Z_filter8813.428826.788809.358134.919460.85909.412250.948.69e-10UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM Z filter (filter only)
UKIRT/WFCAM.Z8817.008839.488817.008360.009290.00930.002250.678.66e-10UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM Z filter (total transmission)
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UKIRT/WFCAM.Z
Filter Description

Filter ID (?) :UKIRT/WFCAM.Z
Description (?) :WFCAM Z filter (total transmission)
Phot.System (?) :WFCAM
Detector Type (?) :Photon counter
Band Name (?) :------
Obs. Facility (?) :UKIRT
Instrument (?) :WFCAM
Comments (?) :WFCAM Z 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 (?) : 8826.35 8817 (Angstrom)
λmean (?) : 8839.48 ------- (Angstrom)
λcen (?) : 8829.99 ------- (Angstrom)
λeff (?) : 8822.28 8817 (Angstrom)
λpeak (?) : 9150.00 ------- (Angstrom)
λpivot (?) : 8826.35 ------- (Angstrom)
λphot (?) : 8831.03 ------- (Angstrom)
λmin (?) : 8185.00 8360 (Angstrom)
λmax (?) : 9410.00 9290 (Angstrom)
Weff (?) : 845.56 930 (Angstrom)
FWHM (?) : 917.02 ------- (Angstrom)
Af/AV (?) : 0.521 ------- ()
Fsun (?) : 92.82 ------- (erg/cm2/s/A)

Transmission

Data file: ascii, VOTable

Reference for filter response: Hewett et al., 2006

Transmission components: Filter + Instrument + Atmosphereid:UKIRT/WFCAM.Z
 

You can download here the GaiaXPy base XML file for the full UKIRT/WFCAM 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 (?) : ------- 8.66104e-10(erg/cm2/s/A)
  ------- 2250.67(Jy)
ZP Type (?) : Pogson
PhotCal ID (?) : UKIRT/WFCAM.Z/Vega
 

AB System
PropertySpecified Calculated Unit
Zero Point (?) : ------- 1.39728e-9(erg/cm2/s/A)
  ------- 3631.00(Jy)
ZP Type (?) : Pogson
PhotCal ID (?) : UKIRT/WFCAM.Z/AB
 

ST System
PropertySpecified Calculated Unit
Zero Point (?) : ------- 3.631e-9(erg/cm2/s/A)
  ------- 9435.56(Jy)
ZP Type (?) : Pogson
PhotCal ID (?) : UKIRT/WFCAM.Z/ST
 

Reference for calibration: Lawrence et al 2007


Filter added: 2018-07-25 18:33:37
Last update: 2021-07-27 20:43:32
UKIRT/WFCAM.Y10305.0010327.9410305.009790.0010810.001020.002034.415.73e-10UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM Y filter (total transmission)
UKIRT/WFCAM.Y_filter10363.2010376.8410347.609653.3611129.17965.032018.005.63e-10UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM Y filter (filter only)
UKIRT/WFCAM.J12483.0012528.0712483.0011690.0013280.001590.001534.752.94e-10UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM J filter (total transmission)
UKIRT/WFCAM.J_filter12546.9812573.8812507.9211489.9413726.221472.841526.562.91e-10UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM J filter (filter only)
UKIRT/WFCAM.H16313.0016422.8816313.0014920.0017840.002920.001022.871.15e-10UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM H filter (total transmission)
UKIRT/WFCAM.H_filter16472.5416542.2516383.2614580.9718797.902821.391011.791.12e-10UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM H filter (filter only)
UKIRT/WFCAM.H2_filter21415.9521416.4621414.6521140.4921703.09210.51661.194.32e-11UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM H2 filter (filter only)
UKIRT/WFCAM.Brg_filter21832.0721833.1821832.9021419.0422281.97306.74630.163.96e-11UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM Brg filter (filter only)
UKIRT/WFCAM.K22010.0022131.9922010.0020290.0023800.003510.00632.563.9e-11UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM K filter (total transmission)
UKIRT/WFCAM.K_filter22333.0222402.4022231.2819863.4824756.913175.86618.573.72e-11UKIRTWFCAMWFCAM K filter (filter only)
 

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