Paranal :Paranal ESO Observatory Paranal/FORS2 :FORS2 is a multi mode (imaging, polarimetry, long slit and multi-object spectroscopy) optical instrument mounted on the UT1 Cassegrain focus. |
| Paranal/FORS2.ESO1073 | 3615.78 | 3618.89 | 3622.35 | 3425.62 | 3816.63 | 267.95 | 1393.11 | 3.18e-9 | Paranal | FORS2 | FORS2 ESO#1073, U Special | | Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074 | 4207.77 | 4243.03 | 4241.85 | 3524.53 | 5131.70 | 944.05 | 3830.39 | 6.38e-9 | Paranal | FORS2 | FORS2 ESO#1074, Bessell B | | Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074 | Filter Description | Filter ID (?) : | Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074 |
| Description (?) : | FORS2 ESO#1074, Bessell B |
| Phot.System (?) : | FORS2 |
| Detector Type (?) : | Energy counter |
| Band Name (?) : | B |
| Obs. Facility (?) : | Paranal |
| Instrument (?) : | FORS2 |
| Comments (?) : | ------ |
| | Mathematical properties | Property | Calculated | Specified | Unit | | λref (?) : |
4207.77 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| λmean (?) : |
4243.03 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| λcen (?) : |
4229.78 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| λeff (?) : |
4241.85 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| λpeak (?) : |
4215.00 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| λpivot (?) : |
4207.77 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| λphot (?) : |
4261.69 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| λmin (?) : |
3524.53 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| λmax (?) : |
5131.70 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| Weff (?) : |
944.05 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| FWHM (?) : |
974.48 | ------- | (Angstrom) |
| Af/AV (?) : |
1.35 | ------- | () |
| Fsun (?) : |
165.07 | ------- | (erg/cm2/s/A) |
| Transmission
Data file: ascii, VOTable Reference for filter response:
Eso Filter information Transmission components: Filter | | Calibration properties
Vega System | Property | Specified | Calculated | Unit | | Zero Point (?) : |
------- |
6.38194e-9 | (erg/cm2/s/A) |
| |
------- |
3830.39 | (Jy) |
| ZP Type (?) : |
Pogson |
| PhotCal ID (?) : |
Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074/Vega |
| |
AB System | Property | Specified | Calculated | Unit | | Zero Point (?) : |
------- |
6.04973e-9 | (erg/cm2/s/A) |
| |
------- |
3631.00 | (Jy) |
| ZP Type (?) : |
Pogson |
| PhotCal ID (?) : |
Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074/AB |
| |
ST System | Property | Specified | Calculated | Unit | | Zero Point (?) : |
------- |
3.631e-9 | (erg/cm2/s/A) |
| |
------- |
2179.30 | (Jy) |
| ZP Type (?) : |
Pogson |
| PhotCal ID (?) : |
Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074/ST |
| |
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Filter added: 2011-10-18 07:47:07
Last update: 2020-12-10 16:33:35 | | Paranal/FORS2.ESO1082 | 4426.74 | 4645.16 | 4559.86 | 3156.47 | 6298.57 | 2747.18 | 3244.69 | 4.68e-9 | Paranal | FORS2 | FORS2 ESO#1082, 465/250 | | Paranal/FORS2.ESO1075 | 5465.78 | 5503.53 | 5432.34 | 4782.77 | 6730.01 | 1051.64 | 3579.86 | 3.64e-9 | Paranal | FORS2 | FORS2 ESO#1075, Bessell V | | Paranal/FORS2.ESO1076 | 6482.09 | 6536.17 | 6425.70 | 5583.68 | 7756.86 | 1610.86 | 2994.35 | 2.17e-9 | Paranal | FORS2 | FORS2 ESO#1076, Bessell R | | Paranal/FORS2.ESO1077 | 7942.67 | 7981.40 | 7900.63 | 6980.18 | 9126.68 | 1488.16 | 2424.53 | 1.16e-9 | Paranal | FORS2 | FORS2 ESO#1077, Bessell I | | Paranal/FORS2.Gunn_z | 9160.73 | 9205.88 | 9136.88 | 8106.32 | 10992.69 | 1353.72 | 2231.06 | 8.01e-10 | Paranal | FORS2 | FORS2 Gunn_z + detector + atm. |
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 ≡ filter transmission<p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:Angstrom<li><b>UCD</b>:em.wl<li><b>Utype</b>: <i>photdm:PhotometryFilter.SpectralAxis.Coverage.Location.Value</i></ul></td></table>',WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission<br> Vg(λ) ≡ Vega spectrum.<p><u>More info:</u><p>Vega spectrum from calspec database.<ul><li><a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PASP..126..711B/abstract" target="_blank">Bohlin, Gordon, & Tremblay (2014)</a>.<li><a href="https://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation/reference-data-for-calibration-and-tools/astronomical-catalogs/calspec" target="_blank">STScI current calspec</a>.<li><a href="morefiles/vega.dat" target="_blank">Vega spectrum file</a> (units: Angstrom erg/cm2/s/A).</ul><p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:Angstrom<li><b>UCD</b>:em.wl.effective</ul></td></table>',WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission<p>Equivalent to the horizontal size of a rectangle with height equal to maximum transmission and with the same area that the one covered by the filter transmission curve.<p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:Angstrom<li><b>UCD</b>:instr.bandwidth<li><b>Utype</b>: <i>photdm:PhotometryFilter.SpectralAxis.Coverage.Bounds.Extent</i></ul></td></table>',WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission (energy counter).<br> Vg(λ) ≡ Vega spectrum.<p><i>(T(λ) must be multiplied by λ for photon counting devices)</i><p>F<sub>0,ν</sub>(Jy) = (2.9979246)<sup>-1</sup> 10<sup>5</sup> * λ<sub>ref</sub><sup>2</sup> * F<sub>0,λ</sub>(erg/cm<sup>2</sup>/s/A)<p>In the case that filter owner specifies its own values, they will be the ones provided by the service when queried through the VO.<p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:Jy<li><b>UCD</b>:phot.flux.density<li><b>Utype</b>: <i>photdm:PhotCal.ZeroPoint.Flux.value</i></ul></td></table>',WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission (energy counter).<br> Vg(λ) ≡ Vega spectrum.<p><i>(T(λ) must be multiplied by λ for photon counting devices)</i><p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:erg/cm2/s/A<li><b>Utype</b>: <i>PhotCal.ZeroPoint</i></ul></td></table>',WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission<p>f(λ) ≡ flux of the spectrum<p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Utype</b>: <i>photdm:PhotometricSystem.detectorType</i></ul></td></table>',WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission<p><img src=showgraph.php?what=lmean&val=4243.0331091899&id=Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074><p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:Angstrom<li><b>UCD</b>:em.wl<li><b>Utype</b>: <i>photdm:PhotometryFilter.SpectralAxis.Coverage.Location.Value</i></ul></td></table>',STICKY,true,CLOSEBTN,true,WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission<br> Vg(λ) ≡ Vega spectrum.<p><img src=showgraph.php?what=leff&val=4241.8513160591&id=Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074><p><u>More info:</u><p>Vega spectrum from calspec database.<ul><li><a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PASP..126..711B/abstract" target="_blank">Bohlin, Gordon, & Tremblay (2014)</a>.<li><a href="https://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation/reference-data-for-calibration-and-tools/astronomical-catalogs/calspec" target="_blank">STScI current calspec</a>.<li><a href="morefiles/vega.dat" target="_blank">Vega spectrum file</a> (units: Angstrom erg/cm2/s/A).</ul><p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:Angstrom<li><b>UCD</b>:em.wl.effective</ul></td></table>',STICKY,true,CLOSEBTN,true,WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission<p><img src=showgraph.php?what=lpiv&val=4207.7684614614&id=Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074><p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:Angstrom<li><b>UCD</b>:em.wl</ul></td></table>',STICKY,true,CLOSEBTN,true,WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission<br> Vg(λ) ≡ Vega spectrum<p><img src=showgraph.php?what=lphot&val=4261.6864123075&id=Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074><p><u>More info:</u><p>Vega spectrum from calspec database.<ul><li><a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PASP..126..711B/abstract" target="_blank">Bohlin, Gordon, & Tremblay (2014)</a>.<li><a href="https://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation/reference-data-for-calibration-and-tools/astronomical-catalogs/calspec" target="_blank">STScI current calspec</a>.<li><a href="morefiles/vega.dat" target="_blank">Vega spectrum file</a> (units: Angstrom erg/cm2/s/A).</ul><p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:Angstrom<li><b>UCD</b>:em.wl</ul></td></table>',STICKY,true,CLOSEBTN,true,WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission<p>Equivalent to the horizontal size of a rectangle with height equal to maximum transmission and with the same area that the one covered by the filter transmission curve.<p><img src=showgraph.php?what=weff&val=944.05290232847,4229.7752024757,0.66234&id=Paranal/FORS2.ESO1074><p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:Angstrom<li><b>UCD</b>:instr.bandwidth<li><b>Utype</b>: <i>photdm:PhotometryFilter.SpectralAxis.Coverage.Bounds.Extent</i></ul></td></table>',STICKY,true,CLOSEBTN,true,WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
![(?)](javascript:Tip('<b>A<sub>f</sub>/A<sub>V</sub></b><br><table cellpadding=20><td class=helptd>Ratio between extintion at λ<sub>ref</sub> and visual extintion. <p>Calculated by the service using the extinction law by <a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1999PASP..111...63F" target="_blank">Fitzpatrick (1999)</a> improved by <a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ApJ...619..931I" target="_blank">Indebetouw et al (2005)</a> in the infrared. <p><img src=images/extinctionlaw.png><p>You can download the corresponding <a href=\"getextlaw.php\" target=\"_blank\">data file</a> for the opacity k<sub>λ</sub>. The extinction at each wavelength is calculated as: A<sub>λ</sub> = A<sub>V</sub> * k<sub>λ</sub>/k<sub>V</sub>, where k<sub>λ</sub> is the opacity for a given λ and k<sub>V</sub>=211.4<p><p><u>Property info:</u><ul></ul></td></table>',STICKY,true,CLOSEBTN,true,WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission.<br> Sun(λ) ≡ Sun spectrum.<p><img src=images/sunspec.png><p><p><u>More info:</u><p>Sun spectrum from calspec database: sun_reference_stis_002 composed with sun_mod_001 for larger wavelengths.<ul><li><a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PASP..126..711B/abstract" target="_blank">Bohlin, Gordon, & Tremblay (2014)</a>.<li><a href="https://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation/reference-data-for-calibration-and-tools/astronomical-catalogs/calspec" target="_blank">STScI current calspec</a>.<li><a href="morefiles/sun.dat" target="_blank">Sun composed spectrum</a> (units: Angstrom erg/cm2/s/A).</ul><p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>Unit</b>:erg/cm2/s/A<li><b>UCD</b>:phot.flux.density</ul></td></table>',STICKY,true,CLOSEBTN,true,WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
 ≡ filter transmission<br> Vg(λ) ≡ Vega spectrum<p>F<sub>0,ν</sub>(Jy) = (2.9979246)<sup>-1</sup> 10<sup>5</sup> * λ<sub>ref</sub><sup>2</sup> * F<sub>0,λ</sub>(erg/cm<sup>2</sup>/s/A)<p>In the case that filter owner specifies its own values, they will be the ones provided by the service when queried through the VO.<p><u>VO PhotDM Utypes</u>: <br><i>PhotCal.MagnitudeSystem.type</i> -> VEGAmag <br><i>PhotCal.ZeroPoint.Flux.value</i> -> F<sub>0</sub><p><u>More info:</u><p>Vega spectrum from calspec database.<ul><li><a href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014PASP..126..711B/abstract" target="_blank">Bohlin, Gordon, & Tremblay (2014)</a>.<li><a href="https://www.stsci.edu/hst/instrumentation/reference-data-for-calibration-and-tools/astronomical-catalogs/calspec" target="_blank">STScI current calspec</a>.<li><a href="morefiles/vega.dat" target="_blank">Vega spectrum file</a> (units: Angstrom erg/cm2/s/A).</ul><p><u>Property info:</u><ul><li><b>UCD</b>:phot.flux.density<li><b>Utype</b>: <i>photdm:PhotCal.ZeroPoint.Flux.value</i></ul></td></table>',STICKY,true,CLOSEBTN,true,WIDTH,400)){kind=link}
