UIST – Current Filter Set

UIST – Current Filter Set

UIST has two 24-slot filter wheels which contain filters for both imaging and for blocking the spectroscopy grisms. The MKO consortium filter set is installed where possible (see the discussion of new JHK standards for example). We list the imaging filters in the table below, the actual population of the filter wheels is also available. Click on the filter name to see an image of the profile; text files are also available giving transmission profiles for some of the filters, contact Watson P. Varricatt. The 3.6nbL’ filter appears to have some surface damage and produces trailed images at a low level. 

Filter50% Cut on, micron50% Cut off, micronPeak Transmission, %
Y[MK]0.9661.07894.12
Z[MK]1.0081.05860
J[MK]1.171.3391
H[MK]1.491.7890
K[MK]2.032.3797
L'[MK]3.2484.10892
M'[MK]4.5724.80084
1.57(cont)[MK]1.5611.58370
CH4_s1.5501.65784
FeII[MK]1.6301.65673
CH4_I1.6171.73090
2.122(S1)2.1062.12460
2.122 MK2.1032.13485
BrG MK2.1502.18269
2.248(S1)2.2342.26966
2.248 MK2.2352.27057
2.7cont[98]2.2572.29166
2.42CO2.4132.43666
K_s_MK1.9902.31095.4
Klong2.0192.434~95
3.05ice MK2.9703.12574
3.28″Dust”3.2503.30548
3.29 PAH MK3.2643.31870
3.4nbL3.3793.45185
3.5mbL3.3833.59482
3.6nbL’3.5603.62573
3.99(cont)3.9644.01680
BrA4.0254.08085