MIPS Spectral Response Tables / Bandpass Definitions
MIPS Zero-Magnitude Flux
| Band | wavelength range | efficiencies | frequency range | bandwidth | Zero-magnitude Flux (Jy) |
|---|
| 24um (23.675) | 20.335 - 29.462 | .5-.5 | 1.4753e13 - 1.01826e13 | 4.5703e12 | 7.17 ± .11 |
| 70um (71.42) | 60.92681 - 80.58062 | .5-.5 | 4.92392e12 - 3.72298e12 | 1.201e12 | .778 ± .0119 |
| 160um (155.9) | 139.8042 - 188.16 | .5-.5 | 2.14586e12 - 1.59439e12 | 5.51471e11 | .16 ± .00245 |
IRAC Spectral Response Tables / Bandpass Definitions
Approximate IRAC bandpasses:
| Band | wavelength range | efficiencies | frequency range | bandwidth | Zero-magnitude Flux (Jy) |
|---|
| 3.6um | 3.179 - 3.955 | (.2-.2) | 9.43692985e13 - 7.58533502e13 | 1.85159483e13 | 280.9 ± 4.1 |
| 4.5um | 3.955 - 5.015 | (.25-.25) | 7.58533502e13 - 5.98205384e13 | 1.60328118e13 | 179.7 ± 2.6 |
| 5.8um | 5.015 - 6.442 | (.07-.07) | 5.98205384e13 - 4.65693884e13 | 1.32511500e13 | 115.0 ± 1.7 |
| 8.0um | 6.442 - 9.343 | (.15-.15) | 4.65693884e13 - 3.21096008e13 | 1.44597876e13 | 64.13 ± .94 |
2MASS Spectral Reponse, Bandpass Definition, Zero-Magnitude Fluxes
2MASS Isophotal Bandpasses and Fluxes-for-0-magnitude from Cohen et al. (2003)
| Band | Lambda (µm) | Bandwidth (µm) | Bandwidth (Hz) | λ min - λ max (η ~.2) | frequency range | Fnu - 0 mag (Jy) | Flambda - 0 mag (W cm-2 µm-1) |
|---|
| J | 1.235 ± 0.006 | 0.162 ± 0.001 | 3.18641512e+13 | 1.105-1.349 | 2.71493213e+14 - 2.22386953e+14 | 1594 ± 27.8 | 3.129E-13 ± 5.464E-15 |
|---|
| H | 1.662 ± 0.009 | 0.251 ± 0.002 | 2.72604448e+13 | 1.504-1.709 | 1.99468085e+14 - 1.75541252e+14 | 1024 ± 20.0 | 1.133E-13 ± 2.212E-15 |
|---|
| Ks | 2.159 ± 0.011 | 0.262 ± 0.002 | 1.68623175e+13 | 1.989-2.316 | 1.50829563e+14 - 1.29533679e+14 | 666.7 ± 12.6 | 4.283E-14 ± 8.053E-16 |
|---|
Mauna Kea NIR filters
MCPS Filter Spectral Response (approximate) Reference: D. Zaritsky, private communication
Plots of UBVI spectral response
I don't have a reference for the UBVi zero-magnitude fluxes.
(update 5/25/09) An excellent reference for optical magnitudes
| Band | Lambda (µm) | Bandwidth (µm) | l min - l max (eta = .4) | frequency range | Bandwidth (Hz) | Fnu - 0 mag (Jy) |
|---|
| Johnson U | .375 | 0.060 | .335 - .395 | 8.95522388e+14 - 7.59493671e+14 | 1.28000000e+14 | 1823 |
|---|
| Johnson B | .430 | 0.110 | .390 - .500 | 7.69230769e+14 - 6.00000000e+14 | 1.78474851e+14 | 4130 |
|---|
| Johnson V | .530 | 0.090 | .500 - .590 | 6.00000000e+14 - 5.08474576e+14 | 9.61196155e+13 | 3781 |
|---|
| Gunn I | .860 | 0.140 | .750 - .990 | 4.00000000e+14 - 3.03030303e+14 | 5.67874527e+13 | 2635 |
|---|
SDSS filters
SDSS filters (SDSS page)
NICMOS filters
IRAC Zero-Magnitude Flux Densities
Spitzer Flux Conversion Tool
IRAS: IRAS Instrument Summary / Spectral Response
Center
Wavelength | # working
detectors | FOV
(arcmin) | Bandpass
(µm) |
Bandpass (Hz) | Bandwidth (hz) | Detector
Material | Average 10-sigma
Sensitivity (Jy) |
| 12 | 16 | .75 x 4.5 | 8.5 - 15 | 3.52941176e+13 - 2.00000000e+13 | 1.52941176e+13 | Si:As | 0.7 |
| 25 | 13 | .75 x 4.6 | 19 - 30 | 1.57894737e+13 - 1.00000000e+13 | 5.78947368e+12 | Si:Sb | 0.65 |
| 60 | 15 | 1.5 x 4.7 | 40 - 80 | 7.50000000e+12 - 3.75000000e+12 | 3.75000000e+12 | Ge:Ga | 0.85 |
| 100 | 13 | 3.0 x 5.0 | 83 - 120 | 3.61445783e+12 - 2.50000000e+12 | 1.11445783e+12 | Ge:Ga | 3.0 |
MSX: MSX Bandpass Description
| Band | Active Columns | Isophotal Wavelength | Isophotal Frequency | 50% peak Intensity | 50% peak (ν, Hz) | Isophotal Bandwidth (μm) |
Bandwidth (Hz) | 0 mag Flux | Absolute Photometric Accuracy | Radiance Accuracy |
| A | 8 | 8.28 | 3.62068e13 | 6.8 -10.8 | 2.77586e+09-4.40871e+09 | 3.36 | 1.47027935e+13 | 58.55 | 5% | 9% |
| C | 4 | 12.13 | 2.4715e13 | 11.1-13.2 | 2.27115e+09-2.70083e+09 | 1.72 | 3.50693810e+12 | 26.51 | 3% | 8% |
| D | 4 | 14.65 | 2.04636e13 | 13.5-15.9 | 1.88549e+09-2.22068e+09 | 2.23 | 3.11710096e+12 | 18.29 | 4% | 9% |
| E | 2 | 21.34 | 1.40484e13 | 18.2-25.1 | 1.19439e+09-1.64721e+09 | 6.24 | 4.11071165e+12 | 8.75 | 6% | 15% |
[ SCUBA array description ]
[ BGPS @ IPAC ] [ text passband ]
[ MAMBO ] [ text passband ]
Note that the central frequency reported is the effective central frequency for
α = 3.5 or β=1.5. For different central frequencies and a detailed
analysis, see the BGPS methods paper . Also, the high-frequency cutoff for MAMBO is slow and therefore
poorly constrained.
| Band | Central Wavelength (μm) | 50% peak transmission (μm) | Bandwidth (μm) |
Central frequency (GHz) | 50% peak transmission (GHz) | Bandwidth (GHz) |
|---|
| Bolocam 1.1mm | 1105.4 | 1018.4-1200.0 | 181.6 | 271.4 | 250.0 - 294.6 | 44.6 |
| MAMBO 1.2mm | 1142.9 | 1000-1491 | 491 | 262.5 | 201.2 - 300(5) | 99(5) |
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