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Appendix A
VIMOS Filters
Table A.1 lists the characteristics of the VIMOS filters. The original transmission curves delivered by the
consortium are given in the following figures. The zero points and band-pass characteristics valid for the new
set of detectors can be found in Section 2.2.4
Table A.1:
Characteristics of the VIMOS filters. Updated filter characteristics can be found in
http://www.eso.org/sci/facilities/paranal/instruments/vimos/inst/imaging.html
Filter
λ0 (nm)
FWHM (nm)
U’
370
50
B BESS
430
97.0
V BESS
546
89.0
R BESS
648.5
130.0
I
830
180.0
z GUNN
950
160
GG475
edge filter high pass (> 475 nm)
GG435
edge filter high pass (> 435 nm)
OS-red
box filter
band pass 550-950
OS-blue
box filter
band pass 370-670
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