Filter Throughput Curves

I have compiled a list of throughput filter curves from a variety of telescopes, instruments, and surveys. Click on the name of the filter to download it. The first line of each filter is the zeropoint for that filter. If the filter is in the AB system, it is listed as 0.0 (or in otherwords -48.55). The others are for the zeropoint based on Vega. All wavelengths are in Angstroms and flux in F(ν)

Standard Filters

Bessell

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
U	3700	1.501	4.892
B	4200	1.340	4.370
V	5300	1.052	3.430
R	6000	0.911	2.970
I	8000	0.633	2.065

Cerro-Tololo Inter-American Observatory 4m (CTIO)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
U	3644	1.513	4.931
B	4470	1.262	4.112
V	5192	1.076	3.501
R	5989	0.913	2.976
I	8356	0.598	1.949

Gunn

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
g	5160	1.083	3.530
r	6180	0.879	2.865
i	7220	0.723	2.358
z	8820	0.556	1.812

Landolt

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
U	3350	1.641	5.293
B	4400	1.320	4.320
V	5400	1.022	3.221
R	6500	0.901	2.670
I	8050	0.603	1.964

Stromgren

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
u	3510	1.543	5.029
v	4105	1.368	4.460
b	4615	1.220	3.978
y	5475	1.015	3.312

Survey Telescopes

Canada France Hawaii Telescope Legacy Survey (CFHTLS)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
u	4020	1.394	4.544
g	4860	1.155	3.764
r	6360	0.848	2.765
i	6933	0.762	2.483
z	8400	0.594	1.935

Dark Energy Survey (DES)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
u	3910	1.429	4.658
g	5270	1.059	3.451
r	6590	0.811	2.646
i	7890	0.645	2.103
z	9760	0.483	1.575
Y	10030	0.465	1.515

Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System (PanSTARRS)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
g	5460	1.019	3.322
r	6800	0.780	2.544
i	7450	0.695	2.265
z	8700	0.566	1.846
Y	9780	0.482	1.570

SkyMapper

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
u	3525	1.539	5.017
v	3825	1.457	4.750
g	5000	1.120	3.651
r	5900	0.930	3.032
i	7300	0.713	2.325
z	8900	0.549	1.790

Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
u'	3720	1.494	4.871
g'	5120	1.092	3.560
r'	6520	0.822	2.681
i'	7120	0.736	2.400
z'	8520	0.582	1.899

Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
J	13260	0.303	0.987
H	16710	0.163	0.531
Ks	22630	0.050	0.164

United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope (UKIRT)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
z	9150	0.529	1.723
Y	10690	0.424	1.381
J	12855	0.319	1.039
H	16300	0.174	0.566
K	22630	0.050	0.164

Hubble Space Telescope

Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
F230W	2190	2.815	8.914
F250W	2540	2.214	7.218
F330W	3270	1.602	5.224
F435W	4570	1.233	4.019
F475W	4960	1.130	3.683
F555W	5060	1.106	3.604
F606W	6690	0.797	2.597
F625W	6480	0.829	2.702
F775W	7670	0.669	2.182
F814W	8570	0.580	1.884
F850LP	10460	0.437	1.426

Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
F110W	13445	0.294	0.958
F140W	12074	0.252	0.848
F150W	16204	0.176	0.575
F160W	17710	0.139	0.452
F175W	19003	0.111	0.361
F187W	18891	0.113	0.369
F205W	19424	0.103	0.335

Wide Field Planetary Camera (WFPC)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
F435W	4565	1.234	4.023
F475W	4995	1.121	3.655
F555W	5505	1.010	3.292
F606W	6685	0.797	2.599
F775W	7385	0.703	2.291
F814W	7445	0.695	2.267
F850LP	8610	0.574	1.872

Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
F170W	1850	2.635	8.663
F185W	1900	2.654	8.732
F218W	2120	2.792	8.878
F255W	2510	2.253	7.346
F300W	2780	1.897	6.185
F336W	3450	1.557	5.075
F380W	3980	1.406	4.584
F450W	5060	1.106	3.605
F555W	5150	1.085	3.537
F606W	6210	0.874	2.848
F675W	6820	0.778	2.535
F702W	6870	0.770	2.512
F814W	9290	0.518	1.687
F850LP	10310	0.447	1.456

Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
F218W	2220	3.016	9.834
F225W	2400	2.439	7.951
F275W	2590	2.151	7.012
F336W	3350	1.581	5.156
F390W	4000	1.400	4.564
F438W	4510	1.250	4.076
F475W	4885	1.148	3.743
F555W	5160	1.083	3.530
F606W	5380	1.035	3.375
F625W	5790	0.951	3.102
F775W	7180	0.729	2.375
F814W	7145	0.733	2.390
F098M	10435	0.439	1.431
F105W	11790	0.365	0.987
F110W	13344	0.299	0.976
F125W	13260	0.303	0.987
F140W	13335	0.300	0.978
F160W	14445	0.242	0.790

Spitzer Space Telescope

Infrared Arracy Camera (IRAC)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
Channel 1	37420	0.0	0.0
Channel 2	44370	0.0	0.0
Channel 3	52460	0.0	0.0
Channel 4	84950	0.0	0.0

Multiband Imaging Photometer (MIPS)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
24	219720	0.0	0.0
70	718849	0.0	0.0
160	1520300	0.0	0.0

Space Telescopes

Galaxy Evolution EXplorer (GALEX)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
FUV	1480	2.557	8.313
NUV	2200	2.821	8.974

Kepler

	Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
	Kepler	5890	0.932	3.038

Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
12	120000	0.0	0.0
25	250000	0.0	0.0
60	600000	0.0	0.0
100	1000000	0.0	0.0

Wide-Field Infrared Explorer Survey (WISE)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
W1	33680	0.0	0.0
W2	46180	0.0	0.0
W3	120820	0.0	0.0
W4	221940	0.0	0.0

Supernova Surveys

Carnegie Supernova Search (CSP)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
u	3700	1.501	4.893
B	4420	1.277	4.165
g	5380	1.035	3.375
V3009	5270	1.059	3.451
V3014	5250	1.063	3.465
V9844	5260	1.061	3.458
r	6780	0.783	2.554
i	7340	0.708	2.309
Y	10560	0.431	1.406
J	12860	0.318	1.038
H	15900	0.185	0.603
K	21300	0.070	0.228

Center for Astrophysics (CfA)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
B	4300	1.131	4.280
V	5200	1.074	3.501
r	5900	0.930	3.032
i	7250	0.720	2.346

Lick Observatory Supernova Search (LOSS)

Filter	Effective Wavelength	A(λ)/A_V	A(λ)/E(B-V)
B1	4481	1.259	4.105
V1	5260	1.061	3.459
R1	6121	0.889	2.899
I1	7652	0.671	2.188
B2	4485	1.258	4.100
V2	5238	1.065	3.473
R2	5888	0.932	3.039
I2	7849	0.649	2.117
B3	4475	1.261	4.110
V3	5252	1.062	3.464
R3	5878	0.934	3.046
I3	7691	0.667	2.174
B4	4558	1.236	4.031
V4	5227	1.068	3.482
R4	5843	0.941	3.068
I4	7950	0.638	2.082
Bnickel	4488	1.258	4.101
Vnickel	5228	1.068	3.481
Rnickel	5921	0.926	3.020
Inickel	8037	0.630	2.053

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