Mauna Kea Filters Installed in NSFCam

The NSFCam and the SpeX slit viewer are currently using the Mauna Kea Near-Infrared filter set. JPEG plots and ascii files containing the transmission profiles of these new filters are available here:

Also available are the preliminary results on the characterization of the new filters (i.e., calibration and color terms with respect to the older filters).

For color transformation to other systems, see
http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/2mass/releases/allsky/doc/sec6_4.html

Carpenter, J. 2001, AJ 121, 2851. "Color Transformations for the 2MASS Second Increment Data Release."

Leffett, S.K. et al. 2006, MNRAS, preprint. "JHK Observations of Faint Standard Stars in the Mauna Kea Near-Infrared Photometric System."

Simons, D.A. and Tokunaga, A. 2002, PASP, 114, 169. "The Mauna Kea Observatories Near-Infrared Filter Set. I. Defining Optimal 1-5 Micron Bandpasses."

Tokunaga, A.T., Simons, D.A. and Vacca, W.D. 2002, PASP, 114, 180. "The Mauna Kea Observatories Near-Infrared Filter Set. II. Specifications for a New JHKL'M' Filter Set for Infrared Astronomy."

Tokunaga, A.T. and Vacca, W.D. 2005, PASP, 117, 421. "The Mauna Kea Observatories Near-Infrared Filter Set. III. Isophotal Wavelengths and Absolute Calibration."

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