# Units: # "lambda" is in Angstroms # "pass" is the contribution to the detector signal per photon # entering the atmosphere of Earth # # Bandpass Name(s): [SPECIFY] # # Instrument: Hypothetical system developed to match known "standards" # of Johnson/Cousins to spectrophotometry # # Determined by: M. S. Bessell # # Date of determination: 1990 # # Meaning of/Reason for default column: Only available # # Notes: # # These filter curves define the "official" Johnson/Cousins BVRI # system, as far # as I am concerned. One must take care to make sure # that you really want these filters; ie. that the observations have # been converted into this system. Otherwise, you will have to use # custom filter curves (which may not be a bad idea). # # Details of how/why this system is defined can be found in: # # Bessell, M.S. 1990, PASP, 102, 1181 # # Read it; it will give you a good insight into how complex this # whole business really is. # # Michael Blanton # 2002-08-19 #