TABLE  FilterExtinctionCoefficients

Contains the ratios of extinction to colour excess for various filters

Contains ratios for colour excesses E(J-Ks) and E(H-Ks) in the
Nishiyama et al. (2009) and the Cardelli et al. (1989) systems and
(B-V) in the Cardelli et al. (1989).


Required constraints:
  • Primary key is (filterID)

NameTypeLengthUnitDescriptionDefault ValueUnified Content Descriptor
filterIDsmallint2 UID of filter meta.id;meta.main
telescopevarchar32 Name of the telescope / instrument meta.id
shortNamevarchar8 Short name of the filter meta.id
descriptionvarchar256 a concise description of the filter meta.note
cutOnreal4micronsThe 50% cut-on wavelength of the filter ??
cutOffreal4micronsThe 50% cut-off wavelength of the filter ??
aEJKsNishreal4 The constant to multiply the E(J-Ks) value by to get the extinction in the Nishiyama et al. (2009) system.-0.9999995e9 
aEHKsNishreal4 The constant to multiply the E(H-Ks) value by to get the extinction in the Nishiyama et al. (2009) system.-0.9999995e9 
aEJKsCardreal4 The constant to multiply the E(J-Ks) value by to get the extinction in the Cardelli et al. (1989) system.-0.9999995e9 
aEHKsCardreal4 The constant to multiply the E(H-Ks) value by to get the extinction in the Cardelli et al. (1989) system.-0.9999995e9 
aEBVCardreal4 The constant to multiply the E(B-V) value by to get the extinction in the Cardelli et al. (1989) system.-0.9999995e9 
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