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lambda_weiland_2025_synch_beta_and_mask.fits

Primary Header

SIMPLE  =                    T /  file does conform to FITS standard            
BITPIX  =                   16 /  number of bits per data pixel                 
NAXIS   =                    0 / number of data axes                            
EXTEND  =                    T /  FITS dataset may contain extensions           
COMMENT   FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'Astronomy
COMMENT   and Astrophysics', volume 376, page 359; bibcode: 2001A&A...376..359H 
DATE    = '2025-11-17T00:00:00' /file creation date (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss UT)    
ORIGIN  = 'LAMBDA  '           / Legacy Archive Microwave Background Analysis   
OBJECT  = 'ALL-SKY '           / Portion of sky given                           
COMMENT   This file contains the synchrotron spectral index in intensity as     
COMMENT   computed by Weiland et al. 2025 from Haslam 408 MHz and the           
COMMENT   synchrotron component maps at 23 and 30 GHz derived using the ADR     
COMMENT   method. Statistical uncertainties are provided as a map; potential    
COMMENT   systematic uncertainties dervied from simulations are discussed in    
COMMENT   the paper. The analysis mask (diffuse and sources) is included in the 
COMMENT   third field (0=reject, 1=accept).                                     
REFERENC= 'Weiland et al. 2025 ApJ 984, 80'                                     
RESOLUTN=                    7 / Resolution index                               
SKYCOORD= 'Galactic'           / Coordinate system                              
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX '           / Pixel algorithm                                
ORDERING= 'NESTED  '           / Ordering scheme                                
NSIDE   =                  128 / Resolution parameter                           
NPIX    =               196608 / # of pixels                                    
FIRSTPIX=                    0 / First pixel (0 based)                          
LASTPIX =               196607 / Last pixel (0 based)                           
END                                                                             

Map Table

XTENSION= 'BINTABLE'           /binary table extension                          
BITPIX  =                    8 /8-bit bytes                                     
NAXIS   =                    2 /2-dimensional binary table                      
NAXIS1  =                   12 /width of table in bytes                         
NAXIS2  =               196608 /number of rows in table                         
PCOUNT  =                    0 /size of special data area                       
GCOUNT  =                    1 /one data group (required keyword)               
TFIELDS =                    3 /number of fields in each row                    
TTYPE1  = 'SPINDEX'            /synchrotron spectral index in intensity         
TFORM1  = 'E       '           / data format of field: 4-byte REAL              
TUNIT1  = '        '           /physical unit of field                          
TTYPE2  = 'SIGMA   '           / 1-sigma statistical uncertainty                
TFORM2  = 'E       '           / data format of field: 4-byte REAL              
TUNIT2  = '        '           /physical unit of field                          
TTYPE3  = 'MASK    '           / tha analysis mask (diffuse and sources)        
TFORM3  = 'E       '           / data format of field: 4-byte REAL              
TUNIT3  = '        '           /physical unit of field                          
EXTNAME = 'Map Table'          /name of this binary table extension             
DATE    = '2025-11-17T00:00:00' /Table/MAP creation date                        
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX '           /Pixel algorithm                                 
ORDERING= 'NESTED  '           /Ordering scheme                                 
NSIDE   =                  128 /Resolution parameter                            
FIRSTPIX=                    0 /First pixel (0 based)                           
LASTPIX =               196607 /Last pixel (0 based)                            
END                                                                             

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