FITS Headers
synchrotron_map_QU_60arcmin.fits
Primary Header
SIMPLE = T / Written by IDL: Wed Mar 27 17:22:11 2024
BITPIX = 16 / Number of bits per data pixel
NAXIS = 0 / Number of data axes
EXTEND = T / FITS data may contain extensions
DATE = '2024-03-28' / Creation date (CCYY-MM-DD UTC) of FITS header
COMMENT FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'Astronomy
COMMENT and Astrophysics', volume 376, page 359; bibcode 2001A&A...376..359H
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Extension Header 2
XTENSION= 'BINTABLE' / Written by IDL: Wed Mar 27 17:22:11 2024
BITPIX = 8 /
NAXIS = 2 / Binary table
NAXIS1 = 8192 / Number of bytes per row
NAXIS2 = 12288 / Number of rows
PCOUNT = 0 / Random parameter count
GCOUNT = 1 / Group count
TFIELDS = 2 / Number of columns
TFORM1 = '1024E ' / Real*4 (floating point)
TFORM2 = '1024E ' / Real*4 (floating point)
TTYPE1 = 'Q ' /
TTYPE2 = 'U ' /
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' / HEALPIX pixelisation
ORDERING= 'RING ' / Pixel ordering scheme, either RING or NESTED
NSIDE = 1024 / Healpix resolution parameter
NPIX = 12582912 / Total number of pixels
OBJECT = 'FULLSKY ' / Sky coverage, either FULLSKY or PARTIAL
FIRSTPIX= 0 / First pixel # (0 based)
LASTPIX = 12582911 / Last pixel # (zero based)
INDXSCHM= 'IMPLICIT' / indexing : IMPLICIT or EXPLICIT
GRAIN = 0 / GRAIN = 0: No index,
COMMENT GRAIN =1: 1 pixel index for each pixel,
COMMENT GRAIN >1: 1 pixel index for Grain consecutive pixels
BAD_DATA= -1.63750E+30 / Sentinel value given to bad pixels
COORDSYS= 'G ' / Pixelization coordinate system
COMMENT G = Galactic, E = ecliptic, C = celestial = equatorial
COMMENT G = Galactic, E = ecliptic, C = celestial = equatorial
COMMENT = / Synchrotron Q and U polarization map at 30 GHz
COMMENT = / Angular resolution: 1 deg. Gaussian beam up to l=950
COMMENT = / From ell=950 to ell=1000: extra COS-SQUARED tapering
COMMENT = / See publication (Delabrouille 2024) for details
BUNIT = 'uK_RJ ' /
END