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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   '           /                                                
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