FITS Headers
wmap_iqusmap_r4_yr5_W3_v3.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 = '2007-10-29T22:52:36' /file creation date (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss UT) TELESCOP= 'WMAP ' /Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe OBJECT = 'ALL-SKY ' / Portion of sky given EQUINOX = 2000.0 / Equinox of coordinates COMMENT This file contains WMAP Intensity and Polarization (I, Q, U, and S) COMMENT Res 4 skymaps for the differencing assembly indicated by COMMENT the DA keyword. COMMENT The fifth year of data went into the map. REFERENC= 'WMAP Explanatory Supplement: http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/' / DA = 'W3 ' /WMAP Differencing Assembly FREQ = 'W band ' /Frequency band STOKES = 'IQUS ' / i, q, or u RELEASE = 'DR3 ' /WMAP Release RESOLUTN= 4 /Resolution Index PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' / Pixel algorithm ORDERING= 'NESTED ' / Ordering scheme NSIDE = 16 /Resolution Parameter NPIX = 3072 /Number of pixels FIRSTPIX= 0 /First pixel (0 based) LASTPIX = 3071 /Last pixel (0 based) END
Stokes Maps
XTENSION= 'BINTABLE' / binary table extension BITPIX = 8 / 8-bit bytes NAXIS = 2 / 2-dimensional binary table NAXIS1 = 20 / width of table in bytes NAXIS2 = 3072 / number of rows in table PCOUNT = 0 / size of special data area GCOUNT = 1 / one data group (required keyword) TFIELDS = 5 / number of fields in each row TTYPE1 = 'TEMPERATURE ' / TFORM1 = 'E ' / TUNIT1 = 'mK,thermodynamic' / TTYPE2 = 'Q_POLARISATION ' / TFORM2 = 'E ' / TUNIT2 = 'mK,thermodynamic' / TTYPE3 = 'U_POLARISATION ' / TFORM3 = 'E ' / TUNIT3 = 'mK,thermodynamic' / TTYPE4 = 'SPUR_SIGNAL ' / TFORM4 = 'E ' / TUNIT4 = 'mK,thermodynamic' / TTYPE5 = 'N_OBS ' / TFORM5 = 'E ' / TUNIT5 = 'counts ' / EXTNAME = 'Stokes Maps' / DATE = '2007-10-29T18:52:36' / PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' / ORDERING= 'NESTED ' / NSIDE = 16 / FIRSTPIX= 0 / LASTPIX = 3071 / END
Weight Arrays
XTENSION= 'BINTABLE' / binary table extension BITPIX = 8 / 8-bit bytes NAXIS = 2 / 2-dimensional binary table NAXIS1 = 28 / width of table in bytes NAXIS2 = 3072 / number of rows in table PCOUNT = 0 / size of special data area GCOUNT = 1 / one data group (required keyword) TFIELDS = 7 / number of fields in each row TTYPE1 = 'N_OBS ' / TFORM1 = 'E ' / TTYPE2 = 'M11 ' / TFORM2 = 'E ' / TUNIT2 = 'counts ' / TTYPE3 = 'M12 ' / TFORM3 = 'E ' / TUNIT3 = 'counts ' / TTYPE4 = 'M13 ' / TFORM4 = 'E ' / TUNIT4 = 'counts ' / TTYPE5 = 'M23 ' / TFORM5 = 'E ' / TUNIT5 = 'counts ' / TTYPE6 = 'M22 ' / TFORM6 = 'E ' / TUNIT6 = 'counts ' / TTYPE7 = 'M33 ' / TFORM7 = 'E ' / TUNIT7 = 'counts ' / EXTNAME = 'Weight Arrays' / DATE = '2007-10-29T18:52:36' / PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' / ORDERING= 'NESTED ' / NSIDE = 16 / FIRSTPIX= 0 / LASTPIX = 3071 / COMMENT Weight arrays must be divided by a scaling factor sigma_0^2 COMMENT to provide a weight array in physical units (mK^-2). See WMAP COMMENT Explanatory Supplement. END
