FITS Headers
wmap_iqusmap_r4_yr5_V2_v5.fits
Primary Header
SIMPLE = T /FITS format
BITPIX = 32 /Dummy primary header
NAXIS = 0 /No data is associated with this header
EXTEND = T /Extensions may (will!) be present
RESOLUTN= 4 /Resolution Index
PIXTYPE = 'HEALPIX ' /Pixel algorigthm
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)
TELESCOP= 'WMAP ' /Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe
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/' /
STOKES = 'IQUS ' /
DA = 'V2 ' /WMAP Differencing Assembly
FREQ = 'V band ' /Frequency band
RELEASE = 'DR5 ' /WMAP Release
DATE = '2012-07-05T22:29:07' /file creation date (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss UT)
SIGMA0_I= 2.94921000000 /
SIGMA0_Q= 2.95750000000 /
SIGMA0_U= 2.95750000000 /
SIGMA0_S= 2.95750000000 /
COMMENT Pixel noise in mK may be evaluated from the Nobs field using
COMMENT the expression:
COMMENT sigma = sigma0/sqrt(Nobs)
COMMENT sigma0 applies to the entire map and is a scalar value listed
COMMENT in the header.
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 = 0 /
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 = 0 /
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