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wmap_lcdm_ri_model_yr1_v1.fits

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SIMPLE  =                    T / Written by IDL:  Wed Jul 16 14:05:15 2003      
BITPIX  =                   16 / Number of bits per data pixel                  
NAXIS   =                    0 / Number of data axes                            
EXTEND  =                    T / FITS data may contain extensions               
DATE    = '2003-07-16'         / Creation date (CCYY-MM-DD) 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    
COMMENT                                                                         
COMMENT Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) year 1 data release.        
COMMENT WMAP Theoretical Power Spectrum based on an LCDM model with a           
COMMENT  scale-dependent (running) spectral index which best fits the           
COMMENT  dataset composed only of WMAP, CBI and ACBAR CMB data.                 
COMMENT The cosmological parameters used to generate this model are             
COMMENT  listed below. For a more detailed explanation of parameters,           
COMMENT  see Spergel et al. (2003, astro-ph/0302209). The values below          
COMMENT  are the maximum likelihood values from the full N-dimensional          
COMMENT  likelihood analysis and may differ slightly from the                   
COMMENT  marginalized values quoted in Spergel et al.:                          
COMMENT      omega_b h^2   =  0.02200                                           
COMMENT      omega_cdm h^2 =  0.11294                                           
COMMENT      n(k=0.05)     =  0.90226                                           
COMMENT      exp(-2tau)    =  0.58862                                           
COMMENT      dn/dlnk       = -0.04160                                           
COMMENT      amp(k=0.05)   =  1.00602                                           
COMMENT      h             =  0.71091                                           
COMMENT                                                                         
COMMENT Note that EE data were not included in the model fits, so the           
COMMENT EE spectrum should be regarded as a prediction.                         
COMMENT                                                                         
COMMENT This FITS file was generated from the Version 1 (April 2003) ASCII      
COMMENT data file in order to provide a format compatible with SYNFAST          
COMMENT input. See the HEALPix homepage (http://www.eso.org.science/healpix)    
COMMENT for details about SYNFAST.                                              
COMMENT                                                                         
REFERENC= 'WMAP Explanatory Supplement: http://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/'           
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NAXIS2  =                 3001 / # of rows in file                              
PCOUNT  =                    0 / Size of special data area                      
GCOUNT  =                    1 / one data group (required keyword)              
TFIELDS =                    4 / # of fields in file                            
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EXTNAME = 'POWER SPECTRUM'     / Power spectrum : C(l)                          
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TTYPE1  = 'TEMPERATURE'        / Temperature C(l)                               
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TFORM1  = 'E15.7   '           /                                                
TTYPE2  = 'GRADIENT'           / Gradient (=ELECTRIC) polarisation C(l)         
TBCOL2  =                   17 /beginning column of field                       
TFORM2  = 'E15.7   '           /                                                
TTYPE3  = 'CURL    '           / Curl (=MAGNETIC) polarisation C(l)             
TBCOL3  =                   33 /beginning column of field                       
TFORM3  = 'E15.7   '           /                                                
TTYPE4  = 'G-T     '           / Gradient-Temperature cross terms               
TBCOL4  =                   49 /beginning column of field                       
TFORM4  = 'E15.7   '           /                                                
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