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MIPS-24 Pipeline Data Products and Filenaming Convention

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MIPS 24 microns Products (05/25/04):

File Type Name Example
SPITZER_M+channel*_aorkey_expid_ dcenum_version_type.suffix
Format Description
Raw data cube SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_raw.fits Output FITS image as 3-D cube with 16-bit integer, 128x128x2 Raw pixel data with final product translated header and pointing
The first plane is the slope image and the 2nd plane is the first difference image
BCD image SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_bcd.fits Output FITS image with 32-bit real, 128x128 BCD image with final product keywords where saturated values in the slope image have been replaced by the first difference values above a threshold
Uncertainty image SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_bunc.fits Output FITS images with 32-bit real, 128x128 Uncertainty image associated with the BCD image
Mask file 1. SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_bbmsk.fits

2. SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_brmsk.fits

1,2. Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 128x128 1. Bit-mask associated with BCD image where different bits signify important characteristics of the data (see bit definition)

2. Bit-mask associated with outlier detections in the BCD image

Slope image 1. SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_slope.fits
1u. SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_slunc.fits
1m. SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_slpmk.fits
1,1u. Output FITS images with 32-bit real, 128x128
1m. Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 128x128
1. Calibrated BCD slope image with final product keywords
1u. Uncertainty image associated with the slope image
1m. Bit-mask associated with slope image where different bits signify important characteristics of the data
First difference image 1. SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_diff.fits
1u. SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_dfunc.fits
1m. SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_dfmsk.fits
1,1u. Output FITS images with 32-bit real, 128x128
1m. Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 128x128
1. Calibrated first difference image with final product keywords
1u. Uncertainty image associated with the first difference image
1m. Bit-mask associated with first difference image where different bits signify important characteristics of the data
Log file SPITZER_M1_9876540_96_0_1_bcd.log ASCII file Combination of all wrapper and module logs associated with the production of the BCD product

* M1, M2, M3 correspond to 24, 70, 160 microns

MIPS 24 microns Post-BCD Products (05/25/04):

File Type Name Example
SPITZER_M+channel_aorkey_dcenum _version_Enum*_type.suffix
Format Description
Mosaic files 1. SPITZER_M1_9876540_0_1_E012345_maic.fits
2. SPITZER_M1_9876540_0_1_A012345_munc.fits
3. SPITZER_M1_9876540_0_1_A012345_mcov.fits
1. Output FITS images with 32-bit float
2. Output FITS images with 32-bit float
3. Output FITS images with 32-bit float
1. Mosaic image
2. Mosaic uncertainty image
3. Coverage map
Pointing Refinement files 1. SPITZER_M1_9876540_0_1_A012345_prefn.tbl
2. SPITZER_M1_9876540_0_1_A012345_irsa.tbl
1,2. ASCII file 1. Table of corrected RA, DEC, CD matrix keywords and their uncertainties
Relative pointing corrections are produced
2. List of 2mass point sources located in the mosaic and used for absolute pointing refinement

* The letter "E" stands for "ensemble" product and "A" for "ancillary" product. In the case of an ensemble product, "dcenum" refers to the first dce that was used in the ensemble creation, "version" refers to the version of that first dce, and "Enum" is the ensemble number.

MIPS 24 microns Calibration Products (05/25/04):

File Type Name Example
MIPS24_type.suffix
Format Description
Dark file 1. MIPS24_dark1.fits
1u. MIPS24_dark1_u.fits
1m. MIPS24_dark1_c.fits

2. MIPS24_dark2.fits
2u. MIPS24_dark2_u.fits
2m. MIPS24_dark2_c.fits

1,1u,2,2u. Output FITS images with 32-bit float, 128x128
1m,2m. Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 128x128
1. Dark image for DCENUM equal to 0 (see BCD header keyword DCENUM)
1u. Bit-mask associated with the skydark (ds1) image for DCENUM equal to 0 (see BCD header keyword DCENUM)
1m. Uncertainty image associated with the skydark (ds1) image for DCENUM equal to 0 (see BCD header keyword DCENUM)

2. Dark image for DCENUM greater than 0 (see BCD header keyword DCENUM)
2u. Bit-mask associated with the skydark (ds2) image for DCENUM greater than 0 (see BCD header keyword DCENUM)
2m. Uncertainty image associated with the skydark (ds2) image for DCENUM greater than 0 (see BCD header keyword DCENUM)

Flat file 1. MIPS24_flat.fits
1u. MIPS24_flat_u.fits
1m. MIPS24_flat_c.fits
1,1u. Output FITS images with 32-bit float, 128x128
1m. Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 128x128
1. Flat field image for each combination of scan mirror position and scan rate
1u. Bit-mask associated with the flat field image
1m. Uncertainty image associated with the flat field image
Linearity correction file 1. MIPS24_lincorr.fits
1u. MIPS24_lincorr_u.fits
1m. MIPS24_lincorr_c.fits
1,1u. Output FITS images with 32-bit float, 128x128
1m. Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 128x128
1. Linearity correction image
1u. Bit-mask associated with the linearity correction image
1m. Uncertainty image associated with the linearity correction image

Pmask -- Download here (05/11/04):

File Type Name Example
MIPS24_type.suffix
Format Description
Mask file MIPS24_pmask.fits Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 128x128 Bit-mask which flags hot and dead pixels (see bit definition and currently available mask files)


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