MIPS : Data Handbook

Getting the Document and Ancillary Files

MIPS Data Handbook, version 3.3.1, 20 Jun 08

The main document.

"Reduction Algorithms for the Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer, K. Gordon, et al., 2005, PASP, 117, 503

Detailed description of the pipelines.

"Processing of 24 micron Image Data at the Spitzer Science Center" by F. Masci, et al.

Presented at the November 2004 ADASS meeting.

MIPS data products and filenaming convention

A list and description of each of the files you get when you download MIPS data.

Alphabetical list of keywords

An alphabetical list of keywords found in all MIPS BCD products.

Sample MIPS PRFs for use with APEX

Note that the PRF can be a function of mirror position, position on array, and color of object, so we strongly encourage you to derive PRFs for your specific case if at all possible. See the post-bcd documentation page for three different documents on various aspects of this process, including definitions of how PRFs differ from PSFs.

• mips24_prf_mosaic_2.45_4x.fits - produced by running PRF_estimate.pl on Orion Trapezium region mosaic of 2.45 arcsec/pix with a resampling factor of 4 (created Oct 05)
• mips70_prf_mosaic_4.0_4x.fits - produced by running PRF_estimate.pl on xFLS mosaic of 4.0 arcsec/pix with a resampling factor of 4 (created Jun 05)
• mips160_prf_mosaic_8.0_4x.fits - produced by running PRF_estimate.pl on xFLS mosaic of 8.0 arcsec/pix with a resampling factor of 4 (created Apr 05)
• mips24_prf_mosaic_stinytim_2.5_4x.fits - produced by STinyTim on mosaic of 2.5 arcsec/pix with a resampling factor of 4 (created Oct 05)
• mips24_prf_bcd_stinytim_4x.fits - produced by STinyTim on bcd with a resampling factor of 4 (created Jun 04)

Sample namelists for use with MOPEX

Pipeline namelists

• mosaicM1_online.nl - 24 micron namelist
• mosaicM2_online.nl - 70 micron namelist
• mosaicM3_online.nl - 160 micron namelist

Example namelists from Chapter 7 of Data Handbook

• mosaic_l1228_160um.nl - bright molecular cloud
• mosaic_mips160.nl - extragalactic extended source
• mosaic_mips70.nl - extragalactic extended source

Example SED namelists

• mosaic_sed.nl - Uses input uncertainties to compute output spectrum uncertainties.
• mosaic_sed_all.nl - Uses std uncertainty mosaics to compute output spectrum uncertainties. Cluster positions are not split.

Also see the Data Analysis Cookbooks for examples with real data.

MIPS Pmasks

• mips24_pmask.fits - Pmask for MIPS 24 micron
• mips70_pmask.fits - Pmask for MIPS 70 micron
• mips160_pmask.fits - Pmask for MIPS 160 micron

Sample IDL code mentioned in the Data Handbook (All updated 28 June 04)

• clean70.pro - Cleans up 70 um data cube of stacked BCDs images
• medfilt.pro - Applies median filter for MIPS-Ge data
• medfiltss.pro - Applies median filter for MIPS-Ge data, preserving spatial scales

Also see the Contributed Software Archive for several MIPS-related programs.

Data Handbook Document Organization

1. Quick-Start Guide
2. Introduction
3. Getting started
4. BCD Pipeline Description
5. Post-BCD Pipeline Description
6. Data Details - MIPS 24
7. Data Details - MIPS Ge Includes examples!
8. Calibration of MIPS data
9. Appendix: FITS header keywords
10. Appendix: Suggested namelists
11. Appendix: Sample code

Document Update Plans

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