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MIPS-70 Pipeline Data Products and Filenaming Convention

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MIPS 70 microns Products (04/25/05):

File Type Name Example
SPITZER_M+channel*_aorkey_expid_ dcenum_version_type.suffix
Format Description
Raw data cube SPITZER_M2_9876540_96_0_1_raw.fits Output FITS image as 3-D cube with 16-bit integer, 32x32xn (n depends on the exposure time and COADD parameter) Raw pixel data with translated header and pointing
BCD image SPITZER_M2_9876540_96_0_1_fbcd.fits Output FITS image with 32-bit real, 32x32 Calibrated BCD image with final product keywords, with median background subtracted
BCD image SPITZER_M2_9876540_96_0_1_bcd.fits Output FITS image with 32-bit real, 32x32 Calibrated BCD image with final product keywords, without median background subtracted
Uncertainty image SPITZER_M2_9876540_96_0_1_bunc.fits Output FITS images with 32-bit real, 32x32 Uncertainty image associated with the BCD image
Mask file SPITZER_M2_9876540_96_0_1_bmask.fits Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 32x32 Bit-mask associated with BCD image where different bits signify important characteristics of the data (see bit definition)

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

MIPS 70 microns Post-BCD Products (04/25/05):

File Type Name Example
SPITZER_M+channel_aorkey_dcenum _version_Enum*_type.suffix
Format Description
Mosaic files 1. SPITZER_M2_9876540_0_1_E012345_maic.fits
2. SPITZER_M2_9876540_0_1_A012345_munc.fits
3. SPITZER_M2_9876540_0_1_A012345_mcov.fits
4. SPITZER_M3_9876540_0_1_A012345_mosst.fits
5. SPITZER_M2_9876540_0_1_E012345_mfilt.fits
6. SPITZER_M2_9876540_0_1_A012345_mfunc.fits
7. SPITZER_M2_9876540_0_1_A012345_mfcov.fits
8. SPITZER_M3_9876540_0_1_A012345_mfstd.fits
1. Output FITS image with 32-bit float
2. Output FITS image with 32-bit float
3. Output FITS image with 32-bit float
4. Output FITS image with 32-bit float
5. Output FITS image with 32-bit float
6. Output FITS image with 32-bit float
7. Output FITS image with 32-bit float
8. Output FITS image with 32-bit float
1. Mosaic image
2. Mosaic uncertainty image
3. Mosaic Coverage map
4. Mosaic standard deviation image
5. Filtered Mosaic image
6. Filtered Mosaic uncertainty image
7. Filtered Mosaic Coverage map
8. Filtered Mosaic standard deviation image

* 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 70 microns Calibration Products and Pmask -- Default Mode (05/25/04):

File Type Name Example
MIPS+channel_type.suffix
Format Description
Dark file 1. MIPS70_dark.fits
1u. MIPS70_dark_u.fits
1m. MIPS70_dark_c.fits
1,1u. Output FITS images with 32-bit float, 32x32
1m. Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 32x32
1. Dark image
1u. Uncertainty image associated with the skydark image
1m. Bit-mask associated with the skydark image
Illumination Correction file 1. MIPS70_ilcorr.fits
1u. MIPS70_ilcorr_u.fits
1m. MIPS70_ilcorr_c.fits
1,1u. Output FITS images with 32-bit float, 32x32
1m. Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 32x32
1. Illumination correction image
1u. Uncertainty image associated with the illumination image
1m. Bit-mask associated with the illumination correction image (see bit definition)
Saturation file MIPS70_sat.fits Output FITS images with 32-bit float, 32x32 Image with constant saturation value (65500 dn)
Flux Conversion file MIPS70_fluxconv.tbl ASCII table Table containing the flux conversion factor

MIPS 70 microns Calibration Products and Pmask -- Fine Mode (05/25/04):

File Type Name Example
MIPS70_type.suffix
Format Description
Illumination Correction file 1. MIPS70_ilcorrfine.fits
1u. MIPS70_ilcorrfine_u.fits
1m. MIPS70_ilcorrfine_c.fits
1,1u. Output FITS images with 32-bit float, 32x32
1m. Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 32x32
1. Illumination correction image
1u. Uncertainty image associated with the illumination image
1m. Bit-mask associated with the illumination correction image

MIPS 70 microns Calibration Products -- SED Mode (05/11/04):

File Type Name Example
MIPS70_type.suffix
Format Description
Illumination Correction file 1. MIPS70_ilcorrsed.fits
1u. MIPS70_ilcorrsed_u.fits
1m. MIPS70_ilcorrsed_c.fits
1,1u. Output FITS images with 32-bit float, 32x32
1m. Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 32x32
1. Illumination correction image
1u. Uncertainty image associated with the illumination image
1m. Bit-mask associated with the illumination correction image

Pmask -- Download here (05/25/04):

File Type Name Example
MIPS70_type.suffix
Format Description
Mask file MIPS70_pmask.fits Output FITS images with 16-bit integer, 32x32 Bit-mask which flags hot and dead pixels (see bit definition and currently available mask files)


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