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Glossary of WSA attributes

This Glossary alphabetically lists all attributes used in the UKIDSSEDR database(s) held in the WSA. If you would like to have more information about the schema tables please use the UKIDSSEDR Schema Browser (other Browser versions).
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NameSchema TableDatabaseDescriptionTypeLengthUnitDefault ValueUnified Content Descriptor
icoeffA CurrentNightlyExt, PreviousNightlyExt WSA Is coeffA FIXED or FITTED tinyint 1   1  
icoeffB CurrentNightlyExt, PreviousNightlyExt WSA Is coeffB FIXED or FITTED tinyint 1   1  
icoeffC CurrentNightlyExt, PreviousNightlyExt WSA Is coeffC FIXED or FITTED tinyint 1   1  
id twomass_xsc 2MASS source ID number (unique within scan, coadd). int 4     NUMBER
id_cat twomass_xsc 2MASS matched galaxy's catalog name. varchar 20     NAME
id_flg twomass_xsc 2MASS type/galaxy ID flag (0=non-catalog, 1=catalog, 2=LCSB). smallint 2     CODE_MISC
idCand rosat_bsc ROSAT number of identification candidates in the correlation catalogue smallint 2     NUMBER
idCand rosat_fsc ROSAT number of identification candidates in the correlation catalogue tinyint 1     NUMBER
idType iras_psc IRAS Type of Object tinyint 1     CLASS_OBJECT
iFlag rosat_bsc, rosat_fsc ROSAT broad band image available varchar 1     CODE_MISC
illumMoon Multiframe WSA Illumination of the Moon float 8   -0.9999995e9 ??
im_nx twomass_xsc 2MASS size of postage stamp image in pixels. smallint 2     INST_DET_SIZE
imageExtent CurrentAstrometry, PreviousAstrometry WSA The maximum angular extent from the central position real 4 Arcminutes -0.9999995e9 POS_ANG_DIST_GENERAL
imageExtName MultiframeDetector WSA Extension name in source FITS image file {image extension keyword: XTENSION} varchar 16   NONE ??
imageGcount MultiframeDetector WSA FITS image extension required keyword (always 1 for uncompressed images) {image extension keyword: GCOUNT} int 4     NUMBER
imagePcount MultiframeDetector WSA FITS image extension required keyword (always 0 for uncompressed images) {image extension keyword: PCOUNT} int 4     NUMBER
imagesLocation ExternalSurvey WSA Pathname to the pixels (eg. for list-driven remeasurement) varchar 256     ??
instrument Multiframe WSA Instrument name {image primary HDU keyword: INSTRUME} varchar 32   NONE  
instrument Plate SSA Name of scanning machine varchar 16     INST_ID
invSGDens JunkDetection SSA Local inverse star/galaxy density int 4     PHYS_DENSITY_SURFACE
ipeak Detection SSA Intensity of brightest pixel above sky real 4 instrumental units   PHOT_INTENSITY_MISC
isky Detection SSA Estimate of sky intensity at (xCen, yCen) real 4     PHOT_SB_SKY
isoFlux dxsDetection, dxsListRemeasurement, gcsDetection, gcsListRemeasurement, gpsDetection, gpsListRemeasurement, lasDetection, lasListRemeasurement, udsDetection, udsListRemeasurement WSA Instrumental isophotal flux counts {catalogue TType keyword: Isophotal_flux} real 4 ADU   PHOT_INTENSITY_ADU
Standard definition of summed flux within detection isophote, apart from detection filter is used to define pixel connectivity and hence which pixels to include. This helps to reduce edge effects for all isophotally derived parameters.
isoMag dxsDetection, dxsListRemeasurement, gcsDetection, gcsListRemeasurement, gpsDetection, gpsListRemeasurement, lasDetection, lasListRemeasurement, udsDetection, udsListRemeasurement WSA Calibrated isophotal magnitude real 4 mag   PHOT_INT-MAG
isu2Port Multiframe WSA ISU2 port name {image primary HDU keyword: ISU2PORT} varchar 32   NONE  
isu2PortOffset Multiframe WSA ISU2 port offset {image primary HDU keyword: ISU2POFF} int 4   -99999999  
isu2TiltOffset Multiframe WSA ISU2 tilt offset {image primary HDU keyword: ISU2TOFF} int 4   -99999999  
itb rosat_fsc ROSAT start time of observation (MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS) datetime 8 mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss   TIME_DATE
ite rosat_fsc ROSAT end time of observation (MM-DD-YYYY HH:MM:SS) datetime 8 mm-dd-yyyy hh:mm:ss   TIME_DATE
iz10 Multiframe WSA Trefoil: IZ10 {image primary HDU keyword: IZ10} real 4   -0.9999995e9  
iz5 Multiframe WSA Astigmatism: IZ5 {image primary HDU keyword: IZ5} real 4   -0.9999995e9  
iz6 Multiframe WSA Astigmatism: IZ6 {image primary HDU keyword: IZ6} real 4   -0.9999995e9  
iz9 Multiframe WSA Trefoil: IZ9 {image primary HDU keyword: IZ9} real 4   -0.9999995e9  
izp0 CurrentZP, PreviousZP WSA Is zp0 FIXED or FITTED tinyint 1   1  
izp1 CurrentZP, PreviousZP WSA Is zp1 FIXED or FITTED tinyint 1   1  
izp2 CurrentZP, PreviousZP WSA Is zp2 FIXED or FITTED tinyint 1   1  
izp3 CurrentZP, PreviousZP WSA Is zp3 FIXED or FITTED tinyint 1   1  
izp4 CurrentZP, PreviousZP WSA Is zp4 FIXED or FITTED tinyint 1   1  



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