Scan table (applause_dr2.scan)
The table has 51517 rows, 25 columns.
Description
The scan table registers all ingested scans of the photographic plates, giving sizes, etc. A scan is a high-resolution image of a photographic plate or film. There can be multiple scans of a single plate. Unique Identifier scan_id
Attribution
If you have made substantial use of the data provided by APPLAUSE DR2, kindly include this acknowledgement
Funding for APPLAUSE has been provided by DFG (German Research Foundation, Grant), Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP), Dr. Remeis Sternwarte Bamberg (University Nuernberg/Erlangen), the Hamburger Sternwarte (University of Hamburg) and Tartu Observatory.
Columns
| Name | Type | UCD | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| scan_id | int | meta.id |
Scan identification number |
|
| plate_id | int | meta.id |
Plate identification number |
|
| archive_id | int | meta.id |
Archive identification number |
|
| scan_aid | char | meta.id |
Identification number for OAI/PMH |
|
| filename_scan | char |
meta.ref meta.file meta.fits |
Name of the scan file |
|
| filename_wedge | char |
meta.ref meta.file meta.fits |
Name of the wedge scan file |
|
| naxis1 | short | meta.number |
Length of data axis 1 (number of pixels in a row) |
|
| naxis2 | short | meta.number |
Length of data axis 2 (number of rows) |
|
| minval | int |
phot.count stat.min |
Minimum pixel value in the image |
|
| maxval | int |
phot.count stat.max |
Maximum pixel value in the image |
|
| scanner | char | meta.id |
Name of the device used for digitizing the plate |
|
| scan_res1 | short | meta.unit | dpi |
Scan resolution along axis 1 |
| scan_res2 | short | meta.unit | dpi |
Scan resolution along axis 2 |
| pixel_size1 | float | phys.size | um |
Pixel size along axis 1 |
| pixel_size2 | float | phys.size | um |
Pixel size along axis 2 |
| scan_software | char |
meta.id meta.software |
Name of the scanning software |
|
| scan_gamma | float | meta.unit |
Scan gamma value |
|
| scan_focus | char | meta.unit |
Scan focus setting |
|
| wedge | char |
meta.code meta.cryptic |
Type of photometric step-wedge |
|
| scan_date | char |
time.epoch time.creation |
Scan date and time |
|
| scan_author | char | meta.id |
Author of the scan |
|
| scan_notes | char | meta.note |
Notes about the scan |
|
| origin | char |
meta.curation instr.obsty |
Institute responsible for the scan |
|
| timestamp_insert | char | time.creation | Time[yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss] |
Timestamp of insert |
| timestamp_update | char | time.creation | Time[yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss] |
Timestamp of last update |
You can access this table using the query interface and download the results afterwards.
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