Label Names of Columns

Table: Recommended label name for table columns.

Label	Format	Unit	Content
:IDENT	C32	-	Identifier of object
:WAVE	R8	nm	Wavelength
:FREQ	R8	Hz	Frequency
:FLUX	R4	-	Flux (undefined units)
:FLUX_W	R4	-	Flux (wavelength bins)
:FLUX_F	R4	-	Flux (frequency bins)
:BIN_W	R4	nm	Wavelength bin size
:BIN_F	R4	Hz	Frequency bin size
:ION	C16	-	Name of ion
:ORDER	I4	-	Order no. of echelle spectrum
:MAG	R4	-	Flux in magnitude units
:MAG_x	R4	-	Flux for color 'x' in magnitude units
:SKY	R4	-	Mean sky value
:PEAK	R4	-	Fitted peak value of object (-background)
:TRANS	R4	-	Transmission of filters
:RESP	R4	-	Relative Response of detectors
:RA	R8	degree	Right Ascension
:DEC	R8	degree	Declination
:EPOCH	R4	year	Epoch
:JD	R8	day	Julian Date
:MJD	R8	day	Modified Julian Date
:PM_RA	R4	"/year	Proper motion in Right Ascension
:PM_DEC	R4	"/year	Proper motion in Declination
:ST	R8	hour	Local Sidereal time
:UT	R8	hour	Universal time
:TIME	R8	hour	Time (undefined units)
:RV	R4	km/s	Radial velocity
:Z_RED	R4	-	Redshift expressed as z

Table: Recommended label name for table columns (cont.).

Label	Format	Unit	Content
:XCEN	R8	-	Center coordinate of object in X
:YCEN	R8	-	Center coordinate of object in Y
:XERR	R4	-	R.M.S error in X coordinate
:YERR	R4	-	R.M.S error in X coordinate
:XFWHM	R4	-	Full Width Half Maximum of object in X
:YFWHM	R4	-	Full Width Half Maximum of object in Y
:X	R4	-	World coordinate of cursor in X
:Y	R4	-	World coordinate of cursor in Y
:VALUE	R4	-	Pixel value at cursor position
:VALUE1	R4	-	Pixel value at cursor #1 position
:VALUE2	R4	-	Pixel value at cursor #2 position
:XSTART	R4	-	Start coordiate of area in X
:YSTART	R4	-	Start coordiate of area in Y
:XEND	R4	-	End coordiate of area in X
:YEND	R4	-	End coordiate of area in Y

Currently some applications do not use these recommended column labels. Conformity to these label names will be made mandatory for future MIDAS releases.