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IBEX-Lo maps in PNG display format every 6 months

(2025). IBEX-Lo maps in PNG display format every 6 months [Data set]. Space Physics Data Facility.

ResourceID
spase://NASA/DisplayData/IBEX/Lo/Maps-PNG

Description

Hydrogen ENA fluxes in each of three IBEX-Lo energy
bands in each of 21,600 [720(longitude) by 30(latitude)] bins,
accumulated over 6 months. Bins are defined in J2000 ecliptic
coordinates. Maps are available for energy bands 5 (209 eV),
6 (439 eV), and 7 (872 eV). PNG-formatted image files are 24 KB
in size. Digital versions of these images in txt format are
identified by VEPO as a separate data product.

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Version:2.7.1

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SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
RightsIdentifierScheme
SPDX
RightsIdentifier
CC0-1.0
RightsURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Note
CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available SPASE metadata descriptions

Version:2.7.1

DisplayData

ResourceID
spase://NASA/DisplayData/IBEX/Lo/Maps-PNG
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
DisplayData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
IBEX-Lo maps in PNG display format every 6 months
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:27:58Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2020-07-07 19:48:33Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-11-14 16:17:32Z
Note
Added PublicationInfo. Added ResourceType and NamingAuthority. Changed http to https in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Fixed version number separator in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Matched version number in schemaLocation attribute to updated value in Version tag. ZCB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:27:58Z
Note
Added MetadataRightsList and RightsList(s). Updated to 2.7.1. ZCB
Description

Hydrogen ENA fluxes in each of three IBEX-Lo energy
bands in each of 21,600 [720(longitude) by 30(latitude)] bins,
accumulated over 6 months. Bins are defined in J2000 ecliptic
coordinates. Maps are available for energy bands 5 (209 eV),
6 (439 eV), and 7 (872 eV). PNG-formatted image files are 24 KB
in size. Digital versions of these images in txt format are
identified by VEPO as a separate data product.

Acknowledgement
The IBEX Team
PublicationInfo
Authors
McComas, David J.
PublicationDate
2025-11-14 16:17:32Z
PublishedBy
Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/David.J.McComas
InformationURL
Name
SWRI IBEX Site
URL
http://ibex.swri.edu/ibexpublicdata/Maps/Lo/Maps_Lo_description.txt
PriorIDs
spase://VEPO/DisplayData/IBEX/Lo/Maps-PNG
spase://VSPO/DisplayData/IBEX/Lo/Maps-PNG
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
RightsList
Rights
SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
RightsIdentifierScheme
SPDX
RightsIdentifier
CC0-1.0
RightsURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Note
CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available NASA Heliophysics data products
AccessURL
Name
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/ibex/release3/lo/maps/images/
Description

Directory with energy-range-specific subdirectories

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/ibex/release3/lo/maps/images/
Description

In CDF via HTTP from SPDF

Format
Text
DataExtent
Quantity
48
Units
MB
Per
P1Y
Acknowledgement
The IBEX Team
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/IBEX/Lo
MeasurementType
NeutralAtomImages
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2008-12-25 00:00:00
StopDate
2009-06-19 00:00:00
Note
Data are planned for 6-month releases. However, Release_2 contained only IBEX-Hi map data. Extensions to later times for this data set may be forthcoming in the future.
Cadence
PT6M
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Heliosheath
Parameter #1
Name
ENA fluxes
Description

Array of neutral hydrogen fluxes

Cadence
P6M
Units
number/sec-cm**2-ster-keV
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
J2000
Structure
Size
720 30
Description

The array has 720 rows and 30 columns.
Row 1 (30) is for the north (south) ecliptic polar region. The
columns start at zero ecliptic longitude and step through to
ecliptic longitude 360. The first and last columns have the
same values.

Particle
ParticleType
Atom
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
AtomicNumber
1
EnergyRange
Low
0.209
High
0.872
Units
keV