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IBEX High Energy Neutral Atom Imager (Hi) Data Release 08, Omnidirectional Five-Year Ribbon ENA Flux Maps, Galactic Coordinates, Level H3

David J. McComas (2026). IBEX High Energy Neutral Atom Imager (Hi) Data Release 08, Omnidirectional Five-Year Ribbon ENA Flux Maps, Galactic Coordinates, Level H3 [Data set]. Space Physics Data Facility. https://doi.org/10.48322/6ned-ny83 .

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/IBEX/Hi/H3/Release08/Omni/RibbonMaps/Galactic/P5Y

Description

IBEX-Hi Release 8 five-year Ribbon-component maps derived by separating Ribbon energetic neutral atom emissions from the globally distributed flux using the first five years of IBEX observations (2009-2013). This CDF contains omnidirectional differential hydrogen ENA flux maps for IBEX-Hi energy channels 2-6 on a 60 by 30 Galactic longitude and latitude grid. Channel 2-6 FWHM energy ranges are 0.52-0.95, 0.84-1.55, 1.36-2.50, 1.99-3.75, and 3.13-6.00 keV; the corresponding nominal energies are 0.71, 1.11, 1.74, 2.73, and 4.29 keV. The CDAWeb ProductKey is IBEX_H3_ENA_HI_R08_OMNI_F2-RIBBON-MAPS-GAL_5YR.

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

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ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/IBEX/Hi/H3/Release08/Omni/RibbonMaps/Galactic/P5Y
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
IBEX High Energy Neutral Atom Imager (Hi) Data Release 08, Omnidirectional Five-Year Ribbon ENA Flux Maps, Galactic Coordinates, Level H3
AlternateName
IBEX_H3_ENA_HI_R08_OMNI_F2-RIBBON-MAPS-GAL_5YR
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48322/6ned-ny83
ReleaseDate
2026-09-04 19:35:06Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-07-07 12:34:56.789Z
Note
Initial release of metadata, ADAPT generated, LFB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-08-12 12:34:56.789Z
Note
Curated and validated against SPASE 2.7.1, OK
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-09-04 19:35:06Z
Note
Matched version number in schemaLocation attribute to updated value in Version tag. Added PublicationInfo and DOI. tlk
Description

IBEX-Hi Release 8 five-year Ribbon-component maps derived by separating Ribbon energetic neutral atom emissions from the globally distributed flux using the first five years of IBEX observations (2009-2013). This CDF contains omnidirectional differential hydrogen ENA flux maps for IBEX-Hi energy channels 2-6 on a 60 by 30 Galactic longitude and latitude grid. Channel 2-6 FWHM energy ranges are 0.52-0.95, 0.84-1.55, 1.36-2.50, 1.99-3.75, and 3.13-6.00 keV; the corresponding nominal energies are 0.71, 1.11, 1.74, 2.73, and 4.29 keV. The CDAWeb ProductKey is IBEX_H3_ENA_HI_R08_OMNI_F2-RIBBON-MAPS-GAL_5YR.

Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the IBEX Mission Principal Investigator, Dr. David J. McComas of Princeton University, the IBEX Science Team, and NASA/GSFC SPDF/CDAWeb. Please cite the IBEX Release 8 Ribbon-separation publication when using these data.
PublicationInfo
Authors
David J. McComas
PublicationDate
2026-09-04 15:11:54.000Z
PublishedBy
Space Physics Data Facility
Contacts
Role Person StartDate StopDate Note
1. PrincipalInvestigator spase://SMWG/Person/David.J.McComas
InformationURL
Name
IBEX The Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission
URL
https://ibex.princeton.edu/
Description

IBEX Mission, Instrument, and Data Release Descriptions

Language
en
InformationURL
Name
IBEX Data Release 8
URL
https://ibex.princeton.edu/DataRelease8
Description

IBEX Data Release 8 Ribbon and globally distributed flux maps and documentation

Language
en
InformationURL
Name
IBEX Release 8 Ribbon separation publication
URL
https://doi.org/10.1088/0067-0049/215/1/13
Description

Associated peer-reviewed publication describing the five-year separation of the Ribbon from globally distributed ENA flux

Language
en
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF/CDAWeb
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/cdf/h3/release08/ena_hi_omni_f2-ribbon-maps-gal_5yr/
ProductKey
IBEX_H3_ENA_HI_R08_OMNI_F2-RIBBON-MAPS-GAL_5YR
Description

Access to Data in CDF Format via ftps from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/ibex/cdf/h3/release08/ena_hi_omni_f2-ribbon-maps-gal_5yr/
ProductKey
IBEX_H3_ENA_HI_R08_OMNI_F2-RIBBON-MAPS-GAL_5YR
Description

Access to Data in CDF Format via https from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=IBEX_H3_ENA_HI_R08_OMNI_F2-RIBBON-MAPS-GAL_5YR&index=sp_phys
ProductKey
IBEX_H3_ENA_HI_R08_OMNI_F2-RIBBON-MAPS-GAL_5YR
Description

Access to ASCII, CDF, and Plots via NASA/GSFC CDAWeb

Format
CDF
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator D.J. McComas, the IBEX data providers, and NASA/GSFC SPDF/CDAWeb when using these data.
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF/CDAWeb
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
CDAWeb HAPI Server
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/hapi
Style
HAPI
ProductKey
IBEX_H3_ENA_HI_R08_OMNI_F2-RIBBON-MAPS-GAL_5YR
Description

Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.

Format
CSV
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator D.J. McComas, the IBEX data providers, and NASA/GSFC SPDF/CDAWeb when using these data.
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/IBEX/Hi
MeasurementType
NeutralAtomImages
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2008-12-25 00:00:00.000Z
StopDate
2013-12-26 00:00:00.000Z
Cadence
P5Y
ObservedRegion
Heliosphere.Remote1AU
Caveats
This is a derived Ribbon-component map product from IBEX Release 8, not a standard CG/NOCG or SP/NOSP map product; the ProductKey does not state a Compton-Getting or survival-probability processing state. The five-year time span follows the first-five-years map interval and should be confirmed against the production CDF or HAPI records. The DOI listed in InformationURL is for the associated publication, not a dataset DOI. The ProductKey and provider Release 8 page identify this as a Galactic-frame map product, but copied CDF support-variable FIELDNAM and CATDESC attributes still say Solar Ecliptic. The SPASE display names follow the Galactic product identity while preserving the CDF ParameterKey values. SPASE 2.7.1 has no controlled CoordinateSystemName value for Galactic coordinates, so the frame is recorded textually rather than with a CoordinateSystem element.
Parameter #1
Name
Epoch Start Time
ParameterKey
Epoch
Description

CDF epoch time for the start of the five-year Ribbon-map interval.

Cadence
P5Y
Units
day-month-year hour:minute:second
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Epoch
ValueFormat
CDF EPOCH TIME
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
1990-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
ValidMax
2029-12-31T23:59:59.999Z
FillValue
9999-12-31T23:59:59.999Z
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Epoch Stop Time
ParameterKey
Epoch2
Description

CDF epoch time for the end of the five-year Ribbon-map interval.

Cadence
P5Y
Units
day-month-year hour:minute:second
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Epoch2
ValueFormat
CDF EPOCH TIME
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
1990-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
ValidMax
2029-12-31T23:59:59.999Z
FillValue
9999-12-31T23:59:59.999Z
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #3
Name
Map Number
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
mapnum
Description

Map-number or aggregation index supplied by the IBEX Release 8 CDF.

Cadence
P5Y
Units
#
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
Map Number
ValueFormat
I5
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
65534
FillValue
65535
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #4
Name
Galactic Latitude Bin Number
ParameterKey
latitude_bin
Description

Galactic latitude bin number for the 30-bin, six-degree full-sky map grid.

Units
#
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
#
ValueFormat
I5
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
30
ValidMin
1
ValidMax
30
FillValue
65534
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #5
Name
Galactic Longitude Bin Number
ParameterKey
longitude_bin
Description

Galactic longitude bin number for the 60-bin, six-degree full-sky map grid.

Units
#
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
#
ValueFormat
I5
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
60
ValidMin
1
ValidMax
60
FillValue
65535
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #6
Name
Galactic Latitude
ParameterKey
Latitude
Description

Galactic latitude at the center of each six-degree map bin. The upstream CDF ParameterKey remains Latitude.

Units
°
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Galactic Latitude
ValueFormat
F6.0
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
30
ValidMin
-90
ValidMax
90
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #7
Name
Galactic Longitude (West_Longitude variable)
ParameterKey
West_Longitude
Description

Galactic longitude coordinate stored in the upstream CDF variable West_Longitude.

Units
°
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Galactic Longitude
ValueFormat
F6.0
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
60
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
360
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #8
Name
Galactic Longitude (East_Longitude variable)
ParameterKey
East_Longitude
Description

Alternate Galactic longitude ordering stored in the upstream CDF variable East_Longitude.

Units
°
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Galactic Longitude
ValueFormat
F6.0
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
60
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
360
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #9
Name
Starting Orbit Number
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
orbit1
Description

Starting Orbit Number for the five-year Ribbon-map interval.

Cadence
P5Y
Units
#
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Starting Orbit
ValueFormat
I5
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
65534
FillValue
65535
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #10
Name
Ending Orbit Number
Set
Time series defined by using: Epoch
ParameterKey
orbit2
Description

Ending Orbit Number for the five-year Ribbon-map interval.

Cadence
P5Y
Units
#
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Ending Orbit
ValueFormat
I5
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
0
ValidMax
65534
FillValue
65535
Support
SupportQuantity
Other
Parameter #11
Name
Hydrogen ENA Differential Flux, IBEX-Hi Energy Channel 2, approximately 0.71 keV
Set
Five-year map defined by Epoch; dimension 1 is West_Longitude and dimension 2 is Latitude.
ParameterKey
Flux2
Description

Five-year differential hydrogen energetic neutral atom Ribbon flux for IBEX-Hi energy channel 2, nominal energy approximately 0.71 keV and FWHM range 0.52-0.95 keV, on the 60 by 30 Galactic longitude and latitude grid.

Cadence
P5Y
Units
(cm^2 s sr keV)^-1
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Flux
ValueFormat
F12.6
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
60 30
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
10000.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Particle
ParticleType
Atom
Qualifier
Array
Qualifier
Magnitude
Qualifier
Differential
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
0.52
High
0.95
Units
keV
Parameter #12
Name
Hydrogen ENA Differential Flux, IBEX-Hi Energy Channel 3, approximately 1.11 keV
Set
Five-year map defined by Epoch; dimension 1 is West_Longitude and dimension 2 is Latitude.
ParameterKey
Flux3
Description

Five-year differential hydrogen energetic neutral atom Ribbon flux for IBEX-Hi energy channel 3, nominal energy approximately 1.11 keV and FWHM range 0.84-1.55 keV, on the 60 by 30 Galactic longitude and latitude grid.

Cadence
P5Y
Units
(cm^2 s sr keV)^-1
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Flux
ValueFormat
F12.6
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
60 30
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
10000.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Particle
ParticleType
Atom
Qualifier
Array
Qualifier
Magnitude
Qualifier
Differential
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
0.84
High
1.55
Units
keV
Parameter #13
Name
Hydrogen ENA Differential Flux, IBEX-Hi Energy Channel 4, approximately 1.74 keV
Set
Five-year map defined by Epoch; dimension 1 is West_Longitude and dimension 2 is Latitude.
ParameterKey
Flux4
Description

Five-year differential hydrogen energetic neutral atom Ribbon flux for IBEX-Hi energy channel 4, nominal energy approximately 1.74 keV and FWHM range 1.36-2.50 keV, on the 60 by 30 Galactic longitude and latitude grid.

Cadence
P5Y
Units
(cm^2 s sr keV)^-1
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Flux
ValueFormat
F12.6
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
60 30
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
10000.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Particle
ParticleType
Atom
Qualifier
Array
Qualifier
Magnitude
Qualifier
Differential
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
1.36
High
2.50
Units
keV
Parameter #14
Name
Hydrogen ENA Differential Flux, IBEX-Hi Energy Channel 5, approximately 2.73 keV
Set
Five-year map defined by Epoch; dimension 1 is West_Longitude and dimension 2 is Latitude.
ParameterKey
Flux5
Description

Five-year differential hydrogen energetic neutral atom Ribbon flux for IBEX-Hi energy channel 5, nominal energy approximately 2.73 keV and FWHM range 1.99-3.75 keV, on the 60 by 30 Galactic longitude and latitude grid.

Cadence
P5Y
Units
(cm^2 s sr keV)^-1
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Flux
ValueFormat
F12.6
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
60 30
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
10000.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Particle
ParticleType
Atom
Qualifier
Array
Qualifier
Magnitude
Qualifier
Differential
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
1.99
High
3.75
Units
keV
Parameter #15
Name
Hydrogen ENA Differential Flux, IBEX-Hi Energy Channel 6, approximately 4.29 keV
Set
Five-year map defined by Epoch; dimension 1 is West_Longitude and dimension 2 is Latitude.
ParameterKey
Flux6
Description

Five-year differential hydrogen energetic neutral atom Ribbon flux for IBEX-Hi energy channel 6, nominal energy approximately 4.29 keV and FWHM range 3.13-6.00 keV, on the 60 by 30 Galactic longitude and latitude grid.

Cadence
P5Y
Units
(cm^2 s sr keV)^-1
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Flux
ValueFormat
F12.6
ScaleType
LinearScale
Structure
Size
60 30
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
10000.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Particle
ParticleType
Atom
Qualifier
Array
Qualifier
Magnitude
Qualifier
Differential
ParticleQuantity
NumberFlux
EnergyRange
Low
3.13
High
6.00
Units
keV