PSCALn
Concept
· http://ontology.oais.info/fits/keyword/PSCALn
Properties
| definition | This keyword shall be used, along with the PZEROn keyword, when the nth FITS group parameter value is not the true physical value, to transform the group parameter value to the true physical values it represents, using Eq. 5. The value field shall contain a floating-point number representing the coefficient of the linear term in Eq. 5, the scaling factor between true values and group parameter values at zero offset. |
| label | PSCALn |
| notation | PSCALn |
| prefLabel | PSCALn |
| scopeNote | Defined in section 6.1.2 of the FITS Standard 4.0. |
Links to
- inScheme → FITS keyword dictionary (FITS Standard 4.0)