Marvin contains datamodels for each of the releases of MaNGA dataset. The links below contain full descriptions of what is available for each release. Each release contains a variety of datamodels.
Generally all datamodels provide a parameter/property name
, description
, units
, its corresponding name in its respective FITS file, and corresponding database schema, table, and column name.
The DRP datamodel contains two descriptors of MaNGA data, spectra and datacubes. spectra are 1-d arrays of data, while datacubes are 3-d arrays of data.
The DAP datamodel contains four descriptors of ManGA data, bintypes, templates, models, and properties. Bintypes and templates describe the stellar template library and binning scheme used by the MaNGA DAP. Properties represent the available 2-d outputs of the DAP, (e.g. MAPS), while models represent the model-fitting used by the DAP, (e.g. MODELCUBES)
The Query datamodel contains a list of all available queryable parameters for a given release. The important columns being the Group and full name. See the How to Guide for a full description of how to use the query datamodel.
The Maskbit datamodel contains a description of targeting and quality flags used in the DRP, DAP, and by the Targeting Catalogs.