Records are created when maskcut is run. I'd suggest the resulting NC file contain the information needed here so no reference to the SMF file is needed. SMF and NC file names might be changed on the Linux computer to include the checksum (RCS0221C.SMF.32324, for example) to avoid overloading the primary file name.
| Item | Type | Example | Description |
| Instrument | String | LDSS | IMACS or LDSS |
| Astronomer | String | DRESSLERA | Telescope proposal PI, 16 char max, last name first |
| PayingInst | String | OCIW | Institution paying for the masks |
| Email | String | adressler@ociw.edu | Astronomer email address |
| MaskID | String | RCS0221C | Astronomer-supplied identifier, 8 char max |
| DateNC | String | 040401.ER6 | Timestamp (see above) translated as in IMACSSlitMaskNaming |
| ADC | Boolean | 1 | TRUE if mask assumes corrector lenses are in |
| SMFname | String | RCS0221C.SMF | Name of SMF file (8.3 format) |
| SMFchecksum | Int | 32324 | First field of Linux sum command |
| NCfilename | String | RCS0221C.NC | Name of NC file (8.3 format) |
| NCchecksum | Int | 36238 | First field of Linux sum command |
| Temperature | Int | 18 | Anticipated observing temperature (C) |
| TempUsed | Boolean | 0 | TRUE if temperature corrections were applied |
| CutDate | String | Wed Mar 3 11:37:00 PST 2004 | Time mask was cut; using Linux date command avoids confusion with other dates |
| Status | Int | 1 | 0=not cut, 1=? 2=? |
| MaskcutVer | String | 2.3.3 | Maskcut version number |
