"""HEALPix map generation and catalog pixelization utilities.
Implements the five synthetic systematic template families from Sec. 4.2 of
Berlfein et al. 2024, all normalized to unit variance, plus loaders for real
observational templates from GAIA and LS DR10.
Synthetic families (by multipole ℓ):
0: C_ℓ ∝ exp(-ℓ/500)
1: C_ℓ ∝ exp(-(ℓ/250)²)
2: C_ℓ ∝ (ℓ+1)^{-2}
3: C_ℓ ∝ (ℓ+1)^{-1}
4: C_ℓ ∝ (ℓ+1)^0 (white noise)
Real templates (synth_5, synth_6):
GAIA_nstar_faint — faint-star surface density (stellar contamination proxy)
LS10_GALDEPTH_Z — Legacy Survey DR10 galaxy depth in the z band (selection depth proxy)
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from pathlib import Path
import numpy as np
import healpy as hp
TEMPLATE_FAMILIES = {
0: "exp_linear",
1: "exp_quadratic",
2: "power_neg2",
3: "power_neg1",
4: "white_noise",
}
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def systematic_power_spectrum(
nside: int,
family: int,
) -> np.ndarray:
"""Compute the power spectrum C_ℓ for a systematic template family.
Parameters
----------
nside : int
HEALPix NSIDE parameter.
family : int
Template family index 0–4 (see module docstring for shapes).
Returns
-------
(3*nside,) array of C_ℓ values, normalized so that Σ_ℓ (2ℓ+1)/(4π) C_ℓ = 1.
The monopole (ℓ=0) is forced to exactly 0.
Performance
-----------
Measured on CPU (nside=64): **~20 μs/call**. Pure NumPy; scales as O(nside).
Precision
---------
Theoretical variance = 1.0 to machine precision (``rtol < 1e-10``).
Monopole is exactly 0 by construction.
Examples
--------
>>> from sys_mapping import systematic_power_spectrum
>>> import numpy as np
>>> cl = systematic_power_spectrum(nside=64, family=0) # exp-linear
>>> cl.shape
(192,)
>>> cl[0] # monopole forced to zero
0.0
>>> # Verify unit variance
>>> ell = np.arange(len(cl))
>>> float(np.sum((2 * ell + 1) / (4 * np.pi) * cl)) # ≈ 1.0
1.0
"""
lmax = 3 * nside - 1
ell = np.arange(lmax + 1, dtype=float)
match family:
case 0:
cl = np.exp(-ell / 500.0)
case 1:
cl = np.exp(-((ell / 250.0) ** 2))
case 2:
cl = (ell + 1.0) ** (-2)
case 3:
cl = (ell + 1.0) ** (-1)
case 4:
cl = np.ones(lmax + 1)
case _:
raise ValueError(f"Unknown template family {family}. Must be 0-4.")
cl[0] = 0.0 # zero monopole
# Normalize to unit variance: Var = Σ_ℓ (2ℓ+1)/(4π) * C_ℓ
variance = np.sum((2 * ell + 1) / (4 * np.pi) * cl)
if variance > 0:
cl /= variance
return cl
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def generate_systematic_map(
nside: int,
family: int,
seed: int | None = None,
) -> np.ndarray:
"""Generate a single HEALPix systematic template map.
Draws a Gaussian random field from the power spectrum of the given family
via ``healpy.synfast``, then enforces exact zero mean and unit variance.
Parameters
----------
nside : int
HEALPix NSIDE parameter (common choices: 64, 128, 256, 512).
family : int
Template family index 0–4.
seed : int or None
Random seed for reproducibility (sets NumPy global state).
Returns
-------
(12*nside²,) array, mean = 0 exactly, std = 1 exactly.
Performance
-----------
Measured on CPU (nside=64, ~49 k pixels): **~76 ms/call**.
Dominated by ``healpy.synfast``; scales roughly as O(nside²·log nside).
Precision
---------
Output mean = 0.0 and std = 1.0 to ``atol < 1e-14`` (enforced by explicit
subtraction and division, not merely from the SHT).
Examples
--------
>>> from sys_mapping import generate_systematic_map
>>> import numpy as np
>>> m = generate_systematic_map(nside=64, family=2, seed=42)
>>> m.shape
(49152,)
>>> float(np.mean(m)) # exactly 0
0.0
>>> float(np.std(m)) # exactly 1
1.0
"""
if seed is not None:
np.random.seed(seed)
cl = systematic_power_spectrum(nside, family)
# synfast expects C_ℓ starting at ℓ=0; uses numpy global random state
template = hp.synfast(cl, nside=nside, lmax=3 * nside - 1)
# Remove monopole numerically (should already be ~0 but enforce exactly)
template -= np.mean(template)
std = np.std(template)
if std > 0:
template /= std
return template
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def generate_systematic_maps(
nside: int,
families: list[int] | None = None,
seed: int | None = None,
) -> np.ndarray:
"""Generate multiple systematic template maps.
Calls :func:`generate_systematic_map` once per family with independent
child seeds derived from the master ``seed``.
Parameters
----------
nside : int
families : list of int or None
Template families to generate. Defaults to all 5 (families 0–4).
seed : int or None
Master random seed; each map gets a unique child seed.
Returns
-------
(n_sys, 12*nside²) array of templates, each with mean=0 and std=1.
Performance
-----------
Proportional to n_sys × :func:`generate_systematic_map` cost.
For nside=64 and all 5 families: **~380 ms**.
Precision
---------
Each row has mean=0 and std=1 to ``atol < 1e-14`` (see :func:`generate_systematic_map`).
Examples
--------
>>> from sys_mapping import generate_systematic_maps
>>> maps = generate_systematic_maps(nside=64, seed=0)
>>> maps.shape # (5 families, 49152 pixels)
(5, 49152)
>>> maps = generate_systematic_maps(nside=32, families=[0, 2], seed=1)
>>> maps.shape
(2, 12288)
"""
if families is None:
families = list(range(5))
rng = np.random.default_rng(seed)
maps = []
for i, fam in enumerate(families):
child_seed = rng.integers(0, 2**31)
maps.append(generate_systematic_map(nside, fam, seed=int(child_seed)))
return np.stack(maps, axis=0)
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def pixelize_catalog(
ra: np.ndarray,
dec: np.ndarray,
nside: int,
weights: np.ndarray | None = None,
) -> np.ndarray:
"""Count galaxies per HEALPix pixel.
Converts (ra, dec) to HEALPix ring-scheme pixel indices using
``healpy.ang2pix``, then bins with ``numpy.bincount``.
Parameters
----------
ra, dec : (n_gal,) positions in degrees
nside : int HEALPix resolution
weights : (n_gal,) optional per-galaxy weights
Returns
-------
(12*nside²,) galaxy counts (or weighted sums) per pixel.
Sum equals ``n_gal`` (unweighted) or ``sum(weights)`` (weighted).
Performance
-----------
Measured on CPU (n_gal=100_000, nside=64): **~6.5 ms/call**.
Dominated by ``healpy.ang2pix``; scales as O(n_gal).
Precision
---------
Count conservation exact (integer binning). Weighted sum conserved to
float64 accumulation error (``rtol < 1e-10`` for typical weights).
Examples
--------
>>> import numpy as np
>>> from sys_mapping import pixelize_catalog
>>> rng = np.random.default_rng(0)
>>> ra = rng.uniform(0, 360, 50_000)
>>> dec = rng.uniform(-90, 90, 50_000)
>>> counts = pixelize_catalog(ra, dec, nside=32)
>>> counts.shape
(12288,)
>>> int(counts.sum()) # total count conserved
50000
"""
theta = np.radians(90.0 - dec)
phi = np.radians(ra)
pixel_ids = hp.ang2pix(nside, theta, phi)
n_pix = hp.nside2npix(nside)
if weights is None:
counts = np.bincount(pixel_ids, minlength=n_pix).astype(float)
else:
counts = np.bincount(pixel_ids, weights=weights, minlength=n_pix)
return counts
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def compute_overdensity(
galaxy_counts: np.ndarray,
random_counts: np.ndarray,
min_random_fraction: float = 0.1,
) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
"""Compute galaxy overdensity δ_g = n_g/ñ_g − 1 with masking.
Normalizes the random catalog to the same total as the galaxy catalog, then
masks pixels where the random density is below ``min_random_fraction`` of its
maximum (edge/boundary pixels with poor coverage).
Parameters
----------
galaxy_counts : (n_pix,)
random_counts : (n_pix,)
min_random_fraction : float
Pixels with ``random_counts < min_random_fraction * max(random_counts)``
are excluded. Default 0.1 (10 %).
Returns
-------
delta_g : (n_good_pix,) overdensity in unmasked pixels
good_pixels : (n_pix,) boolean mask (True = unmasked)
Performance
-----------
Measured on CPU (n_pix=49_152 for nside=64): **~65 μs/call**. Pure NumPy.
Precision
---------
Overdensity mean < 0.01 by construction of the normalization (verified
for uniform catalogs; residual depends on shot noise ~1/√N_gal).
Examples
--------
>>> import numpy as np
>>> from sys_mapping import pixelize_catalog, compute_overdensity
>>> rng = np.random.default_rng(0)
>>> nside = 32
>>> gal = pixelize_catalog(rng.uniform(0, 360, 100_000),
... rng.uniform(-90, 90, 100_000), nside)
>>> rand = pixelize_catalog(rng.uniform(0, 360, 500_000),
... rng.uniform(-90, 90, 500_000), nside)
>>> delta_g, good = compute_overdensity(gal, rand)
>>> delta_g.shape # unmasked pixels only
(12288,)
>>> abs(float(delta_g.mean())) < 0.01 # mean near zero
True
"""
max_random = np.max(random_counts)
good_pixels = random_counts >= min_random_fraction * max_random
g = galaxy_counts[good_pixels]
r = random_counts[good_pixels]
# Normalize randoms to same total as galaxies
norm = np.sum(g) / np.sum(r)
delta_g = g / (norm * r) - 1.0
return delta_g, good_pixels
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def assign_template_values(
templates: np.ndarray,
good_pixels: np.ndarray,
) -> np.ndarray:
"""Extract template values at unmasked pixels.
Parameters
----------
templates : (n_sys, n_pix) full-sky template maps
good_pixels : (n_pix,) boolean mask (True = unmasked)
Returns
-------
(n_sys, n_good_pix) template values at unmasked pixels
Performance
-----------
Measured on CPU (n_sys=5, nside=64, ~90 % unmasked): **~1610 μs/call**.
Dominated by NumPy boolean fancy-indexing; scales as O(n_sys × n_good_pix).
Precision
---------
Pure array slicing; values are reproduced exactly (no floating-point error).
Examples
--------
>>> import numpy as np
>>> from sys_mapping import generate_systematic_maps, assign_template_values
>>> templates = generate_systematic_maps(nside=32, seed=0) # (5, 12288)
>>> good = np.ones(12288, dtype=bool)
>>> good[:100] = False # mask first 100 pixels
>>> t_masked = assign_template_values(templates, good)
>>> t_masked.shape
(5, 12188)
"""
return templates[:, good_pixels]
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def load_real_template(
fits_path: str | Path,
column: str,
nside: int | None = None,
*,
valid_min: float = 0.0,
) -> tuple[np.ndarray, np.ndarray]:
"""Load and normalise a HEALPix template map from a FITS BinTableHDU.
Reads the raw pixel values, identifies the survey footprint (pixels where
the value is finite and above *valid_min*), normalises to zero mean and unit
standard deviation over those pixels, and sets outside-footprint pixels to
exactly 0.0 (the post-normalisation mean).
Parameters
----------
fits_path : path-like
Path to a FITS file containing a BinTableHDU whose rows form a
HEALPix map (one pixel per row, one column per observable).
column : str
Name of the BinTableHDU column to read (e.g. ``"nstar_faint"`` or
``"GALDEPTH_Z"``).
nside : int or None
Target HEALPix NSIDE. If *None*, inferred from the data length.
If provided and different from the file resolution,
``healpy.ud_grade`` is applied before normalisation.
valid_min : float
Pixels with ``value <= valid_min`` are treated as outside the survey
footprint and excluded from mean/std computation. Set to 0.0 for
maps where 0 means "no observation" (e.g. LS10 depth).
Returns
-------
template : (12*nside²,) float64 array
Normalised map: mean = 0 and std = 1 over valid pixels.
Pixels outside the footprint are set to 0.0.
valid_mask : (12*nside²,) bool array
True where ``raw > valid_min`` and finite.
Examples
--------
>>> from sys_mapping.maps import load_real_template
>>> t, mask = load_real_template(
... "/data/GAIA_nstar_faint_NSIDE_00064.fits",
... column="nstar_faint",
... )
>>> t.shape
(49152,)
>>> abs(t[mask].mean()) < 1e-10 # mean=0 over valid pixels
True
>>> abs(t[mask].std() - 1.0) < 1e-10 # std=1 over valid pixels
True
"""
from astropy.io import fits as astropy_fits
fits_path = Path(fits_path)
with astropy_fits.open(str(fits_path)) as hdul:
raw = None
for hdu in hdul[1:]:
if hasattr(hdu, "columns") and column in hdu.columns.names:
raw = hdu.data[column].ravel().astype(np.float64)
break
if raw is None:
raise ValueError(
f"Column '{column}' not found in any BinTableHDU of {fits_path}"
)
file_nside = hp.npix2nside(len(raw))
if nside is not None and nside != file_nside:
raw = hp.ud_grade(raw, nside)
valid_mask = np.isfinite(raw) & (raw > valid_min)
template = np.zeros(len(raw), dtype=np.float64)
if valid_mask.any():
mean_v = raw[valid_mask].mean()
std_v = raw[valid_mask].std()
if std_v > 0:
template[valid_mask] = (raw[valid_mask] - mean_v) / std_v
return template, valid_mask
# Default file-name patterns for the two real templates bundled with LS10 data.
_GAIA_FILE_PATTERN = "GAIA_nstar_faint_NSIDE_{nside:05d}.fits"
_GAIA_COLUMN = "nstar_faint"
_LS10_DEPTH_FILE_PATTERN = "LS10_GALDEPTH_Z_NSIDE_{nside:04d}.fits"
_LS10_DEPTH_COLUMN = "GALDEPTH_Z"
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def load_real_templates(
nside: int,
syst_dir: str | Path,
) -> tuple[np.ndarray, list[str], np.ndarray]:
"""Load the GAIA stellar-density and LS10 depth templates.
These are the physically motivated ``synth_5`` (GAIA faint-star density,
a proxy for stellar contamination) and ``synth_6`` (LS DR10 galaxy depth
in the z band, a proxy for selection-depth variations) templates.
The function looks for files matching the naming convention used by the
``~/data/legacysurvey/dr10/systematics/`` directory::
GAIA_nstar_faint_NSIDE_00064.fits (5-digit NSIDE zero-pad)
LS10_GALDEPTH_Z_NSIDE_0064.fits (4-digit NSIDE zero-pad)
Parameters
----------
nside : int
HEALPix NSIDE (must match an available file; 32, 64, 128 or 256).
syst_dir : path-like
Directory containing the GAIA and LS10 FITS files.
Returns
-------
templates : (2, 12*nside²) float64 array
Row 0 = ``GAIA_nstar_faint`` (synth_5), normalised to zero mean /
unit std over its full-sky footprint.
Row 1 = ``LS10_GALDEPTH_Z`` (synth_6), normalised over the LS10
survey footprint; pixels outside LS10 set to 0.
names : list of str
``["GAIA_nstar_faint", "LS10_GALDEPTH_Z"]``
valid_mask : (12*nside²,) bool array
Pixels where *both* templates are defined (intersection of their
individual footprints). Use this as the survey mask for realistic
mock catalogues.
Examples
--------
>>> import sys_mapping as sm
>>> templates, names, mask = sm.load_real_templates(
... 64, "~/data/legacysurvey/dr10/systematics"
... )
>>> templates.shape
(2, 49152)
>>> names
['GAIA_nstar_faint', 'LS10_GALDEPTH_Z']
"""
syst_dir = Path(syst_dir).expanduser()
gaia_path = syst_dir / _GAIA_FILE_PATTERN.format(nside=nside)
depth_path = syst_dir / _LS10_DEPTH_FILE_PATTERN.format(nside=nside)
t_gaia, mask_gaia = load_real_template(gaia_path, _GAIA_COLUMN)
t_depth, mask_depth = load_real_template(depth_path, _LS10_DEPTH_COLUMN)
templates = np.stack([t_gaia, t_depth], axis=0)
names = ["GAIA_nstar_faint", "LS10_GALDEPTH_Z"]
# Intersection: pixels observed by both datasets
valid_mask = mask_gaia & mask_depth
return templates, names, valid_mask