[fitsbits] Format for multi-readout, multi-amplifier data

[Phil Hodge]

Saskia Prins,

> Are there other formats in use, which allow for different amplifier
> characteristics and are observer-friendly at the same time?

I think the most observer-friendly format would be a data cube in
the primary header/data unit, with N_readout elements in the third
dimension.  You could have a separate file for data from each of
the four amplifiers, or you could use four IMAGE extensions.

Phil