Status Report # 12
October 1st 1991
Attitude software modifications appear to be going smoothly, and it is anticipated that a more normal mode of pointing observations, of several targets per day, will be resumed after October 15th. Thus there follows a timeline update in two sections, one target per day until October 15th, and normal length observations scheduled up to November 4th. It is anticipated that the AO2 long term timeline will be implemented after November 4th.
Timeline
Date Target
26 Sep - 27 Sep WG HVC Interf Mebold
27 Sep - 28 Sep US 1735-44 Lewin
28 Sep - 29 Sep US KES 79 Center Seward
29 Sep - 30 Sep US Draco cloud Burrows
30 Sep - 1 Oct WG HI filament Mebold
HRI
1 Oct - 2 Oct US LW Mon Strom
2 Oct - 3 Oct US Trapezium Caillault
3 Oct - 4 Oct US NGC 2110 Wilson
PSPC
4 Oct - 5 Oct UK 1H0709-360 Osbourne
US 1H0709-360 Shafter
5 Oct - 6 Oct WG F1557 Boehringer
6 Oct - 7 Oct US SN1987A Gorenstein
7 Oct - 8 Oct US 47 Tuc Margon
8 Oct - 9 Oct US SMC X-1 Clark
9 Oct - 10 Oct WG SMC A Pietsch
10 Oct - 11 Oct WG SMC B Pietsch
11 Oct - 12 Oct WG HR 7557 Schmitt
12 Oct - 13 Oct WG Aql X-1 Verbunt
13 Oct - 14 Oct US 1919+479 Burns
14 Oct - 15 Oct UK XY Uma Jeffries
Normal operations timeline:
The expected net observation time is shown in parentheses.
15.10 2 h - 15.10 10 h Abell 2256 (9.6) WG Briel 15.10 10 h - 16.10 2 h Bet Cma (16.6) UK Drew 16.10 2 h - 16.10 10 h M82 (9.6) UK Watson 16.10 10 h - 17.10 2 h SMC C (19.2) WG Pietsch 17.10 2 h - 17.10 10 h M81 (9.6) WG Fabbiano 17.10 10 h - 18.10 4 h VV Pup (15.6) WG Schwope 18.10 4 h - 19.10 2 h PSPC background (maintenance day) 19.10 2 h - 19.10 10 h Zeta Pup (9.6) WG Baade 19.10 10 h - 20.10 1 h Lynx 3.A (15.6) US Windhorst 20.10 2 h - 20.10 10 h Zeta Pup (9.6) WG Baade 20.10 10 h - 21.10 2 h PSR 1957+20 (15.6) US Kulkarni 21.10 2 h - 21.10 10 h Zeta Pup (9.6) WG Baade 21.10 10 h - 22.10 2 h Lynx 3.A (15.6) US Windhorst 22.10 2 h - 22.10 10 h Zeta Pup (9.6) WG Baade 22.10 10 h - 23.10 1 h V444 Cyg (15.6) WG Corcoran 23.10 1 h - 23.10 11 h Zeta Pup (9.6) WG Baade 23.10 11 h - 24.10 1 h R CRA Raster (16.8) US Walter 24.10 1 h - 24.10 8 h Arp 102 (10.8) WG Motch 24.10 8 h - 24.10 23 h W50 (15.6) WG Brinkman 24.10 23 h - 25.10 8 h Arp 102 (10.8) WG Motch 25.10 8 h - 25.10 23 h Lockman hole (PSPC) (18.0) WG Hasinger 25.10 23 h - 26.10 2 h Lockman hole (PSPC) (3.6) WG Hasinger HRI 26.10 2 h - 26.10 8 h MS 1019.0 +51.38 US Stocke 26.10 8 h - 27.10 1 h PKS 2152-69 WG Fosbury 27.10 1 h - 27.10 6 h Lockman hole raster WG Hasinger 27.10 6 h - 28.10 0 h Lockman hole (HRI) WG Hasinger PSPC 28.10 0 h - 28.10 11 h NGC 2841 (13.1) UK Frenk 28.10 11 h - 28.10 21 h AB Dor/LMCX4 (11.9) WG Schmitt 28.10 21 h - 29.10 8 h PG1704+608 (15.6) US Elvis 29.10 8 h - 29.10 21 h AB Dor/LMCX4 (15.4) WG Schmitt 29.10 21 h - 30.10 7 h 10214+4724 (12.0) UK Lawrence 30.10 7 h - 30.10 21 h AB Dor/LMCX4 (16.6) WG Schmitt 30.10 21 h - 31.10 7 h Ursa Major cloud 2 (12.0) US Sanders 31.10 7 h - 31.10 21 h AB Dor/LMCX4 (16.6) WG Schmitt 31.10 22 h - 1.11 5 h MBM 41 (8.9) US Sanders 1.11 5 h - 1.11 19 h 0755+37 (17.9) US Worrall 1.11 19 h - 2.11 2 h TY Pyx (8.3) WG Ottman 2.11 2 h - 2.11 21 h Ursa Major cloud 1 (22.7) US Sanders 2.11 21 h - 3.11 9 h IC 5063 (14.4) UK Ward 3.11 9 h - 3.11 18 h TY Pyx (8.3) WG Ottman 3.11 18 h - 4.11 3 h Mkn 110 (10.8) UK Lawrence HRI 4.11 3 h MS1019.0+5138 US Stockestart of Long term timeline
Processing status
Processing on AO1 data is being interrupted for 1-2 weeks in order to process the calibration data taken at the beginning of the mission. These data have never been processed in the U.S. and are needed to verify the performance of the HRI, and to provide PSPC and HRI data to be used to supply information to guest observers about such issues as point response function and background. Processing of these data have been delayed until now in anticipation of receiving a definitive set of aspect solution files, which arrived within the past few weeks.
ROSAT preprint/reprint library
The USRSDC is keeping a library of all published ROSAT papers. It is
our hope to collect a complete set, including German and U.K. publications.\
Please send four preprints/reprints of any ROSAT paper you have authored
to
- US ROSAT Science Data Center
- c/o Pat Tyler
- Code 668
- Goddard Space Flight Center
- Greenbelt, MD 20771 USA
- c/o Pat Tyler
One copy will be kept on file here; the others will be sent to SAO, MPE and Leicester.
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The HEASARC on-line service resides on a VAX at GSFC and is accessible 24 hours a day. Users can log in to the captive account XRAY via these methods:
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To access the database system, type "BROWSE" followed by the name of the database you wish to view. ("BROWSE ?" lists available databases.) BROWSE is a command-driven program which allows users to manipulate, display, and execute analysis tasks on database entries. At present there are four ROSAT databases: ROSAO, ROSSTL, ROSTL1, and ROSATLOG.
ROSAO contains a list of accepted AO proposals. Each ROSAO entry contains one proposal, and includes information such as PI, target, RA, Dec, proposal priority, instrument, and more.
The ROSSTL and ROSTL1 databases contain observation timelines. ROSSTL is based on the short-term timelines, which are generated by MPE about a week prior to observations. ROSSTL is frequently updated and contains such information as observation sequence number, scheduled start and stop times, predicted RA and Dec, instrument, PI, etc. ROSTL1 contains only the long-term timeline for AO1, as it existed in January 1991.
The newest ROSAT database, ROSATLOG, contains a log of attempted pointings. ROSATLOG combines MPE's records with the short-term timelines to provide information about the target and PI, plus observation times and measured coordinates. ROSATLOG is periodically updated and checked for accuracy; still, it should only be used as a rough guide to ROSAT pointings because it does NOT reflect operational or other problems which may have affected an observation. To confirm whether a scheduled observation was successfully completed the ROSATLOG and the log of problem times (the blacklist) must be cross checked. The blacklist can be found at the end of this status report. An updated blacklist, including problem times during the one day pointing mode, will be available shortly.
BROWSE Example - Search ROSATLOG for a PI:
HEASARC> BROWSE ROSATLOG Load the ROSATLOG database
ROSATLOG_TOTAL_DEC> SP PI WHITE Search the total sample for entries
with "WHITE" as PI. 8 entries will be
found and displayed.
ROSATLOG_TOTAL_DEC 8> DALL 1 Display all the information in entry 1
ROSATLOG_TOTAL_DEC 8> RSAM Reset the sample to TOTAL again
Type "HELP" for a summary of BROWSE commands, or "DBHELP" for info on the
current database. Send questions or comments about the HEASARC on-line service
to NDADSA::REQUEST (15761::REQUEST).
ROSAT NEWS:
OLD status reports and the list of approved AO2 targets (SCHEDULED AO2 targets are not yet available) are accessible via ROSATNEWS.
To access ROSATNEWS one should log onto the ROSAT vax, (Span node 15576, TCP/IP 128. 183.10.64). The username is ROSATNEWS and no password is required. This captive account allows the user to see a listing of available documents and to select and read an item.
The ROSAT blacklist
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Scheduled AO1 Observations affected by blacklist
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|PI seq_id % observed Target priority
|Strom US 200001|* 23% V410TAU | 2|
|Caillault US 200008|* 25% PLEIADES CENTER | 2|
|Walter US 200027| 0% ORI#12 | 2|
|Walter US 200032| 16% ORI#8 | 3|
|Walter US 200033| 22% ORI#10 | 3|
|Walter US 200039| 46% ORI#3 | 3|
|Montmerle US 200045| 52% RHO OPHIUCHI CORE | 2|
|Feigelson US 200046| 53% CHAMAELEON CLOUD--S. 2|
|Feigelson US 200047| 20% CHAMAELEON CLOUD-NOR 2|
|Grady US 200049| 14% HD58343 | 2|
|Corcoran US 200066| 8% SCO OB1 | 2|
|Rosner US 200068|* 67% PLEIADESFIELD#1 | 2|
|Guinan US 200070|-> 0% PI1 UMA | 3|
|Shipman US 200082| 62% HZ 14 | 2|
|Cassinel US 200093| 0% BETA CEN | 1|
|Cassinel US 200095| 0% BETA CEN | 1|
|Cassinel US 200096| 0% BETA CEN | 1|
|Cassinel US 200103|-> 0% ETA CEN | 3|
|Shipman US 200107|* 54% V471 TAU | 2|
|Golub US 200117| 0% G1171.2A | 2|
|Petre US 200121| 0% YM29 | 2|
|Petre US 200124| 54% K2-2 | 3|
|Giampapa US 200126| 35% LHS474 | 3|
|Schmitt US 200135| 2% HD 36705 | 1|
|Pauldrac WG 200178| 32% RHO PUP | 3|
|Pauldrac WG 200196|-> 0% HD 46150 | 3|
|Pauldrac WG 200200|-> 0% LAMBDA ORI | 3|
|Puls WG 200202| 69% HD 68273 | 3|
|Schmitt WG 200216| 25% ALP PER P2 | 2|
|Schmitt WG 200220| 0% ALP PER P24 | 2|
|Schmitt WG 200236| 34% ALP PER P5 | 2|
|Schmitt WG 200237| 13% ALP PER P6 | 2|
|Schmitt WG 200326| 16% GL 285 | 3|
|Schmitt US 200330| 60% Gl 754 | 3|
|Krautter WG 200399| 6% LUPUS DARK CLOUD | 3|
|Jordan WG 200411| 23% WD 0134+833 | 2|
|Jordon WG 200412| 60% WD 2028+390 | 2|
|Barstow UK 200420| 0% WD0501+527 | 2|
|Barstow UK 200425| 0% WD0346-011 | 2|
|Barstow UK 200438| 0% Gliese 9550 | 2|
|Margon US 300007| 66% 47TUCANAE | 2|
|Helfand US 300014| 52% NGC7099 | 2|
|Pietsch WG 300056| 62% V603 AQL | 3|
|Verbunt WG 300066|-> 0% U GEM | 3|
|Mason UK 300097| 65% QQ Vul | 2|
|Wood US 400009| 0% EXO0748-676 | 1|
|Kulkarni US 400015| 15% PSR1957+20 | 2|
|Smale US 400033| 6% X1822-371 | 1|
|Oegelman WG 400040| 39% PSR 1916+14 | 3|
|Oegelman WG 400041| 0% PSR0656+14 | 2|
|Oegelman WG 400048| 37% SR 1951+32 | 2|
|Oegelman WG 400053| 56% THE VELA PULSAR | 2|
|Willingale UK 400063| 40% PSR 1855+09 | 3|
|Arendt US 500009| 59% G7.7-3.7 | 3|
|Aschenba WG 500038|-> 0% G29.7-0.2 | 3|
|Aschenba WG 500046| 16% CYGNUS LOOP | 2|
|Brinkman WG 500050| 10% G4.5+6.8 | 3|
|Fink WG 500052| 37% DEM105 | 2|
|Brinkman WG 500058| 0% W50 | 2|
|Pye UK 500068| 0% SN 1006 | 2|
|Loose WG 600058| 64% HARO3 | 2|
|Zimmerman WG 600101| 1% M81 | 2|
|Watson UK 600110| 38% M82 | 2|
|Marscher US 700060|-> 0% 0742+103 | 3|
|Marshall US 700068| 25% 3C263 | 2|
|Turner US 700111| 46% MKN3 | 3|
|McCarthy US 700118| 2% 3CR326.1 | 3|
|Turnshek US 700123| 51% Q1700+5153 | 2|
|Brunner WG 700140| 36% S50454+84 | 3|
|Wendker WG 700179| 0% HS 47.5/22 FIELD | 2|
|Ulrich WG 700230| 0% 1613+658 | 2|
|Lawrence UK 700262| 0% MKN110 | 2|
|Henry US 800004| 54% A 963 | 2|
|Harris US 800021| 33% CYGNUS A | 2|
|Kowalski US 800034|* 66% PERSEUSCLUSTER-SOUTH| 2|
|Kowalski US 800035|* 62% PERSEUSCLUSTER-NORTH| 2|
|White II US 800037|-> 0% A576 3|
|Mushotzky US 800041| 36% ABELL548 | 2|
|Sarazin US 800051| 18% 2A0335+096 | 2|
|Mauche US 900001|* 14% AMHER | 1|
|Windhorst US 900009| 32% LYNX.3A | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900040| 32% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900041| 0% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900042| 7% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900048| 0% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900049| 64% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900055| 0% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900056| 8% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900065| 43% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900066| 0% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900067| 41% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900078| 53% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900091| 21% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900092| 0% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900093| 0% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900094| 65% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900103| 0% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900115| 32% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Hasinger WG 900129| 13% The Lockman Field | 2|
|Snowden WG 900139| 58% MBM36 | 2|
|Snowden WG 900143| 67% MBM20 | 3|
|Cooke UK 900145| 14% SGR1806-20 | 3|
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