NASA has approved funding to extend RXTE operations to at least February 28, 2011, and it is possible that this may be extended to September 30, 2011 if additional funding becomes available. In order to provide an observing plan for this eventuality, the RXTE team is implementing a proposal cycle (Cycle 15) very similar to that enacted for Cycle's 13 and 14. RXTE Cycle 15 will again comprise public observations only (i.e., no proprietary data in Cycle 15), and it will be drawn from two sources: a "Core Program" and an "Open-Time Program." The Core Program was formulated by the Project Scientist, in consultation with the RXTE Users Group and the instrument teams. It is based on monitoring proposals and target of opportunity proposals in place in Cycle 12, most of which have passed several peer reviews as providing important science for RXTE. It will not be necessary to repropose for these. The Core Program is shown below, with Monitoring proposals listed first, followed by TOO proposals. Note that the number of monitoring proposals in the Core Program has been reduced for Cycle 15, in order to free up some additional time for the Open-Time Program.
The other component of Cycle 15 will be an "Open-Time" Program, where users will be able to
propose further observations for Cycle 15 not already included in the Core Program (note
that these will all be public - there will be no proprietary data awarded in Cycle 15).
These "Open-Time" proposals should avoid duplicating the science of the Core Program given
below. For more information on proposing for the Cycle 15 "Open Time" program, see the
RXTE Cycle 15 Information Page.
Cycle 15 Core Program
Monitoring ProposalsDescriptionMonitoring observations include specific stars, intermediate polars, radio/X-ray rotation powered pulsars, soft gamma repeaters (SGRs), anomalous X-ray pulsars (AXPs) , the persistent millisecond pulsar HETE J1900.1-2455, two pulsar rich positions in the SMC, galactic plane scans, two low mass X-ray binaries, the binary pulsar EXO 2030+375, the gamma ray binaries LS I +61 303 and LS 5039, the persistent black holes LMC X-3, LMC X-1, Cyg X-1 and GRS 1915+105, and specific AGN.
Targets
Note: when extended into AO-15, these data will be numbered "96..." and be immediately public.
Target Cycle 12 ID Cycle 12 PI ------ ----------- ----------- ETACAR 93002-01 CORCORAN CHCYG 93007-01 MUKAI PSRJ1846-0258 93010-01 GOTTHELF PSRJ1811-1925 93012-01 KASPI SGR1806-20 93016-01 KOUVELIOTOU 1E2259+586 93019-01 KASPI 1E1048.1-5937 93019-02 KASPI 1E1841-045 93019-03 KASPI RXSJ170849.0-400910 93019-04 KASPI 4U0142+61 93019-05 KASPI PSRJ0537-6910 93023-01 MARSHALL HETEJ1900.1-2455 93030-01 GALLOWAY SMCPOSITIONE 93037-01 CORBET SMCPOSITIONF 93037-02 CORBET GALACTICBULGE1 93040-01 MARKWARDT GALACTICBULGE2 93040-02 MARKWARDT GALACTICBULGERPLUS 93040-03 MARKWARDT GALACTICBULGEXPLUS 93040-04 MARKWARDT GALACTICBULGERMINU 93040-05 MARKWARDT GALACTICBULGEXMINU 93040-06 MARKWARDT 4U1705-44 93060-01 HOMAN 4U1636-53 93087-01 BELLONI EXO2030+375 93098-01 WILSON LSI_+61303 93102-01 RAY LS5039 93102-02 RAY LMCX-3 93113-01 SMITH NEARLMC_X-1 93113-02 SMITH CYGX-1 93121-01 POTTSCHMIDT MKN79 93127-02 MCHARDY NGC4593 93127-05 MCHARDY NGC3783 93127-08 MCHARDY MKN110 93127-10 MCHARDY NGC_4258 93134-01 MARKOWITZ 3C279 93135-01 MARSCHER BLLAC 93135-03 MARSCHER 3C273 93135-04 MARSCHER MR2251-178 93136-01 UTTLEY 3C111 93137-01 MARSCHER MKN766 93144-01 MARKOWITZ GRS1915+105 93701-01 MORGAN TOO ProposalsDescriptionTOO programs include those for following up the identification of new transient sources before it is known whether they are black hole candidates or neutron stars and for following the recurrences of previously identified transients. They can be triggered by detection by any X-ray mission, or by evidence of outburst in another wavelength. The programs include following up the identification of new accreting millisecond pulsars and the reoccurrences of any known millisecond pulsar, and for observing any AXP or SGR, newly identified or known, which becomes burst active or is observed to flare or have a glitch in the rotation rate. They include programs which would follow up special conditions of known low mass X-ray binaries, in particular especially low flux states or burst active states of sources in which burst oscillations are not known or in which there is evidence of an on-going superburst. They include observations of bright outbursts of transient classical X-ray pulsars. They include following outbursts of known black hole transients and new black hole candidates, essentially as long and as much as is interesting. The Cycle 12 proposals will be used as guides for what the observing modes should be and how much time is worthwhile for the particular type of occurrence. "Requests for observation" will be responded to as before.
Targets
Note: when extended into AO-15, these data will be numbered "96..." and be immediately public.
Target Cycle 12 ID Cycle 12 PI ------ ----------- ----------- NEWMSECPULSAR1 93013-01 CHAKRABARTY NEWMSECPULSAR1 93013-02 CHAKRABARTY NEWMSECPULSAR2 93013-03 CHAKRABARTY NEWMSECPULSAR2 93013-04 CHAKRABARTY NEWMSECPULSAR3 93013-05 CHAKRABARTY NEWMSECPULSAR3 93013-06 CHAKRABARTY IGRJ00291+5934 93013-07 CHAKRABARTY XTEJ0929-314 93013-08 CHAKRABARTY XTEJ1751-305 93013-09 CHAKRABARTY XTEJ1807-294 93013-10 CHAKRABARTY XTEJ1814-338 93013-11 CHAKRABARTY NEW_X-RAY_RQ_PSR 93015-01 KASPI 1E2259+586 93017-01 KASPI 1E1048.1-5937 93017-02 KASPI 1E1841-045 93017-03 KASPI RXSJ170849.0-400910 93017-04 KASPI 4U0142+61 93017-05 KASPI CXOUJ010043.1-72113 93017-06 KASPI CXOJ164710.2-455216 93017-07 KASPI XTEJ1810-197 93017-08 KASPI NEW_AXP 93017-09 KASPI AXJ1845-0258 93018-01 KASPI HESSJ1813-178 93021-01 GOTTHELF SAXJ1808.4-3658 93027-01 WIJNANDS HETEJ1900.1-2455 93028-01 GALLOWAY HETEJ1900.1-2455 93028-02 GALLOWAY NEW_PERSISTENT_MSP 93029-01 GALLOWAY 4U0115+63 93032-01 POTTSCHMIDT 2S1417-624 93032-02 POTTSCHMIDT GROJ1008-57 93032-03 POTTSCHMIDT 1A1118-616 93032-04 POTTSCHMIDT GROJ1750-27 93032-05 POTTSCHMIDT KS1947+300 93032-06 POTTSCHMIDT CEPX-4 93032-07 POTTSCHMIDT GS0834-430 93032-08 POTTSCHMIDT 4U1901+03 93032-09 POTTSCHMIDT GROJ2058+42 93032-10 POTTSCHMIDT GS1843+00 93032-11 POTTSCHMIDT XTEJ1946+274 93032-12 POTTSCHMIDT XTEJ0658-073 93032-13 POTTSCHMIDT V0332+53 93032-14 POTTSCHMIDT GENERICPULSAR 93032-15 POTTSCHMIDT 4U0115+63 93032-16 POTTSCHMIDT 2S1417-624 93032-17 POTTSCHMIDT GROJ1008-57 93032-18 POTTSCHMIDT 1A1118-616 93032-19 POTTSCHMIDT GROJ1750-27 93032-20 POTTSCHMIDT KS1947+300 93032-21 POTTSCHMIDT CEPX-4 93032-22 POTTSCHMIDT GS0834-430 93032-23 POTTSCHMIDT 4U1901+03 93032-24 POTTSCHMIDT GROJ2058+42 93032-25 POTTSCHMIDT GS1843+00 93032-26 POTTSCHMIDT XTEJ1946+274 93032-27 POTTSCHMIDT XTEJ0658-073 93032-28 POTTSCHMIDT V0332+53 93032-29 POTTSCHMIDT GENERICPULSAR 93032-30 POTTSCHMIDT COHLMXBJXXYY+ZZ 93041-01 MARKWARDT VARLMXBJXXYY+ZZ 93041-02 MARKWARDT XTEJ1751-305 93042-01 MARKWARDT XTEJ1807-194 93042-02 MARKWARDT XTEJ1814-338 93042-03 MARKWARDT FAINTTRANS1_JXXYY+ZZ 93044-01 SWANK FAINTTRANS2_JXXYY+ZZ 93044-02 SWANK FAINTTRANS3_JXXYY+ZZ 93044-03 SWANK FAINTTRANS4_JXXYY+ZZ 93044-04 SWANK FAINTTRANS5_JXXYY+ZZ 93044-05 SWANK FAINTTRANS6_JXXYY+ZZ 93044-06 SWANK FAINTTRANS7_JXXYY+ZZ 93044-07 SWANK FAINTTRANS8_JXXYY+ZZ 93044-08 SWANK FAINTTRANS9_JXXYY+ZZ 93044-09 SWANK FAINTTRANS10_JXXYY+ZZ 93044-10 SWANK SCOX-1 93046-01 VAN DER KLIS GX5-1 93046-02 VAN DER KLIS GX17+2 93046-03 VAN DER KLIS GX340+0 93046-04 VAN DER KLIS GX349+2 93046-05 VAN DER KLIS GX3+1 93046-06 VAN DER KLIS GX9+1 93046-07 VAN DER KLIS GX13+1 93046-08 VAN DER KLIS GX9+9 93046-09 VAN DER KLIS SGR1 93048-01 GOGUS SGR2 93048-02 GOGUS SGR3 93048-03 GOGUS XTEJ1710-281 93052-01 MARKWARDT GRS1747-312 93052-02 MARKWARDT XTEJ1806-246 93055-02 ALTAMIRANO EXO1745-248 93055-03 ALTAMIRANO NEWSOURCE 93055-04 ALTAMIRANO BURSTINGSOURCE 93064-01 GALLOWAY BURSTINGSOURCE 93064-02 GALLOWAY BURSTINGSOURCE 93064-03 GALLOWAY BURSTINGSOURCE 93064-04 GALLOWAY BURSTINGSOURCE 93064-05 GALLOWAY SWIFTJXXXX-YYY1 93065-01 KRIMM SWIFTJXXXX-YYY2 93065-02 KRIMM SWIFTJXXXX-YYY3 93065-03 KRIMM SWIFTJXXXX-YYY4 93065-04 KRIMM SWIFTJXXXX-YYY5 93065-05 KRIMM SWIFTJXXXX-YYYN 93065-06 KRIMM CENX-4 93066-01 REMILLARD AQLX-1 93076-01 MAITRA CENX-4 93076-02 MAITRA A0620-00 93076-03 MAITRA GRS1124-68 93076-04 MAITRA XTE1550-564 93076-05 MAITRA SAX1819.3-2525 93076-06 MAITRA 4U1630-47 93076-07 MAITRA GX339-4 93076-08 MAITRA GRS1915+105 93076-09 MAITRA 4U1543-47 93076-10 MAITRA GROJ1655-40 93076-11 MAITRA XTE_J1817-33 93076-12 MAITRA XTEJ1701-462 93076-13 MAITRA SWIFTJ1753.5-0127 93076-14 MAITRA NEWSOURCE 93076-15 MAITRA SAXJ1324.5-6313 93085-01 WIJNANDS SAXJ1752.3-3138 93085-02 WIJNANDS SAXJ1753.5-2349 93085-03 WIJNANDS SAXJ1806.5-2215 93085-04 WIJNANDS SAXJ1818.7+1424 93085-05 WIJNANDS SAXJ1828.5-1037 93085-06 WIJNANDS SAXJ2224.9+5421 93085-07 WIJNANDS IGRJ17364-2711 93085-08 WIJNANDS SWIFTJ1749.4-2807 93085-09 WIJNANDS 4U1608-52 93086-01 ALTAMIRANO AQLX-1 93086-02 ALTAMIRANO 4U1636-53 93089-01 STROHMAYER 4U1820-30 93089-02 STROHMAYER 4U1735-44 93089-03 STROHMAYER SERX-1 93089-04 STROHMAYER GX3+1 93089-05 STROHMAYER 4U1728-34 93089-06 STROHMAYER GS1826-238 93089-07 STROHMAYER 4U1702-429 93089-08 STROHMAYER 4U1705-440 93089-09 STROHMAYER CYGX-2 93089-10 STROHMAYER 4U0614+091 93089-11 STROHMAYER NEWSUPERBURST 93089-12 STROHMAYER 4U1254-69 93089-13 STROHMAYER 4U1608-522 93089-14 STROHMAYER AQ_X-1 93089-15 STROHMAYER GX9+1 93089-17 STROHMAYER GX13+1 93089-18 STROHMAYER GX9+9 93089-19 STROHMAYER KS1731-260 93089-20 STROHMAYER SLX1735-269 93089-21 STROHMAYER 4U1820-30 93090-01 CORNELISSE 4U1820-30 93090-02 CORNELISSE BURSTER1 93093-01 KAARET BURSTER2 93093-02 KAARET BURSTER3 93093-03 KAARET 4U0614+091 93094-01 KAARET 4U_1728-34 93094-02 KAARET A0538-66 93096-01 CORBET A0538-66 93096-02 CORBET UNKNOWN1(IGRJ####) 93103-01 RODRIGUEZ UNKNOWN2(IGRJ####) 93103-02 RODRIGUEZ UNKNOWN3(IGRJ####) 93103-03 RODRIGUEZ UNKNOWN4(IGRJ####) 93103-04 RODRIGUEZ SWIFTJ1753.5-0127 93105-01 SOLERI SWIFTJ1753.5-0127 93105-02 SOLERI BHTRANSIENT1 93108-01 CASELLA BHTRANSIENT2 93108-02 CASELLA BHTRANSIENT3 93108-03 CASELLA BHTRANSIENT4 93108-04 CASELLA X-RAYNOVA 93109-01 MCCLINTOCK FAINTTRANSIENT1 93111-01 BELLONI FAINTTRANSIENT2 93111-02 BELLONI FAINTMONITORING 93111-03 BELLONI LMCX-3 93114-01 BOYD V4641SGR 93115-01 YAMAOKA LOFAR1 93117-01 WIJNANDS LOFAR2 93117-02 WIJNANDS LOFAR3 93117-03 WIJNANDS LOFAR4 93117-04 WIJNANDS LOFAR5 93117-05 WIJNANDS BHTRANSIENT1 93118-01 BELLONI BHTRANSIENT2 93118-02 BELLONI BRIGHTBHTRANSIENT 93124-01 VAN DER KLIS BRIGHtBHTRANSIENT 93124-02 VAN DER KLIS BRIGHTBHTRANSIENT 93124-03 VAN DER KLIS BRIGHTBHTRANSIENT 93124-04 VAN DER KLIS BRIGHTBHTRANSIENT 93124-05 VAN DER KLIS BRIGHTBHTRANSIENT 93124-06 VAN DER KLIS BRIGHTBHTRANSIENT 93124-07 VAN DER KLIS BRIGHTBHTRANSIENT 93124-08 VAN DER KLIS UNKNOWN 93125-01 CADOLLE BEL UNKNOWN 93125-02 CADOLLE BEL UNKNOWN 93125-03 CADOLLE BEL UNKNOWN 93125-04 CADOLLE BEL 1es2344+514 93132-01 KRAWCZYNSKI H1426+428 93132-02 KRAWCZYNSKI MRK180 93132-03 KRAWCZYNSKI 1es0033+595 93132-04 KRAWCZYNSKI 1es0120+340 93132-05 KRAWCZYNSKI 1es0647+25.0 93132-06 KRAWCZYNSKI 1es0806+524 93132-07 KRAWCZYNSKI 1es1028+511 93132-08 KRAWCZYNSKI 1es1101-23.2 93132-09 KRAWCZYNSKI RX J1211.9+2242 93132-10 KRAWCZYNSKI 1es1218+304 93132-11 KRAWCZYNSKI 1es1553+113 93132-12 KRAWCZYNSKI 1es1959+650 93133-01 KRAWCZYNSKI MRK421 93133-02 KRAWCZYNSKI MRK501 93133-03 KRAWCZYNSKI 0109+224 93140-01 MILLER 0754+101 93140-02 MILLER HESS_AGN1 93141-01 COSTAMANTE HESS_AGN2 93141-02 COSTAMANTE HESS_AGN3 93141-03 COSTAMANTE HESS_AGN4_HIGH 93141-04 COSTAMANTE HESS_AGN5_HIGH 93141-05 COSTAMANTE 3C273 93143-01 CARSON HESS_AGN1 93145-01 DE ALMEIDA HESS_AGN2 93145-02 DE ALMEIDA 3C66A 93149-01 TAGLIAFERRI AO0235+164 93149-02 TAGLIAFERRI PKS0528+134 93149-03 TAGLIAFERRI PKS0537-441 93149-04 TAGLIAFERRI S50716+71 93149-05 TAGLIAFERRI PKS0735+17 93149-06 TAGLIAFERRI OJ248 93149-07 TAGLIAFERRI OJ287 93149-08 TAGLIAFERRI S40954+65 93149-09 TAGLIAFERRI ON231 93149-10 TAGLIAFERRI 3C273 93149-11 TAGLIAFERRI 3C279 93149-12 TAGLIAFERRI PKS1406-076 93149-13 TAGLIAFERRI PKS1510-08 93149-14 TAGLIAFERRI PKS1622-29 93149-15 TAGLIAFERRI BLLAC 93149-16 TAGLIAFERRI CTA102 93149-17 TAGLIAFERRI 3C454.3 93149-18 TAGLIAFERRI MRK0421 93150-01 CHEN MRK0501 93150-02 CHEN 3C454.3 93150-03 CHEN OJ+248 93150-04 CHEN 4C+10.45 93150-05 CHEN OS+319 93150-06 CHEN PKS0235+164 93150-07 CHEN 3C66A 93150-08 CHEN M87 93150-09 CHEN CTA26 93150-10 CHEN PKS2155-304 93150-11 CHEN PKS1622-29 93150-12 CHEN HB891406-076 93150-13 CHEN 3C446 93150-14 CHEN NGC6251 93150-15 CHEN 3C120 93150-16 CHEN 4C+19.44 93150-17 CHEN 4C+01.02 93150-18 CHEN 4C+31.56 93150-19 CHEN HB892005-489 93150-20 CHEN HB892128-123 93150-21 CHEN HB891730-130 93150-22 CHEN HB890735+178 93150-23 CHEN HB890836+710 93150-24 CHEN HB890954+658 93150-25 CHEN HB891739+522 93150-26 CHEN 4C+04.42 93150-27 CHEN 3C273 93150-28 CHEN BLLAC 93150-29 CHEN 4C29.45 93150-30 CHEN PKS0528+134 93150-31 CHEN 1ES2344+514 93150-32 CHEN ON+231 93150-33 CHEN HB890716+714 93150-34 CHEN HB890736+017 93150-35 CHEN 3C279 93150-36 CHEN OA129 93150-37 CHEN PKS1622-253 93150-38 CHEN NRAO0190 93150-39 CHEN TXS1510-089 93150-40 CHEN 3C111 93150-41 CHEN SGR* 93150-42 CHEN CENA 93150-43 CHEN 3C345 93150-44 CHEN B31128+385 93150-45 CHEN PKS2209+236 93150-46 CHEN 1ES1921-293 93150-47 CHEN OJ+287 93150-48 CHEN HB891127-145 93150-49 CHEN HB891921-293 93150-50 CHEN HB890829+046 93150-51 CHEN HB891633+382 93150-52 CHEN HB892230+114 93150-53 CHEN PKS1830-211 93150-54 CHEN BLACKHOLETRANSIENT 93700-01 HOMAN BHCTRANSIENT#1 93702-01 TOMSICK BHCTRANSIENT#1 93702-02 TOMSICK BHCTRANSIENT#2 93702-03 TOMSICK BHCTRANSIENT#2 93702-04 TOMSICK XTEJ1701-462 93703-01 WIJNANDS
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