r********* and z********* WUs
21 Mar 2006 0:44:13 UTC
Topic 190941
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Whats the difference between work units wit a "r" or "z" preceding it?
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r********* and z********* WUs
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They're the 'earmarks' of the two instruments collecting the data. This came up a while ago in the Science forum, where it was stated that
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Did that posting list what
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Did that posting list what any of the other parts of hte WU id string are?
RE: Did that posting list
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No, although it was mentioned that the "1" following the initial letter is also part of the interferometer identifier. FWIW here's a link to that thread.