TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=770981

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 06 Sep 17 07:26:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     770981,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          128.704d {+08h 34m 49s} (J2000),
                 129.149d {+08h 36m 36s} (current),
                 127.431d {+08h 29m 44s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +70.782d {+70d 46' 54"} (J2000),
                 +70.720d {+70d 43' 11"} (current),
                 +70.953d {+70d 57' 12"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3676 [cnts]    Image_Peak=235 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   148     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       20040 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        26764.35 SOD {07:26:04.35} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        18002 TJD;   249 DOY;   17/09/06
GRB_TIME:        26777.60 SOD {07:26:17.60} UT
GRB_PHI:         -30.69 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        45.37 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     21.11 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.09 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  +1  +0  +0 -36  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       165.17d {+11h 00m 41s}   +6.33d {+06d 19' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         68.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.05d {+23h 04m 12s}   -7.79d {-07d 47' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       112.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      143.85, 33.94 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      108.61, 49.83 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is a rate trigger.  
COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 186.49,-1.44 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 06 Sep 17 07:42:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     770981,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          128.704d {+08h 34m 49s} (J2000),
                 129.149d {+08h 36m 36s} (current),
                 127.431d {+08h 29m 44s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +70.782d {+70d 46' 54"} (J2000),
                 +70.720d {+70d 43' 11"} (current),
                 +70.953d {+70d 57' 12"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18002 TJD;   249 DOY;   17/09/06
GRB_TIME:        26777.60 SOD {07:26:17.60} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   148
GRB_PHI:         -30.69 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        45.37 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -44.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     21.11 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.09 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00770981000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 07:26:17 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 170906 ***A*** (trigger=770981).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 128.704, +70.782 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 08h 34m 49s
       Dec(J2000) = +70d 46' 54"
    with an uncertainty of 3 arcmin (radius, 90% containment, including 
    systematic uncertainty).  The BAT light curve showed a [**double-peaked**]
    structure with a duration of about TTT sec.  The peak count rate
    was ~4211 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~6 sec after the trigger.
    
  • Test version of draft template

    Initial TDRSS lightcurve and spacecraft attitude plot

    TDRSS lightcurve from T0-30 to T0+50 (zoom in)

    TDRSS light curve from T0-1 to T0+2 (More zoom in)

    1.6s binned TDRSS light curve

    Tilan's background subtracted TDRSS light curves

    Extended TDRSS light curve and spacecraft attitude plot(s)

    Extended TDRSS lc No.1

    Extended TDRSS lc No.2

    Extended TDRSS lc No.3

    TDRSS extended lightcurve from T0-1 to T0+2

    T50 and T90 calculation

    ******************************************
             battblocks v1.18
    ------------------------------------------
         Input Data: bat_raw_lc.fits
         Output GTI: bb.gti
     Events to Skip: 128     Changepoint log(prob) Prior: 6.000000
      Internal Tick: 1.000000e-04 s
      Lookback time: 0 s
     Bkg. Subtract?: yes (for fluence/T50/T90 calculations)
    ------------------------------------------
      Estimated T90 duration: 17.792 s +/- 0.289772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 7.552 s +/- 0.202386 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   526375603.83999997 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4761.239 near MET 526375581.920000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4439.428 near MET 526375702.336000 s
      Estimated total duration: 30.912 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 526375591.040000 to MET 526375621.952000)
      Estimated total fluence: 31748.298097 count
      Created GTI with 14 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

    Search for this GRB position to the previously BAT detected GRB positions (search radius within 5 arcmin)

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 128.704 70.782 0.083
    No match
    

    Link to SIMBAD

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    Frank's UVOT result

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    Frank's UVOT Blinking images

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    Elevation angle of GRB/Sun at the ground telescope locations

    GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 6 7 216.209566  -37.784358
     Obj: 2017 9 6 7 199.801836  28.767574
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 6 7 170.430046  -51.574148
     Obj: 2017 9 6 7 189.835963  14.595209
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 6 7 161.818442  -48.744696
     Obj: 2017 9 6 7 188.028638  15.457561
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 6 7 112.512615  -33.847985
     Obj: 2017 9 6 7 175.242917  1.089386
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 6 7 103.920709  10.163787
     Obj: 2017 9 6 7 157.471077  -35.949132
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 6 7 75.800185  30.275191
     Obj: 2017 9 6 7 157.347187  31.119831
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 6 7 263.018266  0.418839
     Obj: 2017 9 6 7 200.484004  37.696669
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 6 7 300.073244  -50.152507
     Obj: 2017 9 6 7 202.266951  -35.094240
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger770981/tdrss_ql/
     
    bat_raw_lc.fits  : TDRSS FITS light curve from GCN
    gcn_position.txt : GCN BAT position notice
    ratelc_tdrss.qdp : QDP file of the TDRSS light curve
    tdrss_lc.gif     : GIF TDRSS light curve
    sc_att.qdp       : QDP file of the spacecraft attitude
    sc_att.gif       : GIF spacecraft attitude
    bb.gti           : Bayesian block GTI file (battblocks)
    dur.gti          : Duration GTI file (battblocks)
    battblocks.log   : Output log of battblocks
     
    
    
    Plot creation:
    Wed Sep  6 03:45:13 EDT 2017