Analysis Summary

Notes:

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                  BAT GRB EVENT DATA PROCESSING REPORT
    Process Script Ver: batgrbproduct v2.46
    Process Start Time: Mon Jan 20 03:40:30 EST 2014
             Host Name: batevent1
   Current Working Dir: /local/data/batevent/batevent_reproc/trigger306778
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  Trigger: 00306778      Segment: 000

  BAT Trigger Time: 227622359.616   [s; MET]
      Trigger Stop: 227622360.64   [s; MET]
               UTC: 2008-03-19T12:25:56.961660    [includes UTCF correction] 
       Where From?: TDRSS position message

  BAT 
    RA: 258.973352489113   Dec: 55.4098844023449  [deg; J2000]

     Catalogged Source?: NO
     Point Source?:      YES
     GRB Indicated?:     YES    [ by BAT flight software ]
     Image S/N Ratio:    15.1
     Image Trigger?:     NO
     Rate S/N Ratio:     69.3613725354393  [ if not an image trigger ]
     Image S/N Ratio:    15.1

  Analysis Position:   [ source = BAT ]
    RA: 258.973352489113   Dec: 55.4098844023449  [deg; J2000]

  Refined Position:   [ source = BAT pre-slew burst ]
    RA: 259.008096885045   Dec: 55.3913388801278  [deg; J2000]  
        { 17h 16m 01.9s , +55d 23' 28.8" }
         +/- 0.916906688220536 [arcmin] (estimated 90% radius based on SNR)
         +/- 0.273196054266063 [arcmin] (formal 1-sigma fit error)
    SNR: 34.4302049307086
 
  Angular difference between the analysis and refined position is 1.624630 arcmin
 
  Partial Coding Fraction: 0.3046875    [ including projection effects ]

  Duration
     T90: 29.5519999861717 +/- 9.41457083506473
        Measured from: 0.212000012397766
                   to: 29.7639999985695     [s; relative to TRIGTIME]
     T50: 7.45600000023842 +/- 0.45291942449091
        Measured from: 1.95600000023842
                   to: 9.41200000047684     [s; relative to TRIGTIME]



  Fluence
     Peak Flux  (peak 1 second)
        Measured from: 0.127999991178513     
                   to: 1.12799999117851     [s; relative to TRIGTIME]
     Total Fluence        
        Measured from: -0.328000009059906     
                   to: 43.4200000166893     [s; relative to TRIGTIME]
     
             Band 1     Band 2     Band 3     Band 4
              15-25      25-50     50-100    100-350     keV
 Total     1.062880   1.879763   1.685047   0.497519
           0.056512   0.061847   0.058308   0.052195 [error]
 Peak      0.122295   0.212427   0.233555   0.079877
           0.010521   0.013101   0.013873   0.011627 [error]

     [ fluence units of on-axis counts / fully illuminated detector ] 

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====== Table of the duration information =============================
 
        Value   tstart    tstop
T100   43.748   -0.328   43.420
T90    29.552    0.212   29.764
T50     7.456    1.956    9.412
Peak    1.000    0.128    1.128
 
 
====== Spectral Analysis Summary =====================================
 
Model      : spectral model: simple power-law (PL) and cutoff power-law (CPL)
Ph_index   : photon index: E^{Ph_index}
Ph_90err   : 90% error of the photon index
Epeak      : Epeak in keV
Epeak_90err: 90% error of Epeak
Norm       : normalization at 50 keV in both the PL model and CPL model
Nomr_90err : 90% error of the normalization
chi2       : Chi-Squared
dof        : degree of freedo
 
=== Time-averaged spectral analysis ===
(Best model with acceptable fit: PL)
 
Model Ph_index Ph_90err_low Ph_90err_hi  Epeak  Epeak_90err_low  Epeak_90err_hi  Norm       Nomr_90err_low    Norm_90err_hi    chi2    dof
PL      -1.285    -0.068      0.068       -           -               -         8.10e-03     -3.02e-04          3.02e-04      48.770   57
CPL     -1.018    -0.271      0.285      201.645     -76.535      4411.335      1.08e-02     -2.40e-03          3.70e-03      45.870   56
 
 
=== 1-s peak spectral analysis ===
(Best model with acceptable fit: PL)
 
Model Ph_index Ph_90err_low Ph_90err_hi  Epeak  Epeak_90err_low  Epeak_90err_hi  Norm       Nomr_90err_low    Norm_90err_hi    chi2    dof
PL      -1.067     -0.107     0.108       -           -               -         4.40e-02     -2.75e-03          2.75e-03      40.650   57
CPL     -0.906     -0.214     0.436      380.265    -380.265      -380.265      5.23e-02     -1.05e-02          2.97e-02      40.200   56
 
 
=== Fluence/Peak Flux Summary ===
 
              Model    Band1     Band2     Band3     Band4     Band5     Total
                       15-25     25-50    50-100    100-350    15-150    15-350    keV
Fluence         PL   3.70e-07  7.75e-07  1.27e-06  4.72e-06  3.51e-06  7.14e-06   erg/cm2
      90%_error_low -2.71e-08 -3.38e-08 -5.71e-08 -4.66e-07 -1.43e-07 -5.01e-07   erg/cm2
      90%_error_hi   2.79e-08  3.37e-08  5.70e-08  5.02e-07  1.43e-07  5.30e-07   erg/cm2
Peak flux       PL   1.20e+00  1.56e+00  1.49e+00  2.52e+00  5.09e+00  6.77e+00   ph/cm2/s
      90%_error_low -1.43e-01 -1.16e-01 -1.06e-01 -3.64e-01 -3.23e-01 -4.67e-01   ph/cm2/s
      90%_error_hi   1.49e-01  1.15e-01  1.06e-01  4.00e-01  3.23e-01  4.76e-01   ph/cm2/s
 
Fluence        CPL   3.48e-07  7.90e-07  1.30e-06  3.27e-06  3.45e-06  5.71e-06   erg/cm2
      90%_error_low -3.41e-08 -3.73e-08 -6.48e-08 -9.63e-07 -1.57e-07 -9.63e-07   erg/cm2
      90%_error_hi   3.49e-08  3.77e-08  6.55e-08  1.36e-06  1.56e-07  1.35e-06   erg/cm2
Peak flux      CPL   5.82e-01  4.45e-01  2.38e-01  2.22e-01  1.35e+00  1.53e+00   ph/cm2/s
      90%_error_low -1.27e-01 -1.66e-01 -6.08e-02 -1.93e-02 -4.87e-01 -4.87e-01   ph/cm2/s
      90%_error_hi   1.87e-01  1.09e-01  3.68e-02  1.48e-02  3.07e-01  2.27e-01   ph/cm2/s
 
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  • Special notes of this burst




    Image

    Pre-slew 15.0-350.0 keV image (Event data)

    #   RAcent    DECcent   POSerr    Theta     Phi              Peak Cts       SNR   Name
      259.0081    55.3913   0.0056    33.6705  -101.4636         5.3084307     34.430 TRIG_00306778                 
     
    Foreground time interval of the image:
     -0.328  43.420 (delta_t =  43.748 [sec])
    Background time interval of the image:
    -132.915  -0.328 (delta_t = 132.587 [sec])
    




    Light Curves

    Note: The mask-weighted lightcurves have units of either count/det or counts/sec/det, where a det is 0.4 x 0.4 = 0.16 sq cm.

    Full-time range; 1 s binning

    Bokeh Plot

    Other quick-look light curves:




    Spectra

    Notes:

    Time averaged spectrum fit using the average DRM

    Power-law model
    Time interval is from   -0.328 sec. to   43.420 sec.
     
    Spectral model in power-law:
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Parameters  : value       lower 90%   higher 90%
    Photon index: -1.28538     ( -0.0680927   0.0683079 )
    Norm@50keV  : 8.09523E-03    ( -0.000302179   0.000302175 )
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    #Fit statistic : Chi-Squared =          48.77 using 59 PHA bins.
    # Reduced chi-squared =         0.8556 for     57 degrees of freedom 
    # Null hypothesis probability =   7.728952e-01
     
    Photon flux (15-150 keV)    in 43.75 sec: 0.963239 ( -0.037976  0.038041 ) ph/cm2/s
    Energy fluence (15-150 keV)             : 3.51284e-06 ( -1.42851e-07  1.43264e-07 ) ergs/cm2
     
    
    Cutoff power-law model
    Time interval is from   -0.328 sec. to   43.420 sec.
    Spectral model in the cutoff power-law:
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Parameters  : value       lower 90%   higher 90%
    Photon index: -1.0185     ( -0.270552   0.284828 )
    Epeak [keV] : 201.645      ( -76.5348 4411.34 )
    Norm@50keV  : 1.07585E-02    ( -0.00239631   0.00369611 )
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    #Fit statistic : Chi-Squared =          45.87 using 59 PHA bins.
    # Reduced chi-squared =         0.8191 for     56 degrees of freedom 
    # Null hypothesis probability =   8.309642e-01
     
    Photon flux (15-150 keV)    in 43.75 sec: 0.948807 ( -0.040486  0.040535 ) ph/cm2/s
    Energy fluence (15-150 keV)             : 3.45277e-06 ( -1.56689e-07  1.5574e-07 ) ergs/cm2
     
    

    1-s peak spectrum fit

    Power-law model
    Time interval is from    0.128 sec. to    1.128 sec.
     
    Spectral model in power-law:
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Parameters  : value       lower 90%   higher 90%
    Photon index: -1.06733     ( -0.107177   0.107926 )
    Norm@50keV  : 4.39965E-02    ( -0.00274632   0.00274566 )
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    #Fit statistic : Chi-Squared =          40.65 using 59 PHA bins.
    # Reduced chi-squared =         0.7132 for     57 degrees of freedom 
    # Null hypothesis probability =   9.499147e-01
     
    Photon flux (15-150 keV)    in 1 sec: 5.08836 ( -0.32261  0.32277 ) ph/cm2/s
    Energy fluence (15-150 keV)             : 4.64954e-07 ( -3.26493e-08  3.2806e-08 ) ergs/cm2
     
    
    Cutoff power-law model
    Time interval is from    0.128 sec. to    1.128 sec.
    Spectral model in the cutoff power-law:
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Parameters  : value       lower 90%   higher 90%
    Photon index: -0.906133     ( -0.21407   0.436374 )
    Epeak [keV] : 380.265      ( -380.266 -380.266 )
    Norm@50keV  : 5.22550E-02    ( -0.0104771   0.0296523 )
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    #Fit statistic : Chi-Squared =          40.20 using 59 PHA bins.
    # Reduced chi-squared =         0.7178 for     56 degrees of freedom 
    # Null hypothesis probability =   9.449950e-01
     
    Photon flux (15-150 keV)    in 1 sec: 1.35382 ( -0.486639  0.3071 ) ph/cm2/s
    Energy fluence (15-150 keV)             : 4.61636e-07 ( -3.40928e-08  3.38941e-08 ) ergs/cm2
     
    

    Time-resolved spectra




    Distribution

    T90 vs. Hardness ratio plot

    T90                                   = 29.552 sec.
    Hardness ratio (energy fluence ratio) = 1.64108011465
    

    S(15-50 keV) vs. S(50-150 keV) plot

    S(15-50 keV)  = 1.1454112e-06
    S(50-150 keV) = 2.367468e-06
    

    The dash-dotted line and the dashed line traces the fluences calculated from the Band function with Epeak = 15 and 150 keV, respectively. Both lines assume a canonical values of alpha = -1 and beta = -2.5.




    Mask shadow pattern

    IMX = -1.323988251153645E-01, IMY = 6.528828242920284E-01
    

    Spacecraft aspect plot

    Bright source in the pre-burst/pre-slew/post-slew images

    Pre-burst image of 15-350 keV band

    Time interval of the image:
    -132.915400 -0.328000
     
    # RAcent  DECcent POSerr Theta    Phi  PeakCts   SNR AngSep     Name
    #  [deg]    [deg]    ['] [deg]  [deg]                   [']
    254.3603  35.3884   12.1  29.4  -63.0  -0.1471  -0.9    5.5	Her X-1                       
    203.1634  -3.7668    2.3  42.4   58.4   2.1083   5.0 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    229.8173 -11.0839    2.3  48.7   20.6   1.6145   5.1 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    162.0736  62.8832    2.3  42.8 -177.5   0.8080   5.0 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    266.3436  10.1180    3.5  50.9  -35.4   1.2787   3.3 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    271.0396  31.9011    3.1  43.7  -64.2   1.8640   3.7 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    273.7099  67.1019    3.4  43.8 -116.1   1.8213   3.4 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    

    Pre-slew background subtracted image of 15-350 keV band

    Time interval of the image:
    -0.328000 43.420000
     
    # RAcent  DECcent POSerr Theta    Phi  PeakCts   SNR AngSep     Name
    #  [deg]    [deg]    ['] [deg]  [deg]                   [']
    254.4272  35.4760   11.9  29.4  -63.2  -0.1104  -1.0    8.2	Her X-1                       
    259.0081  55.3914    0.3  33.7 -101.5   5.3077  34.4 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    

    Post-slew image of 15-350 keV band

    Time interval of the image:
    208.084600 962.484000
     
    # RAcent  DECcent POSerr Theta    Phi  PeakCts   SNR AngSep     Name
    #  [deg]    [deg]    ['] [deg]  [deg]                   [']
    254.6691  35.2234    0.0  20.4   18.7  -0.2099  -0.7   12.6	Her X-1                       
    268.3265  -1.4124   17.0  57.3   -2.5   1.2936   0.7    3.5	SW J1753.5-0127               
    288.6751  10.9458    5.2  50.2  -30.7  -1.9915  -2.2    7.3	GRS 1915+105                  
    299.5648  35.2019    0.6  34.2  -62.4  11.5491  20.9    1.3	Cyg X-1                       
    308.0971  40.9527    2.6  34.9  -77.9   3.7244   4.4    0.6	Cyg X-3                       
    106.1979  68.7630    2.9  54.2  176.8   5.3589   4.0 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    252.9535  87.8005    2.3  32.4 -171.8   1.8294   5.0 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    293.4878  59.8891    2.4  18.8 -109.4   1.6589   4.8 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    288.1969  13.5267    3.0  47.6  -31.4   3.0803   3.9 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    310.0225  38.1816    3.5  37.9  -76.2   3.3158   3.3 ------	UNKNOWN                       
    298.8044  14.8660    2.0  50.8  -44.5  11.7438   5.8 ------	UNKNOWN