TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1002103

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Oct 20 22:48:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1002103,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          196.664d {+13h 06m 39s} (J2000),
                 196.630d {+13h 06m 31s} (current),
                 196.772d {+13h 07m 05s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +83.761d {+83d 45' 38"} (J2000),
                 +83.650d {+83d 38' 58"} (current),
                 +84.027d {+84d 01' 38"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3764 [cnts]    Image_Peak=136 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   149     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       23928 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        81438.12 SOD {22:37:18.12} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19148 TJD;   300 DOY;   20/10/26
GRB_TIME:        81454.18 SOD {22:37:34.18} UT
GRB_PHI:          21.83 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        34.25 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000083
RATE_SIGNIF:     12.04 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.67 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  -4  +0  +0 +11  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       211.74d {+14h 06m 56s}  -12.84d {-12d 50' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         96.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.38d {+23h 05m 32s}  -11.37d {-11d 22' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       106.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      122.44, 33.35 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      105.85, 67.58 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval;  
COMMENTS:        probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session.  
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:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Oct 20 23:01:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1002103,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          196.664d {+13h 06m 39s} (J2000),
                 196.630d {+13h 06m 31s} (current),
                 196.772d {+13h 07m 05s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +83.761d {+83d 45' 38"} (J2000),
                 +83.650d {+83d 38' 58"} (current),
                 +84.027d {+84d 01' 38"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19148 TJD;   300 DOY;   20/10/26
GRB_TIME:        81454.18 SOD {22:37:34.18} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   149
GRB_PHI:          21.83 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        34.25 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -5.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     12.04 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.67 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01002103000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 22:37:34 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 201026 ***A*** (trigger=1002103).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 196.664, +83.761 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 13h 06m 39s
       Dec(J2000) = +83d 45' 38"
    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 ~2058 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~1 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

    Extended TDRSS lc No.4

    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: 102.016 s +/- 75.089 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 78.848 s +/- 66.848 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   625444839.29600000 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5792.500 near MET 625444658.400000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5753.760 near MET 625444855.680000 s
      Estimated total duration: 184.64 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 625444660.800000 to MET 625444845.440000)
      Estimated total fluence: 17385.172524 count
      Created GTI with 12 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 196.664 83.761 0.083
    No match
    

    Search for this GRB position to the source locations in BAT transient monitor (search radius within 12 arcmin)

    python compare_catalog.py 196.664 83.761
    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: 2020 10 26 23 80.951566  -9.351366
     Obj: 2020 10 26 23 172.388108  36.891307
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 10 26 23 60.641352  19.053757
     Obj: 2020 10 26 23 172.733730  33.331432
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 10 26 23 55.875428  22.470540
     Obj: 2020 10 26 23 172.813971  35.620897
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 10 26 23 22.527017  54.849095
     Obj: 2020 10 26 23 176.684699  25.367438
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 10 26 23 254.381651  46.929919
     Obj: 2020 10 26 23 183.222599  -25.635285
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 10 26 23 299.201955  16.728733
     Obj: 2020 10 26 23 185.651314  38.822951
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 10 26 23 114.100225  -58.455162
     Obj: 2020 10 26 23 178.312444  22.553602
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 10 26 23 75.123513  0.065077
     Obj: 2020 10 26 23 173.041876  -32.630325
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1002103/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:
    Mon Oct 26 19:02:23 EDT 2020