TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1014012

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 21 Dec 20 18:42:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1014012,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          278.205d {+18h 32m 49s} (J2000),
                 278.394d {+18h 33m 35s} (current),
                 277.753d {+18h 31m 01s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +34.411d {+34d 24' 39"} (J2000),
                 +34.428d {+34d 25' 40"} (current),
                 +34.372d {+34d 22' 20"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=1247 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       0 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
BKG_DUR:         0 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19204 TJD;   356 DOY;   20/12/21
GRB_TIME:        67293.80 SOD {18:41:33.80} UT
GRB_PHI:         -30.74 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.85 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.16 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  -3  +0  +0 -52  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       270.41d {+18h 01m 37s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         58.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        0.41d {+00h 01m 39s}   -5.55d {-05d 32' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        86.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       62.81, 18.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      282.65, 57.49 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is an image trigger.  (The RATE_SIGNIF & BKG_{INTEN, TIME, DUR} are undefined.)  
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 = 296.80,8.88 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 21 Dec 20 18:59:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1014012,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          278.205d {+18h 32m 49s} (J2000),
                 278.394d {+18h 33m 35s} (current),
                 277.753d {+18h 31m 01s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +34.411d {+34d 24' 39"} (J2000),
                 +34.428d {+34d 25' 40"} (current),
                 +34.372d {+34d 22' 20"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19204 TJD;   356 DOY;   20/12/21
GRB_TIME:        67293.80 SOD {18:41:33.80} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -30.74 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.85 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.16 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01014012000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 18:41:33 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 201221 ***A*** (trigger=1014012).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 278.205, +34.411 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 18h 32m 49s
       Dec(J2000) = +34d 24' 39"
    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 ~1023 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~0 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

    Extended TDRSS lc No.5

    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 background rate 1:     4302.667 near MET 630268947.712000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4215.839 near MET 630269052.672000 s
      Estimated total fluence: 0.000000 count
      Created GTI with 2 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 278.205 34.411 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 278.205 34.411
    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 12 21 19 27.745220  22.241656
     Obj: 2020 12 21 19 80.290486  73.328864
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 21 19 353.318706  34.540991
     Obj: 2020 12 21 19 253.057911  77.982734
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 21 19 347.016536  32.035780
     Obj: 2020 12 21 19 260.723188  73.422882
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 21 19 308.904911  24.362532
     Obj: 2020 12 21 19 241.265662  36.604507
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 21 19 298.145549  -0.613280
     Obj: 2020 12 21 19 247.711649  -35.513265
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 21 19 273.595510  -39.322761
     Obj: 2020 12 21 19 219.111706  -7.143615
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 21 19 67.908699  -8.626988
     Obj: 2020 12 21 19 117.424760  24.139964
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 21 19 94.601263  59.088437
     Obj: 2020 12 21 19 157.304497  20.737682
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1014012/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 Dec 21 14:01:04 EST 2020