TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1015088

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Dec 20 11:06:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1015088,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          210.708d {+14h 02m 50s} (J2000),
                 210.910d {+14h 03m 38s} (current),
                 210.226d {+14h 00m 54s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +48.197d {+48d 11' 50"} (J2000),
                 +48.097d {+48d 05' 49"} (current),
                 +48.437d {+48d 26' 14"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       10266 [cnts]    Image_Peak=253 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   300     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       91510 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        39517.76 SOD {10:58:37.76} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19212 TJD;   364 DOY;   20/12/29
GRB_TIME:        39570.94 SOD {10:59:30.94} UT
GRB_PHI:         -47.63 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        41.31 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     12.68 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.78 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +2  -1  +0  +0  +6  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       278.92d {+18h 35m 42s}  -23.18d {-23d 10' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         93.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       90.42d {+06h 01m 41s}  +24.29d {+24d 17' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        90.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       94.29, 64.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      181.58, 55.02 [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:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 259.74,18.42 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Dec 20 11:21:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1015088,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          210.708d {+14h 02m 50s} (J2000),
                 210.910d {+14h 03m 38s} (current),
                 210.226d {+14h 00m 54s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +48.197d {+48d 11' 50"} (J2000),
                 +48.097d {+48d 05' 49"} (current),
                 +48.437d {+48d 26' 14"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19212 TJD;   364 DOY;   20/12/29
GRB_TIME:        39570.94 SOD {10:59:30.94} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   300
GRB_PHI:         -47.63 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        41.31 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -38.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     12.68 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.78 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01015088000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 10:59:30 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 201229 ***A*** (trigger=1015088).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 210.708, +48.197 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 14h 02m 50s
       Dec(J2000) = +48d 11' 50"
    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 ~1327 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~2 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: 46.208 s +/- 38.6242 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 2.048 s +/- 0.362039 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   630932399.74399996 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4625.247 near MET 630932384.960000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4377.325 near MET 630932535.616000 s
      Estimated total duration: 91.392 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 630932397.120000 to MET 630932488.512000)
      Estimated total fluence: 1859.557732 count
      Created GTI with 5 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 210.708 48.197 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 210.708 48.197
    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 29 11 286.754553  -16.563184
     Obj: 2020 12 29 11 234.983894  69.888153
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 29 11 273.500412  -42.630730
     Obj: 2020 12 29 11 231.669909  43.154153
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 29 11 268.704762  -47.705094
     Obj: 2020 12 29 11 232.389725  40.197161
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 29 11 294.571281  -81.437334
     Obj: 2020 12 29 11 220.773587  6.037739
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 29 11 45.428980  -19.383157
     Obj: 2020 12 29 11 217.500214  -66.832808
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 29 11 83.483237  -34.061335
     Obj: 2020 12 29 11 182.968608  -7.442167
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 29 11 324.219094  28.596108
     Obj: 2020 12 29 11 135.917996  57.439164
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 12 29 11 288.990682  13.843327
     Obj: 2020 12 29 11 192.760326  9.695765
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1015088/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:
    Tue Dec 29 06:21:43 EST 2020