TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1034721

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Feb 21 04:54:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1034721,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          124.138d {+08h 16m 33s} (J2000),
                 124.562d {+08h 18m 15s} (current),
                 123.132d {+08h 12m 32s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +57.577d {+57d 34' 38"} (J2000),
                 +57.511d {+57d 30' 39"} (current),
                 +57.732d {+57d 43' 53"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3526 [cnts]    Image_Peak=241 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   149     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       18656 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        17021.42 SOD {04:43:41.42} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19271 TJD;    57 DOY;   21/02/26
GRB_TIME:        17037.23 SOD {04:43:57.23} UT
GRB_PHI:          -8.34 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        41.88 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     22.62 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.81 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  +1  +0  +0 +55  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       339.49d {+22h 37m 56s}   -8.64d {-08d 38' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        124.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      146.86d {+09h 47m 27s}  +18.17d {+18d 10' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        42.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      159.95, 33.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      112.05, 36.72 [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 = 258.11,20.11 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Feb 21 05:08:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1034721,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          124.138d {+08h 16m 33s} (J2000),
                 124.562d {+08h 18m 15s} (current),
                 123.132d {+08h 12m 32s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +57.577d {+57d 34' 38"} (J2000),
                 +57.511d {+57d 30' 39"} (current),
                 +57.732d {+57d 43' 53"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19271 TJD;    57 DOY;   21/02/26
GRB_TIME:        17037.23 SOD {04:43:57.23} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   149
GRB_PHI:          -8.34 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        41.88 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      20.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     22.62 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.81 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01034721000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 04:43:57 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 210226 ***A*** (trigger=1034721).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 124.138, +57.577 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 08h 16m 33s
       Dec(J2000) = +57d 34' 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 ~3378 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

    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: 56.064 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 17.28 s +/- 0.768 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   636007464.89599991 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4735.462 near MET 636007451.040000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4663.710 near MET 636007594.624000 s
      Estimated total duration: 77.248 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 636007462.080000 to MET 636007539.328000)
      Estimated total fluence: 11272.643433 count
      Created GTI with 10 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 124.138 57.577 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 124.138 57.577
    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: 2021 2 26 5 169.128318  -59.238713
     Obj: 2021 2 26 5 143.894300  63.462458
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 26 5 113.370365  -46.667084
     Obj: 2021 2 26 5 185.718440  63.961045
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 26 5 109.851823  -41.366026
     Obj: 2021 2 26 5 193.475220  64.766444
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 26 5 83.775462  -8.383005
     Obj: 2021 2 26 5 211.103808  37.997775
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 26 5 112.334466  46.186705
     Obj: 2021 2 26 5 218.635584  -33.717742
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 26 5 32.059106  41.418045
     Obj: 2021 2 26 5 208.252439  14.211886
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 26 5 259.164493  -36.119246
     Obj: 2021 2 26 5 143.739058  24.767000
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 2 26 5 359.532456  -51.048918
     Obj: 2021 2 26 5 161.927567  -2.750301
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1034721/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:
    Fri Feb 26 00:09:04 EST 2021