TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1037828

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 Mar 21 07:14:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1037828,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           87.874d {+05h 51m 30s} (J2000),
                  88.472d {+05h 53m 53s} (current),
                  86.465d {+05h 45m 51s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +70.119d {+70d 07' 09"} (J2000),
                 +70.123d {+70d 07' 23"} (current),
                 +70.106d {+70d 06' 20"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       4930 [cnts]    Image_Peak=165 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   255     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       47356 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        25997.29 SOD {07:13:17.29} UT
BKG_DUR:         24 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19294 TJD;    80 DOY;   21/03/21
GRB_TIME:        26031.02 SOD {07:13:51.02} UT
GRB_PHI:         -109.54 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        35.04 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     15.81 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.40 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +1  +1  -3  +0  +0  -2  +0 
SUN_POSTN:         0.82d {+00h 03m 18s}   +0.36d {+00d 21' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         88.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       87.07d {+05h 48m 17s}  +24.66d {+24d 39' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        45.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      143.47, 20.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       88.95, 46.69 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
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 = 226.61,-20.42 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 Mar 21 07:31:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1037828,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           87.874d {+05h 51m 30s} (J2000),
                  88.472d {+05h 53m 53s} (current),
                  86.465d {+05h 45m 51s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +70.119d {+70d 07' 09"} (J2000),
                 +70.123d {+70d 07' 23"} (current),
                 +70.106d {+70d 06' 20"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19294 TJD;    80 DOY;   21/03/21
GRB_TIME:        26031.02 SOD {07:13:51.02} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   255
GRB_PHI:         -109.54 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        35.04 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -11.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     15.81 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.40 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01037828000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 07:13:51 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 210321 ***A*** (trigger=1037828).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 87.874, +70.119 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 05h 51m 30s
       Dec(J2000) = +70d 07' 09"
    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 ~1343 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: 9.856 s +/- 0.256 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 5.632 s +/- 0.32 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   638003659.26399994 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3664.092 near MET 638003642.080000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3689.387 near MET 638003752.640000 s
      Estimated total duration: 11.2 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 638003650.560000 to MET 638003661.760000)
      Estimated total fluence: 4675.508246 count
      Created GTI with 3 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 87.874 70.119 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 87.874 70.119
    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 3 21 7 217.325845  -44.098421
     Obj: 2021 3 21 7 160.185352  27.815178
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 3 21 7 164.853665  -57.055691
     Obj: 2021 3 21 7 156.612333  31.525865
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 3 21 7 155.564822  -53.776596
     Obj: 2021 3 21 7 155.993576  35.081553
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 3 21 7 104.858592  -34.583296
     Obj: 2021 3 21 7 164.767173  34.412160
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 3 21 7 100.013579  15.273285
     Obj: 2021 3 21 7 185.457788  -12.093377
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 3 21 7 68.841914  28.318407
     Obj: 2021 3 21 7 196.569299  50.148318
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 3 21 7 267.193283  -4.398699
     Obj: 2021 3 21 7 179.027596  8.860554
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 3 21 7 308.894429  -47.520740
     Obj: 2021 3 21 7 158.513013  -39.774427
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1037828/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:
    Sun Mar 21 03:32:04 EDT 2021