TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1044426

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 21 Apr 21 00:27:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1044426,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          104.908d {+06h 59m 38s} (J2000),
                 105.191d {+07h 00m 46s} (current),
                 104.244d {+06h 56m 59s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +4.934d {+04d 56' 03"} (J2000),
                  +4.903d {+04d 54' 12"} (current),
                  +5.004d {+05d 00' 15"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       6363 [cnts]    Image_Peak=280 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   253     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       60653 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        1613.11 SOD {00:26:53.11} UT
BKG_DUR:         24 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19325 TJD;   111 DOY;   21/04/21
GRB_TIME:        1650.30 SOD {00:27:30.30} UT
GRB_PHI:          24.95 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        34.19 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     11.44 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    10.17 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +1  +1  +0  +0  +1 -25  +0 
SUN_POSTN:        29.00d {+01h 56m 00s}  +11.87d {+11d 52' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         75.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      133.34d {+08h 53m 23s}  +22.15d {+22d 08' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        32.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      209.47,  4.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      105.61,-17.70 [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 = 211.05,12.46 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 21 Apr 21 00:31:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1044426,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          104.908d {+06h 59m 38s} (J2000),
                 105.191d {+07h 00m 46s} (current),
                 104.244d {+06h 56m 59s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +4.934d {+04d 56' 03"} (J2000),
                  +4.903d {+04d 54' 12"} (current),
                  +5.004d {+05d 00' 15"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19325 TJD;   111 DOY;   21/04/21
GRB_TIME:        1650.30 SOD {00:27:30.30} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   253
GRB_PHI:          24.95 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        34.19 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -38.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     11.44 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    10.17 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01044426000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 00:27:30 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 210421 ***A*** (trigger=1044426).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 104.908, +4.934 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 06h 59m 38s
       Dec(J2000) = +04d 56' 03"
    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 ~1507 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

    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: 25.408 s +/- 1.13499 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 15.68 s +/- 1.13499 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   640657680.00000000 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4369.687 near MET 640657654.400000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4491.026 near MET 640657795.136000 s
      Estimated total duration: 71.552 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 640657656.000000 to MET 640657727.552000)
      Estimated total fluence: 11705.590979 count
      Created GTI with 6 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 104.908 4.934 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 104.908 4.934
    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 4 21 0 107.329797  -2.368096
     Obj: 2021 4 21 0 42.225273  48.165969
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 4 21 0 89.385048  24.011641
     Obj: 2021 4 21 0 344.212912  62.344167
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 4 21 0 85.216585  28.974429
     Obj: 2021 4 21 0 333.668457  58.967397
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 4 21 0 74.871425  65.283880
     Obj: 2021 4 21 0 279.304394  37.402371
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 4 21 0 219.627695  37.496942
     Obj: 2021 4 21 0 274.871197  -17.371000
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 4 21 0 285.594353  41.212922
     Obj: 2021 4 21 0 245.032134  -24.284193
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 4 21 0 154.194091  -45.807267
     Obj: 2021 4 21 0 92.258658  6.063730
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 4 21 0 91.113894  -22.148222
     Obj: 2021 4 21 0 132.812513  42.901915
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1044426/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 Apr 20 20:34:22 EDT 2021