TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1046414

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 02 May 21 17:46:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1046414,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          270.742d {+18h 02m 58s} (J2000),
                 271.083d {+18h 04m 20s} (current),
                 269.942d {+17h 59m 46s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -29.818d {-29d 49' 05"} (J2000),
                 -29.817d {-29d 48' 58"} (current),
                 -29.820d {-29d 49' 11"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=5712 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     384.000 [sec]   (=6.4 [min])
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:        19336 TJD;   122 DOY;   21/05/02
GRB_TIME:        63573.05 SOD {17:39:33.05} UT
GRB_PHI:          29.55 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         0.43 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.60 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +7  +1  -1  +0  +1 +66  +0 
SUN_POSTN:        40.10d {+02h 40m 23s}  +15.60d {+15d 35' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        131.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      302.00d {+20h 08m 01s}  -24.09d {-24d 05' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        28.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        1.15, -3.71 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      270.65, -6.38 [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 = 152.03,-10.50 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 02 May 21 17:57:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1046414,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          270.742d {+18h 02m 58s} (J2000),
                 271.083d {+18h 04m 20s} (current),
                 269.942d {+17h 59m 46s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -29.818d {-29d 49' 05"} (J2000),
                 -29.817d {-29d 48' 58"} (current),
                 -29.820d {-29d 49' 11"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19336 TJD;   122 DOY;   21/05/02
GRB_TIME:        63573.05 SOD {17:39:33.05} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:          29.55 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         0.43 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     384.000 [sec]   (=6.4 [min])
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.60 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01046414000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 17:39:33 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 210502 ***A*** (trigger=1046414).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 270.742, -29.818 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 18h 02m 58s
       Dec(J2000) = -29d 49' 05"
    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 ~1242 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~7 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 background rate 1:     4638.488 near MET 641670011.328000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4569.020 near MET 641670116.288000 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 270.742 -29.818 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 270.742 -29.818
    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 5 2 17 356.084584  66.538221
     Obj: 2021 5 2 17 85.442908  -46.259251
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 5 2 17 288.019568  53.832915
     Obj: 2021 5 2 17 65.412819  -17.767445
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 5 2 17 285.002935  48.520334
     Obj: 2021 5 2 17 63.239001  -13.941298
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 5 2 17 258.255540  14.173568
     Obj: 2021 5 2 17 44.607442  21.620876
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 5 2 17 280.765238  -46.777443
     Obj: 2021 5 2 17 257.378680  84.060045
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 5 2 17 212.483334  -33.505523
     Obj: 2021 5 2 17 338.259663  22.087260
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 5 2 17 89.012405  35.738026
     Obj: 2021 5 2 17 282.381791  -84.347427
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 5 2 17 174.271962  43.853611
     Obj: 2021 5 2 17 40.892115  -15.232597
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1046414/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 May  2 13:59:43 EDT 2021