TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1059460

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Jul 21 02:25:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1059460,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          173.699d {+11h 34m 48s} (J2000),
                 173.960d {+11h 35m 50s} (current),
                 173.095d {+11h 32m 23s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -49.187d {-49d 11' 11"} (J2000),
                 -49.306d {-49d 18' 20"} (current),
                 -48.910d {-48d 54' 36"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       2438 [cnts]    Image_Peak=131 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       15895 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        8724.66 SOD {02:25:24.66} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19403 TJD;   189 DOY;   21/07/08
GRB_TIME:        8737.08 SOD {02:25:37.08} UT
GRB_PHI:         129.38 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        12.98 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x2083
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.42 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.82 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  -3  +0  +0  +4  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       107.54d {+07h 10m 09s}  +22.46d {+22d 27' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         92.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       83.77d {+05h 35m 06s}  +24.47d {+24d 28' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       108.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      290.27, 11.79 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      199.91,-46.30 [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:        There is a bright star (mag=5.50) 3.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 234.30,-2.56 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Jul 21 02:42:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1059460,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          173.699d {+11h 34m 48s} (J2000),
                 173.960d {+11h 35m 50s} (current),
                 173.095d {+11h 32m 23s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -49.187d {-49d 11' 11"} (J2000),
                 -49.306d {-49d 18' 20"} (current),
                 -48.910d {-48d 54' 36"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19403 TJD;   189 DOY;   21/07/08
GRB_TIME:        8737.08 SOD {02:25:37.08} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
GRB_PHI:         129.38 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        12.98 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      38.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x2083
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.42 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.82 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01059460000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 02:25:37 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 210708 ***A*** (trigger=1059460).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 173.699, -49.187 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 11h 34m 48s
       Dec(J2000) = -49d 11' 11"
    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 ~1320 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

    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: 2.688 s +/- 0.286217 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 1.28 s +/- 0.256 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   647403965.18400002 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3928.090 near MET 647403952.384000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3944.316 near MET 647404058.880000 s
      Estimated total duration: 3.072 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 647403963.968000 to MET 647403967.040000)
      Estimated total fluence: 1345.682602 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 173.699 -49.187 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 173.699 -49.187
    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 7 8 2 134.476221  -13.561467
     Obj: 2021 7 8 2 37.731806  -15.246542
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 7 8 2 112.905432  5.713578
     Obj: 2021 7 8 2 19.634211  4.421966
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 7 8 2 109.728198  11.018976
     Obj: 2021 7 8 2 16.002614  4.380491
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 7 8 2 102.991450  40.943878
     Obj: 2021 7 8 2 350.576172  19.762951
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 7 8 2 183.096002  36.154727
     Obj: 2021 7 8 2 310.877904  36.284966
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 7 8 2 300.125788  69.286346
     Obj: 2021 7 8 2 315.116703  -22.896687
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 7 8 2 192.127767  -37.847185
     Obj: 2021 7 8 2 47.852784  -43.158282
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 7 8 2 88.823018  -51.160157
     Obj: 2021 7 8 2 48.429569  34.571372
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1059460/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:
    Wed Jul  7 22:45:43 EDT 2021