TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1069242

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Aug 21 16:18:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1069242,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          299.819d {+19h 59m 16s} (J2000),
                 300.022d {+20h 00m 05s} (current),
                 299.349d {+19h 57m 24s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.277d {+35d 16' 37"} (J2000),
                 +35.337d {+35d 20' 13"} (current),
                 +35.140d {+35d 08' 22"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=2541 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
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:        19444 TJD;   230 DOY;   21/08/18
GRB_TIME:        58620.42 SOD {16:17:00.42} UT
GRB_PHI:         163.72 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        24.92 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x113
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    12.49 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +2  +0  +1 +57  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       148.19d {+09h 52m 46s}  +12.87d {+12d 52' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        124.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      276.82d {+18h 27m 18s}  -25.80d {-25d 47' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        64.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       71.50,  2.95 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      314.02, 54.25 [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 matches a source in the ground catalog: Cyg X-1,   delta=0.201 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 137.49,19.89 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Aug 21 16:33:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1069242,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          299.819d {+19h 59m 16s} (J2000),
                 300.022d {+20h 00m 05s} (current),
                 299.349d {+19h 57m 24s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.277d {+35d 16' 37"} (J2000),
                 +35.337d {+35d 20' 13"} (current),
                 +35.140d {+35d 08' 22"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19444 TJD;   230 DOY;   21/08/18
GRB_TIME:        58620.42 SOD {16:17:00.42} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         163.72 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        24.92 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x113
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    12.49 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01069242000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 16:17:00 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 210818 ***A*** (trigger=1069242).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 299.819, +35.277 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 19h 59m 16s
       Dec(J2000) = +35d 16' 37"
    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 ~1101 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~6 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 background rate 1:     5273.269 near MET 650996271.616000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5352.757 near MET 650996376.576000 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 299.819 35.277 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 299.819 35.277
    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 8 18 16 323.169401  59.231447
     Obj: 2021 8 18 16 188.302874  -15.140647
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 18 16 279.081310  38.584695
     Obj: 2021 8 18 16 159.290410  -19.276065
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 18 16 276.562441  33.358103
     Obj: 2021 8 18 16 154.811150  -15.774842
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 18 16 255.548048  -2.023711
     Obj: 2021 8 18 16 130.285830  -4.737119
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 18 16 299.725051  -58.651853
     Obj: 2021 8 18 16 137.353600  5.218325
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 18 16 194.409256  -41.603616
     Obj: 2021 8 18 16 103.098327  58.038703
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 18 16 75.842855  49.034924
     Obj: 2021 8 18 16 229.545051  1.113138
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 18 16 197.305649  45.136699
     Obj: 2021 8 18 16 245.121889  -75.890053
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1069242/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 Aug 18 12:35:23 EDT 2021