TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1069551

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 20 Aug 21 17:39:07 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1069551,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           20.629d {+01h 22m 31s} (J2000),
                  20.910d {+01h 23m 38s} (current),
                  19.981d {+01h 19m 55s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +4.632d {+04d 37' 55"} (J2000),
                  +4.745d {+04d 44' 41"} (current),
                  +4.371d {+04d 22' 15"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       46084 [cnts]    Image_Peak=592 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     16.384 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   460     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       170822 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        63380.41 SOD {17:36:20.41} UT
BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19446 TJD;   232 DOY;   21/08/20
GRB_TIME:        63480.70 SOD {17:38:00.70} UT
GRB_PHI:         -80.70 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        28.69 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.54 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.81 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +4  +1  -2  +0  +0 +60  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       150.10d {+10h 00m 23s}  +12.19d {+12d 11' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        126.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      308.61d {+20h 34m 27s}  -23.16d {-23d 09' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        75.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      137.40,-57.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       20.80, -3.76 [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 = 108.36,20.32 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 20 Aug 21 17:56:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1069551,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           20.629d {+01h 22m 31s} (J2000),
                  20.910d {+01h 23m 38s} (current),
                  19.981d {+01h 19m 55s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +4.632d {+04d 37' 55"} (J2000),
                  +4.745d {+04d 44' 41"} (current),
                  +4.371d {+04d 22' 15"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19446 TJD;   232 DOY;   21/08/20
GRB_TIME:        63480.70 SOD {17:38:00.70} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   460
GRB_PHI:         -80.70 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        28.69 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      51.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     16.384 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.54 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.81 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01069551000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 17:38:00 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 210820 ***A*** (trigger=1069551).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 20.629, +4.632 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 01h 22m 31s
       Dec(J2000) = +04d 37' 55"
    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 ~1093 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~5 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: 155.392 s +/- 2.90513 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 109.312 s +/- 4.16738 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   651174002.55999994 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5305.833 near MET 651173892.000000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5242.676 near MET 651174082.432000 s
      Estimated total duration: 170.944 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 651173899.200000 to MET 651174070.144000)
      Estimated total fluence: 17883.686902 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 20.629 4.632 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 20.629 4.632
    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 20 17 353.076477  63.035377
     Obj: 2021 8 20 17 118.207640  -23.784857
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 20 17 291.181189  50.645407
     Obj: 2021 8 20 17 95.068404  0.786680
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 20 17 287.834097  45.331713
     Obj: 2021 8 20 17 91.768658  5.922181
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 20 17 261.098977  11.680951
     Obj: 2021 8 20 17 78.353148  41.488069
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 20 17 286.146896  -46.343584
     Obj: 2021 8 20 17 193.516002  53.130664
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 20 17 212.709300  -37.226278
     Obj: 2021 8 20 17 316.788567  52.515262
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 20 17 84.422310  35.659788
     Obj: 2021 8 20 17 188.911221  -56.184006
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 8 20 17 176.107141  47.354265
     Obj: 2021 8 20 17 70.382290  -38.039042
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1069551/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:
    Fri Aug 20 13:58:04 EDT 2021