TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1079966

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 17 Oct 21 23:46:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1079966,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          244.979d {+16h 19m 55s} (J2000),
                 245.289d {+16h 21m 09s} (current),
                 244.267d {+16h 17m 04s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.842d {-15d 50' 31"} (J2000),
                 -15.893d {-15d 53' 34"} (current),
                 -15.723d {-15d 43' 21"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=2997 [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:        19504 TJD;   290 DOY;   21/10/17
GRB_TIME:        85516.07 SOD {23:45:16.07} UT
GRB_PHI:         -73.12 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        17.33 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x513
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    14.63 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +3 -100  +0 -74  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       203.00d {+13h 32m 00s}   -9.61d {-09d 36' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         41.65 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      356.89d {+23h 47m 35s}   -6.58d {-06d 34' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       108.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      358.92, 23.66 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      245.87,  5.53 [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: Sco_X-1,   delta=0.202 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 222.13,12.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        This trigger occured while the StarTracker had lost lock, so it is possibly bogus.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 18 Oct 21 00:09:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1079966,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          244.979d {+16h 19m 55s} (J2000),
                 245.289d {+16h 21m 09s} (current),
                 244.267d {+16h 17m 04s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.842d {-15d 50' 31"} (J2000),
                 -15.893d {-15d 53' 34"} (current),
                 -15.723d {-15d 43' 21"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19504 TJD;   290 DOY;   21/10/17
GRB_TIME:        85516.07 SOD {23:45:16.07} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -73.12 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        17.33 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x513
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    14.63 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01079966000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 23:45:16 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 211017 ***A*** (trigger=1079966).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 244.979, -15.842 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 16h 19m 55s
       Dec(J2000) = -15d 50' 31"
    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 ~890 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~1 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:     5226.710 near MET 656207157.376000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5288.056 near MET 656207262.336000 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 244.979 -15.842 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 244.979 -15.842
    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 10 18 0 92.691158  -18.727743
     Obj: 2021 10 18 0 61.079082  8.870318
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 10 18 0 72.315492  9.576865
     Obj: 2021 10 18 0 35.687483  34.346717
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 10 18 0 68.419630  13.770685
     Obj: 2021 10 18 0 28.853291  35.634336
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 10 18 0 45.347277  49.807976
     Obj: 2021 10 18 0 337.163010  51.495464
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 10 18 0 235.920228  56.346357
     Obj: 2021 10 18 0 274.004490  25.003227
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 10 18 0 307.888999  29.131223
     Obj: 2021 10 18 0 285.036798  -6.237804
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 10 18 0 141.334219  -66.442646
     Obj: 2021 10 18 0 90.864772  -36.290102
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 10 18 0 69.978994  -13.767134
     Obj: 2021 10 18 0 85.586483  24.992807
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1079966/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 Oct 17 20:09:45 EDT 2021