TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1090472

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Dec 21 20:51:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1090472,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           78.938d {+05h 15m 45s} (J2000),
                  79.221d {+05h 16m 53s} (current),
                  78.293d {+05h 13m 10s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +0.940d {+00d 56' 25"} (J2000),
                  +0.964d {+00d 57' 49"} (current),
                  +0.885d {+00d 53' 08"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3368 [cnts]    Image_Peak=159 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       20404 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        74907.70 SOD {20:48:27.70} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19569 TJD;   355 DOY;   21/12/21
GRB_TIME:        74920.82 SOD {20:48:40.82} UT
GRB_PHI:          73.23 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         7.19 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.89 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.09 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  -3  +0  +0 +90  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       270.24d {+18h 00m 56s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        155.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      122.73d {+08h 10m 55s}  +24.57d {+24d 34' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        48.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      200.62,-20.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       78.05,-22.04 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval;  
COMMENTS:        probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session.  
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 = 14.83,-18.27 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Dec 21 21:09:06 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1090472,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           78.938d {+05h 15m 45s} (J2000),
                  79.221d {+05h 16m 53s} (current),
                  78.293d {+05h 13m 10s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +0.940d {+00d 56' 25"} (J2000),
                  +0.964d {+00d 57' 49"} (current),
                  +0.885d {+00d 53' 08"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19569 TJD;   355 DOY;   21/12/21
GRB_TIME:        74920.82 SOD {20:48:40.82} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
GRB_PHI:          73.23 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         7.19 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -31.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.89 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.09 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01090472000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 20:48:40 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 211221 ***A*** (trigger=1090472).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 78.938, +0.940 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 05h 15m 45s
       Dec(J2000) = +00d 56' 25"
    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 ~1824 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~3 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: 60.288 s +/- 41.7932 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 5.632 s +/- 0.404771 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   661812550.59200001 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5120.081 near MET 661812533.440000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4918.112 near MET 661812699.904000 s
      Estimated total duration: 123.008 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 661812542.080000 to MET 661812665.088000)
      Estimated total fluence: 10828.214648 count
      Created GTI with 7 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

    Search for this GRB position to the previously BAT detected GRB positions (search radius within 5 arcmin)

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 78.938 0.940 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 78.938 0.940
    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 12 21 21 51.685739  7.266890
     Obj: 2021 12 21 21 255.698671  -15.533505
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 21 21 25.626605  30.236793
     Obj: 2021 12 21 21 232.273885  -43.472653
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 21 21 19.288708  30.625696
     Obj: 2021 12 21 21 224.490134  -46.140566
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 21 21 334.178349  42.275714
     Obj: 2021 12 21 21 154.709876  -67.212326
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 21 21 284.180159  23.293799
     Obj: 2021 12 21 21 77.246966  -21.741620
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 21 21 288.373808  -15.085975
     Obj: 2021 12 21 21 95.557938  -6.398308
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 21 21 79.716042  -33.870366
     Obj: 2021 12 21 21 289.687872  33.226222
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 21 21 80.376241  33.266632
     Obj: 2021 12 21 21 276.885695  -13.481803
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1090472/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:
    Tue Dec 21 16:12:44 EST 2021