TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1090853

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Dec 21 13:13:07 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1090853,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          258.568d {+17h 14m 16s} (J2000),
                 258.813d {+17h 15m 15s} (current),
                 258.013d {+17h 12m 03s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +17.262d {+17d 15' 45"} (J2000),
                 +17.238d {+17d 14' 19"} (current),
                 +17.319d {+17d 19' 08"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       9849 [cnts]    Image_Peak=347 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   307     E_range: 50-350 keV
BKG_INTEN:       73926 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        47483.68 SOD {13:11:23.68} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19573 TJD;   359 DOY;   21/12/25
GRB_TIME:        47539.10 SOD {13:12:19.10} UT
GRB_PHI:         -113.51 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         4.09 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.78 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.17 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +3  +0 -100  +0 -72  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       274.32d {+18h 17m 17s}  -23.38d {-23d 22' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         43.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      168.40d {+11h 13m 35s}  +10.49d {+10d 29' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        87.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      66 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       38.51, 29.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      255.67, 40.13 [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 = 351.01,-5.10 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Dec 21 13:29:09 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1090853,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          258.568d {+17h 14m 16s} (J2000),
                 258.813d {+17h 15m 15s} (current),
                 258.013d {+17h 12m 03s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +17.262d {+17d 15' 45"} (J2000),
                 +17.238d {+17d 14' 19"} (current),
                 +17.319d {+17d 19' 08"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19573 TJD;   359 DOY;   21/12/25
GRB_TIME:        47539.10 SOD {13:12:19.10} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   307
GRB_PHI:         -113.51 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         4.09 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      58.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.78 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.17 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01090853000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 13:12:19 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 211225 ***A*** (trigger=1090853).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 258.568, +17.262 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 17h 14m 16s
       Dec(J2000) = +17d 15' 45"
    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 ~1445 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

    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: 135.68 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 117.76 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   662130886.33599997 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4667.629 near MET 662130755.776000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4586.581 near MET 662130931.392000 s
      Estimated total duration: 141.312 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 662130767.552000 to MET 662130908.864000)
      Estimated total fluence: 19297.321064 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 258.568 17.262 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 258.568 17.262
    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 25 13 305.288165  4.570527
     Obj: 2021 12 25 13 284.485479  43.873786
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 25 13 287.282409  -17.249508
     Obj: 2021 12 25 13 259.603513  16.455245
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 25 13 283.974998  -22.555164
     Obj: 2021 12 25 13 257.055197  11.849976
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 25 13 282.809439  -53.708267
     Obj: 2021 12 25 13 239.008737  -24.947339
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 25 13 18.106624  -33.125531
     Obj: 2021 12 25 13 3.829704  -75.932746
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 25 13 102.046906  -59.190002
     Obj: 2021 12 25 13 159.175700  -35.743273
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 25 13 356.017946  37.727546
     Obj: 2021 12 25 13 46.522605  74.007384
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2021 12 25 13 276.476012  39.567769
     Obj: 2021 12 25 13 225.331293  28.145480
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1090853/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:
    Sat Dec 25 08:29:23 EST 2021