TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1156572

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Feb 23 05:51:11 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1156572,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           18.403d {+01h 13m 37s} (J2000),
                  18.740d {+01h 14m 58s} (current),
                  17.678d {+01h 10m 43s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +44.489d {+44d 29' 19"} (J2000),
                 +44.611d {+44d 36' 39"} (current),
                 +44.224d {+44d 13' 26"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       1935 [cnts]    Image_Peak=210 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       8315 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        21033.16 SOD {05:50:33.16} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20003 TJD;    59 DOY;   23/02/28
GRB_TIME:        21050.25 SOD {05:50:50.25} UT
GRB_PHI:         177.68 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        30.83 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     25.03 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.96 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  +1  +0  +0 -46  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       340.95d {+22h 43m 48s}   -8.05d {-08d 03' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         62.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       78.33d {+05h 13m 19s}  +26.53d {+26d 31' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        50.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      127.09,-18.20 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       35.64, 33.60 [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 = 91.38,8.91 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Feb 23 06:09:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1156572,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           18.403d {+01h 13m 37s} (J2000),
                  18.740d {+01h 14m 58s} (current),
                  17.678d {+01h 10m 43s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +44.489d {+44d 29' 19"} (J2000),
                 +44.611d {+44d 36' 39"} (current),
                 +44.224d {+44d 13' 26"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20003 TJD;    59 DOY;   23/02/28
GRB_TIME:        21050.25 SOD {05:50:50.25} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
GRB_PHI:         177.68 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        30.83 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      51.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     25.03 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.96 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01156572000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 05:50:50 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 230228 ***A*** (trigger=1156572).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 18.403, +44.489 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 01h 13m 37s
       Dec(J2000) = +44d 29' 19"
    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 ~2109 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~0 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: 59.648 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 28.16 s +/- 2.048 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   699256281.85599995 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     2058.223 near MET 699256269.056000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     2007.749 near MET 699256412.224000 s
      Estimated total duration: 76.416 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 699256280.512000 to MET 699256356.928000)
      Estimated total fluence: 3508.178771 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 18.403 44.489 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 18.403 44.489
    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: 2023 2 28 6 197.845276  -57.918962
     Obj: 2023 2 28 6 160.247001  -2.618119
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 2 28 6 130.726188  -57.165050
     Obj: 2023 2 28 6 140.743760  4.978307
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 2 28 6 124.994285  -52.161272
     Obj: 2023 2 28 6 137.875486  9.531090
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 2 28 6 89.257835  -22.338394
     Obj: 2023 2 28 6 130.918419  25.619666
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 2 28 6 101.926048  33.544034
     Obj: 2023 2 28 6 167.239354  12.383153
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 2 28 6 48.363018  33.856253
     Obj: 2023 2 28 6 175.903929  79.755266
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 2 28 6 266.766462  -22.738933
     Obj: 2023 2 28 6 201.760878  -11.507534
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 2 28 6 336.488459  -48.899455
     Obj: 2023 2 28 6 135.244044  -67.340596
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1156572/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 Feb 28 01:10:23 EST 2023