TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1186982

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Aug 23 18:57:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1186982,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          261.937d {+17h 27m 45s} (J2000),
                 262.278d {+17h 29m 07s} (current),
                 261.217d {+17h 24m 52s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -16.212d {-16d 12' 44"} (J2000),
                 -16.230d {-16d 13' 49"} (current),
                 -16.172d {-16d 10' 17"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=28431 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     192.000 [sec]   (=3.2 [min])
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:        20180 TJD;   236 DOY;   23/08/24
GRB_TIME:        68072.11 SOD {18:54:32.11} UT
GRB_PHI:         -162.87 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        26.78 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1000001D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    24.37 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +100  +8  +1  +8  -5  +1 +35  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       153.39d {+10h 13m 33s}  +10.99d {+10d 59' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        111.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      243.39d {+16h 13m 33s}  -24.62d {-24d 37' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        19.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        8.64, 10.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      262.20,  7.01 [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 matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=26959=(null) (probably an AT_Slot).  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This is an interesting source.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 2.25,17.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Aug 23 19:24:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1186982,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          261.937d {+17h 27m 45s} (J2000),
                 262.278d {+17h 29m 07s} (current),
                 261.217d {+17h 24m 52s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -16.212d {-16d 12' 44"} (J2000),
                 -16.230d {-16d 13' 49"} (current),
                 -16.172d {-16d 10' 17"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20180 TJD;   236 DOY;   23/08/24
GRB_TIME:        68072.11 SOD {18:54:32.11} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -162.87 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        26.78 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     192.000 [sec]   (=3.2 [min])
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    24.37 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01186982000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 18:54:32 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 230824 ***A*** (trigger=1186982).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 261.937, -16.212 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 17h 27m 45s
       Dec(J2000) = -16d 12' 44"
    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 ~1312 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~20 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: 177.92 s +/- 67.5918 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 177.92 s +/- 85.8978 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   714596193.66399992 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5558.426 near MET 714596091.904000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5518.066 near MET 714596285.824000 s
      Estimated total duration: 177.92 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 714596103.808000 to MET 714596281.728000)
      Estimated total fluence: -5822.923109 count
      Created GTI with 15 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 261.937 -16.212 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 261.937 -16.212
    SWIFT J1727.8-1613 34166 261.937 -16.212 1.1262047877356564e-05
    

    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 8 24 19 47.961424  53.063400
     Obj: 2023 8 24 19 287.671197  -4.061951
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 24 19 341.176755  68.311143
     Obj: 2023 8 24 19 271.186081  -30.238125
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 24 19 329.029834  64.662528
     Obj: 2023 8 24 19 266.841073  -35.252372
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 24 19 272.068361  39.676018
     Obj: 2023 8 24 19 262.191984  -71.078145
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 24 19 269.164951  -20.191406
     Obj: 2023 8 24 19 41.221104  -31.327635
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 24 19 240.385183  -19.970051
     Obj: 2023 8 24 19 97.437947  -39.814913
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 24 19 97.815901  8.667999
     Obj: 2023 8 24 19 330.922018  39.855374
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 24 19 137.420399  37.912647
     Obj: 2023 8 24 19 277.555380  19.980479
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1186982/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:
    Thu Aug 24 15:27:22 EDT 2023