TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1187225

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 25 Aug 23 23:35:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1187225,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          261.947d {+17h 27m 47s} (J2000),
                 262.288d {+17h 29m 09s} (current),
                 261.227d {+17h 24m 54s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -16.218d {-16d 13' 03"} (J2000),
                 -16.236d {-16d 14' 08"} (current),
                 -16.177d {-16d 10' 36"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=69418 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     216.000 [sec]   (=3.6 [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:        20181 TJD;   237 DOY;   23/08/25
GRB_TIME:        84712.10 SOD {23:31:52.10} UT
GRB_PHI:         -142.61 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        30.72 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1000001D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    31.44 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +124  +8  +1 +11  -5  +1 +33  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       154.48d {+10h 17m 55s}  +10.58d {+10d 34' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        109.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      261.13d {+17h 24m 31s}  -27.52d {-27d 31' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        11.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      67 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        8.64, 10.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      262.21,  7.00 [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=10213=(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 = 310.22,10.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 25 Aug 23 23:48:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1187225,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          261.947d {+17h 27m 47s} (J2000),
                 262.288d {+17h 29m 09s} (current),
                 261.227d {+17h 24m 54s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -16.218d {-16d 13' 03"} (J2000),
                 -16.236d {-16d 14' 08"} (current),
                 -16.177d {-16d 10' 36"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20181 TJD;   237 DOY;   23/08/25
GRB_TIME:        84712.10 SOD {23:31:52.10} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -142.61 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        30.72 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     216.000 [sec]   (=3.6 [min])
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    31.44 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01187225000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 23:31:52 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 230825 ***A*** (trigger=1187225).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 261.947, -16.218 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 17h 27m 47s
       Dec(J2000) = -16d 13' 03"
    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 ~1934 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

    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: 194.432 s +/- 14.6627 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 194.432 s +/- 74.4668 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   714699286.91199994 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     6784.688 near MET 714699121.600000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     6254.069 near MET 714699323.776000 s
      Estimated total duration: 194.432 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 714699123.200000 to MET 714699317.632000)
      Estimated total fluence: -80608.855865 count
      Created GTI with 32 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 261.947 -16.218 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 261.947 -16.218
    SWIFT J1727.8-1613 34166 261.937 -16.212 0.011313287446522036
    

    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 25 23 96.484111  8.833949
     Obj: 2023 8 25 23 336.537152  31.429342
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 25 23 78.944851  36.744075
     Obj: 2023 8 25 23 304.029571  18.934812
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 25 23 73.437594  41.249231
     Obj: 2023 8 25 23 300.433122  13.778261
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 25 23 42.861046  77.623711
     Obj: 2023 8 25 23 282.517715  -13.970022
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 25 23 234.859000  28.528797
     Obj: 2023 8 25 23 329.321637  -36.684959
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 25 23 276.204899  27.674890
     Obj: 2023 8 25 23 205.203977  -70.267795
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 25 23 135.283608  -38.854384
     Obj: 2023 8 25 23 44.390350  31.719758
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 8 25 23 97.689861  -7.928947
     Obj: 2023 8 25 23 227.181684  70.432776
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1187225/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:
    Fri Aug 25 19:49:23 EDT 2023