TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1192088

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Sep 23 01:31:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1192088,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          244.944d {+16h 19m 47s} (J2000),
                 245.281d {+16h 21m 07s} (current),
                 244.234d {+16h 16m 56s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.440d {-15d 26' 23"} (J2000),
                 -15.496d {-15d 29' 43"} (current),
                 -15.321d {-15d 19' 13"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=2318 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
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:        20202 TJD;   258 DOY;   23/09/15
GRB_TIME:        5439.98 SOD {01:30:39.98} UT
GRB_PHI:         173.09 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        29.71 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x513
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.92 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +0  +0  +0 -27  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       172.63d {+11h 30m 30s}   +3.18d {+03d 11' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         74.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      173.86d {+11h 35m 26s}   +5.80d {+05d 48' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        73.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.24, 23.94 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      245.77,  5.92 [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 does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: Sco_X-1,   delta=0.203 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 241.19,-20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        This trigger occured while the StarTracker had lost lock, so it is possibly bogus.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Sep 23 01:48:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1192088,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          244.944d {+16h 19m 47s} (J2000),
                 245.281d {+16h 21m 07s} (current),
                 244.234d {+16h 16m 56s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.440d {-15d 26' 23"} (J2000),
                 -15.496d {-15d 29' 43"} (current),
                 -15.321d {-15d 19' 13"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20202 TJD;   258 DOY;   23/09/15
GRB_TIME:        5439.98 SOD {01:30:39.98} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         173.09 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        29.71 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x513
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.92 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01192088000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 01:30:39 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 230915 ***A*** (trigger=1192088).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 244.944, -15.440 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 16h 19m 47s
       Dec(J2000) = -15d 26' 23"
    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 ~1229 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~175 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: 36.864 s +/- 41.1643 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 36.864 s +/- 41.1643 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   716434402.62399995 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4344.433 near MET 716434305.856000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4996.460 near MET 716434429.248000 s
      Estimated total duration: 36.864 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 716434363.712000 to MET 716434400.576000)
      Estimated total fluence: -525.053504 count
      Created GTI with 4 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 244.944 -15.440 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 244.944 -15.440
    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 9 15 1 111.541774  -19.802948
     Obj: 2023 9 15 1 47.854582  20.529487
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 15 1 89.966025  6.101200
     Obj: 2023 9 15 1 15.607875  41.386705
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 15 1 86.470308  11.092658
     Obj: 2023 9 15 1 7.778864  40.777508
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 15 1 72.221117  47.414645
     Obj: 2023 9 15 1 315.513925  42.340856
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 15 1 205.683085  52.550915
     Obj: 2023 9 15 1 282.331425  9.635839
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 15 1 309.361412  46.923352
     Obj: 2023 9 15 1 275.108134  -20.589058
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 15 1 175.767646  -58.003193
     Obj: 2023 9 15 1 83.040678  -20.423937
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 15 1 73.793756  -31.237037
     Obj: 2023 9 15 1 95.204905  40.298594
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1192088/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 Sep 14 21:48:42 EDT 2023