TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1192486

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 18 Sep 23 03:02:02 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1192486,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          299.656d {+19h 58m 37s} (J2000),
                 299.878d {+19h 59m 31s} (current),
                 299.188d {+19h 56m 45s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.539d {+35d 32' 22"} (J2000),
                 +35.605d {+35d 36' 18"} (current),
                 +35.403d {+35d 24' 09"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=3284 [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:        20205 TJD;   261 DOY;   23/09/18
GRB_TIME:        10783.97 SOD {02:59:43.97} UT
GRB_PHI:           0.00 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         0.09 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1000041D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    15.41 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +100  +6  +1  +4  +0  +1 +43  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       175.37d {+11h 41m 29s}   +2.00d {+02d 00' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        116.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      207.00d {+13h 48m 00s}  -11.50d {-11d 30' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        98.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       71.65,  3.20 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      313.96, 54.55 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval;  
COMMENTS:        probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session.  
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=22485=(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.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 18 Sep 23 03:09:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1192486,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          299.656d {+19h 58m 37s} (J2000),
                 299.878d {+19h 59m 31s} (current),
                 299.188d {+19h 56m 45s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.539d {+35d 32' 22"} (J2000),
                 +35.605d {+35d 36' 18"} (current),
                 +35.403d {+35d 24' 09"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20205 TJD;   261 DOY;   23/09/18
GRB_TIME:        10783.97 SOD {02:59:43.97} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:           0.00 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         0.09 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x41D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    15.41 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01192486000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 02:59:43 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 230918 ***A*** (trigger=1192486).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 299.656, +35.539 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 19h 58m 37s
       Dec(J2000) = +35d 32' 22"
    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 ~1007 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~-1 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 background rate 1:     3765.059 near MET 716698817.600000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3694.393 near MET 716698922.560000 s
      Estimated total fluence: 0.000000 count
      Created GTI with 2 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 299.656 35.539 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 299.656 35.539
    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 18 3 137.763723  -40.113867
     Obj: 2023 9 18 3 87.776468  70.245399
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 18 3 105.540505  -20.000118
     Obj: 2023 9 18 3 241.003041  81.195311
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 18 3 102.444964  -14.703437
     Obj: 2023 9 18 3 255.644822  77.068536
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 18 3 85.105420  19.021303
     Obj: 2023 9 18 3 239.631330  40.250509
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 18 3 154.066679  53.772845
     Obj: 2023 9 18 3 245.055628  -32.342318
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 18 3 356.949109  57.542606
     Obj: 2023 9 18 3 221.153922  -3.859389
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 18 3 225.909495  -49.189052
     Obj: 2023 9 18 3 119.994558  21.090173
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 9 18 3 44.757466  -53.049659
     Obj: 2023 9 18 3 154.324714  18.086406
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1192486/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:
    Sun Sep 17 23:10:42 EDT 2023