TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1202522

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Dec 23 09:47:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1202522,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:            9.750d {+00h 39m 00s} (J2000),
                  10.093d {+00h 40m 22s} (current),
                   9.038d {+00h 36m 09s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +57.642d {+57d 38' 32"} (J2000),
                 +57.774d {+57d 46' 25"} (current),
                 +57.368d {+57d 22' 03"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       10731 [cnts]    Image_Peak=232 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   271     E_range: 50-350 keV
BKG_INTEN:       38409 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        35207.44 SOD {09:46:47.44} UT
BKG_DUR:         24 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20293 TJD;   349 DOY;   23/12/15
GRB_TIME:        35245.27 SOD {09:47:25.27} UT
GRB_PHI:         -174.19 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        57.17 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000003
RATE_SIGNIF:     98.44 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.55 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +1  +3  +0  +0  +1 +47  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       262.54d {+17h 30m 09s}  -23.26d {-23d 15' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        118.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      297.95d {+19h 51m 49s}  -26.11d {-26d 06' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       103.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      121.26, -5.19 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       38.47, 47.64 [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 = 303.83,18.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This BAT event is temporally(8.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=724326442).  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Dec 23 10:04:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1202522,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:            9.750d {+00h 39m 00s} (J2000),
                  10.093d {+00h 40m 22s} (current),
                   9.038d {+00h 36m 09s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +57.642d {+57d 38' 32"} (J2000),
                 +57.774d {+57d 46' 25"} (current),
                 +57.368d {+57d 22' 03"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20293 TJD;   349 DOY;   23/12/15
GRB_TIME:        35245.27 SOD {09:47:25.27} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   271
GRB_PHI:         -174.19 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        57.17 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      58.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     98.44 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.55 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01202522000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 09:47:25 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 231215 ***A*** (trigger=1202522).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 9.750, +57.642 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 00h 39m 00s
       Dec(J2000) = +57d 38' 32"
    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 ~6017 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

    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: 23.168 s +/- 2.83412 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 6.272 s +/- 0.243705 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   724326479.68000007 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3674.514 near MET 724326461.600000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3530.856 near MET 724326611.072000 s
      Estimated total duration: 89.024 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 724326468.800000 to MET 724326557.824000)
      Estimated total fluence: 53343.683398 count
      Created GTI with 22 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 9.750 57.642 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 9.750 57.642
    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 12 15 10 279.423295  -26.573464
     Obj: 2023 12 15 10 162.486655  10.770409
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 15 10 266.683475  -53.862733
     Obj: 2023 12 15 10 149.165353  15.741326
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 15 10 260.118216  -58.682826
     Obj: 2023 12 15 10 147.040872  19.822720
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 15 10 51.023213  -84.443843
     Obj: 2023 12 15 10 145.835743  28.454611
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 15 10 54.193029  -10.718639
     Obj: 2023 12 15 10 173.483421  0.305658
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 15 10 76.949939  -23.391228
     Obj: 2023 12 15 10 185.782237  66.434505
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 15 10 313.866400  20.944410
     Obj: 2023 12 15 10 193.193478  -0.931403
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 15 10 295.088113  3.337884
     Obj: 2023 12 15 10 153.201332  -56.587587
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1202522/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 Dec 15 05:05:23 EST 2023