TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1205103

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Dec 23 08:13:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1205103,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          245.540d {+16h 22m 10s} (J2000),
                 245.881d {+16h 23m 32s} (current),
                 244.829d {+16h 19m 19s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.640d {-15d 38' 22"} (J2000),
                 -15.695d {-15d 41' 40"} (current),
                 -15.523d {-15d 31' 21"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=2788 [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:        20306 TJD;   362 DOY;   23/12/28
GRB_TIME:        29559.37 SOD {08:12:39.37} UT
GRB_PHI:         -109.71 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        26.39 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.18 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +0 -100  +0 -86  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       276.88d {+18h 27m 31s}  -23.28d {-23d 17' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         30.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      114.23d {+07h 36m 56s}  +26.63d {+26d 38' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       133.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.47, 23.37 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      246.37,  5.82 [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 does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 343.95,-17.38 [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:     Thu 28 Dec 23 08:22:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1205103,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          245.540d {+16h 22m 10s} (J2000),
                 245.881d {+16h 23m 32s} (current),
                 244.829d {+16h 19m 19s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.640d {-15d 38' 22"} (J2000),
                 -15.695d {-15d 41' 40"} (current),
                 -15.523d {-15d 31' 21"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20306 TJD;   362 DOY;   23/12/28
GRB_TIME:        29559.37 SOD {08:12:39.37} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -109.71 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        26.39 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.18 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01205103000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

  • Click here! 
    At 08:12:39 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
located GRB 231228 ***A*** (trigger=1205103).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
The BAT on-board calculated location is 
RA, Dec 245.540, -15.640 which is 
   RA(J2000) = 16h 22m 10s
   Dec(J2000) = -15d 38' 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 ~5187 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~-21 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
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     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)
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  Estimated T90 duration: 177.344 s +/- 33.1022 s
  Estimated T50 duration: 177.344 s +/- 82.2961 s
  Estimated Peak Interval: MET   725443976.00000000 +/- 0.500000 s
  Estimated background rate 1:    11020.750 near MET 725443972.000000 s
  Estimated background rate 2:     6055.176 near MET 725444165.632000 s
  Estimated total duration: 177.344 s (for data selection)
       (from MET 725443976.000000 to MET 725444153.344000)
  Estimated total fluence: -137395.503359 count
  Created GTI with 17 entries
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    Search for this GRB position to the previously BAT detected GRB positions (search radius within 5 arcmin)

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 245.540 -15.640 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 245.540 -15.640
No match

    Link to SIMBAD

  • Click here for the SIMBAD search!

    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 28 8 258.983156  -51.002132
 Obj: 2023 12 28 8 272.230453  -22.707292
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland 
     
MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
      TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
 Sun: 2023 12 28 8 223.217315  -78.859610
 Obj: 2023 12 28 8 255.182736  -50.937618
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona 
     
Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
      TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
 Sun: 2023 12 28 8 191.965273  -79.746964
 Obj: 2023 12 28 8 247.729114  -55.192743
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California 
     
Mauna Kea, Hawaii
      TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
 Sun: 2023 12 28 8 77.471857  -56.174381
 Obj: 2023 12 28 8 128.512116  -83.474957
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii 
     
Siding Spring Obs., Australia
      TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
 Sun: 2023 12 28 8 70.600401  13.232887
 Obj: 2023 12 28 8 60.500174  -15.180788
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia 
     
Tokyo, Japan
      TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
 Sun: 2023 12 28 8 60.660758  0.851763
 Obj: 2023 12 28 8 83.658318  -19.079266
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan 
     
William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
      TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
 Sun: 2023 12 28 8 295.684452  -1.905949
 Obj: 2023 12 28 8 307.609583  25.924008
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain 
     
Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
      TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
 Sun: 2023 12 28 8 313.542447  -19.228207
 Obj: 2023 12 28 8 288.954162  -1.144819
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile 
     
 
 
The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1205103/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 Dec 28 03:23:02 EST 2023