TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1205400

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 30 Dec 23 18:33:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1205400,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           83.530d {+05h 34m 07s} (J2000),
                  83.891d {+05h 35m 34s} (current),
                  82.779d {+05h 31m 07s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +21.821d {+21d 49' 17"} (J2000),
                 +21.836d {+21d 50' 10"} (current),
                 +21.788d {+21d 47' 18"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=1160 [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:        20308 TJD;   364 DOY;   23/12/30
GRB_TIME:        65911.35 SOD {18:18:31.35} UT
GRB_PHI:         112.41 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        33.13 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x513
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.91 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  -2  +0  +1 +96  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       279.57d {+18h 38m 17s}  -23.14d {-23d 08' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        165.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      145.22d {+09h 40m 53s}  +18.44d {+18d 26' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        57.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      184.67, -5.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       83.99, -1.48 [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 does not match any source in the on-board catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: Crab,   delta=0.215 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 76.39,13.53 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 30 Dec 23 18:34:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1205400,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           83.530d {+05h 34m 07s} (J2000),
                  83.891d {+05h 35m 34s} (current),
                  82.779d {+05h 31m 07s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +21.821d {+21d 49' 17"} (J2000),
                 +21.836d {+21d 50' 10"} (current),
                 +21.788d {+21d 47' 18"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20308 TJD;   364 DOY;   23/12/30
GRB_TIME:        65911.35 SOD {18:18:31.35} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         112.41 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        33.13 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x513
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.91 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01205400000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 18:18:31 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 231230 ***A*** (trigger=1205400).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 83.530, +21.821 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 05h 34m 07s
       Dec(J2000) = +21d 49' 17"
    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

    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: 24.576 s +/- 14.7683 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 24.576 s +/- 18.3179 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   725653291.00799990 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3590.578 near MET 725653192.192000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3794.702 near MET 725653309.440000 s
      Estimated total duration: 24.576 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 725653264.384000 to MET 725653288.960000)
      Estimated total fluence: -416.254429 count
      Created GTI with 3 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 83.530 21.821 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 83.530 21.821
    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 30 18 12.364135  26.803065
     Obj: 2023 12 30 18 208.110009  -23.916175
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 30 18 336.233361  31.223202
     Obj: 2023 12 30 18 172.700732  -36.163318
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 30 18 330.886489  27.482945
     Obj: 2023 12 30 18 166.236902  -33.602808
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 30 18 300.340182  12.098694
     Obj: 2023 12 30 18 127.269280  -25.128749
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 30 18 307.105566  -12.323881
     Obj: 2023 12 30 18 117.010291  1.726894
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 30 18 263.826103  -52.382013
     Obj: 2023 12 30 18 91.555230  38.832695
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 30 18 60.653011  4.170939
     Obj: 2023 12 30 18 249.192308  7.514902
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2023 12 30 18 109.950352  72.499236
     Obj: 2023 12 30 18 277.736197  -58.836050
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1205400/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:
    Sat Dec 30 13:37:02 EST 2023