TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1215912

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Feb 24 02:00:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1215912,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          161.781d {+10h 47m 07s} (J2000),
                 162.091d {+10h 48m 22s} (current),
                 161.138d {+10h 44m 33s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +1.304d {+01d 18' 14"} (J2000),
                  +1.176d {+01d 10' 35"} (current),
                  +1.568d {+01d 34' 05"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       2469 [cnts]    Image_Peak=100 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   147     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       15841 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        7183.06 SOD {01:59:43.06} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20358 TJD;    49 DOY;   24/02/18
GRB_TIME:        7200.66 SOD {02:00:00.66} UT
GRB_PHI:         131.03 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        35.07 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     11.35 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.54 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  -4  +0  +0 +96  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       331.04d {+22h 04m 09s}  -11.85d {-11d 51' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        164.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       74.82d {+04h 59m 16s}  +27.16d {+27d 09' 39"}
MOON_DIST:        87.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      248.58, 50.57 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      162.70, -5.94 [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:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 299.21,7.97 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Feb 24 02:17:08 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1215912,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          161.781d {+10h 47m 07s} (J2000),
                 162.091d {+10h 48m 22s} (current),
                 161.138d {+10h 44m 33s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          +1.304d {+01d 18' 14"} (J2000),
                  +1.176d {+01d 10' 35"} (current),
                  +1.568d {+01d 34' 05"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20358 TJD;    49 DOY;   24/02/18
GRB_TIME:        7200.66 SOD {02:00:00.66} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   147
GRB_PHI:         131.03 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        35.07 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     11.35 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.54 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01215912000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 02:00:00 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240218 ***A*** (trigger=1215912).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 161.781, +1.304 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 10h 47m 07s
       Dec(J2000) = +01d 18' 14"
    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 ~1646 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~22 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: 50.56 s +/- 2.90513 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 20.352 s +/- 0.729712 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   729914456.19199991 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3719.922 near MET 729914416.000000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3617.326 near MET 729914558.080000 s
      Estimated total duration: 74.24 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 729914422.400000 to MET 729914496.640000)
      Estimated total fluence: 25432.819663 count
      Created GTI with 9 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 161.781 1.304 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 161.781 1.304
    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: 2024 2 18 2 106.784253  -37.562175
     Obj: 2024 2 18 2 287.622811  22.213814
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 18 2 82.465835  -10.540832
     Obj: 2024 2 18 2 265.879000  -4.452008
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 18 2 79.594915  -5.817056
     Obj: 2024 2 18 2 262.399307  -9.300595
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 18 2 61.849217  30.988611
     Obj: 2024 2 18 2 246.151071  -45.979280
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 18 2 194.252160  70.033221
     Obj: 2024 2 18 2 29.735514  -56.333394
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 18 2 332.279934  39.390604
     Obj: 2024 2 18 2 132.468790  -43.139409
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 18 2 205.817415  -71.493216
     Obj: 2024 2 18 2 353.709414  62.265758
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 18 2 52.696673  -29.619113
     Obj: 2024 2 18 2 250.111563  28.124412
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1215912/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 Feb 17 21:17:42 EST 2024