TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1217222

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Feb 24 21:49:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1217222,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          299.931d {+19h 59m 43s} (J2000),
                 300.159d {+20h 00m 38s} (current),
                 299.460d {+19h 57m 50s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.116d {+35d 06' 58"} (J2000),
                 +35.184d {+35d 11' 01"} (current),
                 +34.978d {+34d 58' 42"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=4414 [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:        20364 TJD;    55 DOY;   24/02/24
GRB_TIME:        78519.02 SOD {21:48:39.02} UT
GRB_PHI:         167.39 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        11.34 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x513
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    17.50 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +5  +0  +1 -54  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       337.57d {+22h 30m 17s}   -9.39d {-09d 23' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         56.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      162.60d {+10h 50m 25s}  +10.64d {+10d 38' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       119.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       71.41,  2.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      314.07, 54.07 [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 matches a source in the ground catalog: Cyg X-1,   delta=0.292 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 202.69,16.85 [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:     Sat 24 Feb 24 22:14:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1217222,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          299.931d {+19h 59m 43s} (J2000),
                 300.159d {+20h 00m 38s} (current),
                 299.460d {+19h 57m 50s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.116d {+35d 06' 58"} (J2000),
                 +35.184d {+35d 11' 01"} (current),
                 +34.978d {+34d 58' 42"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20364 TJD;    55 DOY;   24/02/24
GRB_TIME:        78519.02 SOD {21:48:39.02} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         167.39 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        11.34 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x513
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    17.50 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01217222000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 21:48:39 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240224 ***A*** (trigger=1217222).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 299.931, +35.116 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 19h 59m 43s
       Dec(J2000) = +35d 06' 58"
    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 ~1062 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~2 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

    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:     4185.275 near MET 730504232.960000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4185.275 near MET 730504232.960000 s
      Estimated total fluence: 0.000000 count
      Created GTI with 1 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 299.931 35.116 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 299.931 35.116
    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 24 22 69.447465  9.641878
     Obj: 2024 2 24 22 127.288707  10.312480
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 24 22 45.440697  36.792938
     Obj: 2024 2 24 22 114.939667  30.561933
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 24 22 38.431978  38.929072
     Obj: 2024 2 24 22 112.037804  35.854198
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 24 22 341.825829  59.366348
     Obj: 2024 2 24 22 127.641232  60.828588
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 24 22 264.921203  26.366158
     Obj: 2024 2 24 22 203.323280  18.714054
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 24 22 282.624069  1.698736
     Obj: 2024 2 24 22 255.864468  54.201018
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 24 22 101.055430  -37.964260
     Obj: 2024 2 24 22 167.206212  -24.698236
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 2 24 22 89.179608  17.401476
     Obj: 2024 2 24 22 114.159539  -34.267811
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1217222/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 24 17:15:03 EST 2024