TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1218399

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Mar 24 21:36:03 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1218399,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          298.521d {+19h 54m 05s} (J2000),
                 298.746d {+19h 54m 59s} (current),
                 298.056d {+19h 52m 13s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.698d {+35d 41' 52"} (J2000),
                 +35.762d {+35d 45' 45"} (current),
                 +35.566d {+35d 33' 57"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=3562 [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:        20371 TJD;    62 DOY;   24/03/02
GRB_TIME:        77294.98 SOD {21:28:14.98} UT
GRB_PHI:          87.91 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         0.12 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1000041D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    15.32 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +100  +6  +1  +4  +0  +1 -49  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       344.15d {+22h 56m 35s}   -6.75d {-06d 45' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         60.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      241.06d {+16h 04m 14s}  -24.82d {-24d 48' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        81.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       71.31,  4.07 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      312.54, 55.00 [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 matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=28398=(null) (probably an AT_Slot).  
COMMENTS:        This does not match any source in the ground catalog.  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This is an interesting source.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Mar 24 21:41:01 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     8781854,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          298.521d {+19h 54m 05s} (J2000),
                 298.746d {+19h 54m 59s} (current),
                 298.056d {+19h 52m 13s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +35.698d {+35d 41' 52"} (J2000),
                 +35.762d {+35d 45' 45"} (current),
                 +35.566d {+35d 33' 57"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20371 TJD;    62 DOY;   24/03/02
GRB_TIME:        77294.98 SOD {21:28:14.98} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:          87.91 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         0.12 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      9849.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x41D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    0.00 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01218399000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 21:28:14 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240302 ***A*** (trigger=1218399).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 298.521, +35.698 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 19h 54m 05s
       Dec(J2000) = +35d 41' 52"
    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 ~914 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~0 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

    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:     4016.125 near MET 731107720.000000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4016.125 near MET 731107720.000000 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 298.521 35.698 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 298.521 35.698
    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 3 2 21 60.763227  21.839777
     Obj: 2024 3 2 21 124.197289  14.923907
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 21 30.742281  46.774436
     Obj: 2024 3 2 21 113.610259  35.960030
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 21 21.841910  47.518015
     Obj: 2024 3 2 21 110.678736  41.262429
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 21 316.086875  54.441646
     Obj: 2024 3 2 21 134.701935  65.327788
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 21 270.347310  12.497909
     Obj: 2024 3 2 21 208.152379  15.698890
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 21 272.213997  -8.816992
     Obj: 2024 3 2 21 253.028600  48.976976
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 21 95.541048  -23.965085
     Obj: 2024 3 2 21 161.665331  -22.559305
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 21 99.526872  28.724454
     Obj: 2024 3 2 21 116.672969  -29.191584
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1218399/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 Mar  2 16:41:43 EST 2024