TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1218404

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Mar 24 22:10:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1218404,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           83.921d {+05h 35m 41s} (J2000),
                  84.284d {+05h 37m 08s} (current),
                  83.171d {+05h 32m 41s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +21.707d {+21d 42' 25"} (J2000),
                 +21.721d {+21d 43' 15"} (current),
                 +21.676d {+21d 40' 32"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=3024 [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:        79734.98 SOD {22:08:54.98} UT
GRB_PHI:           4.82 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        31.78 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x10000413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.75 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  -1  +0  +1 +19  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       344.17d {+22h 56m 40s}   -6.74d {-06d 44' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        101.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      241.38d {+16h 05m 31s}  -24.89d {-24d 53' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       158.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      184.96, -5.72 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       84.35, -1.61 [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 = 352.23,-20.41 [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 02 Mar 24 22:12:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1218404,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           83.921d {+05h 35m 41s} (J2000),
                  84.284d {+05h 37m 08s} (current),
                  83.171d {+05h 32m 41s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +21.707d {+21d 42' 25"} (J2000),
                 +21.721d {+21d 43' 15"} (current),
                 +21.676d {+21d 40' 32"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20371 TJD;    62 DOY;   24/03/02
GRB_TIME:        79734.98 SOD {22:08:54.98} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:           4.82 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        31.78 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.75 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01218404000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 22:08:54 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240302 ***A*** (trigger=1218404).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 83.921, +21.707 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 05h 35m 41s
       Dec(J2000) = +21d 42' 25"
    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 ~5311 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~-23 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: 178.944 s +/- 31.4846 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 178.944 s +/- 84.4614 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   731110150.39999986 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:    10694.375 near MET 731110147.200000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5719.849 near MET 731110341.632000 s
      Estimated total duration: 178.944 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 731110150.400000 to MET 731110329.344000)
      Estimated total fluence: -150934.676668 count
      Created GTI with 16 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 83.921 21.707 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 83.921 21.707
    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 22 71.650502  11.186930
     Obj: 2024 3 2 22 294.654457  58.750264
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 22 47.838792  38.660821
     Obj: 2024 3 2 22 262.882324  32.311074
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 22 40.629231  40.990728
     Obj: 2024 3 2 22 261.021728  27.546592
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 22 340.792479  61.980193
     Obj: 2024 3 2 22 242.808849  -9.233890
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 22 262.223542  25.276337
     Obj: 2024 3 2 22 300.966730  -73.213231
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 22 280.646337  3.481232
     Obj: 2024 3 2 22 178.717140  -33.895749
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 22 104.128864  -36.906059
     Obj: 2024 3 2 22 81.259614  63.318333
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 22 91.423501  15.833125
     Obj: 2024 3 2 22 207.380911  32.804140
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1218404/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 17:13:22 EST 2024