TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1218417

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice


GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Mar 24 23:03:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1218417,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          298.910d {+19h 55m 38s} (J2000),
                 299.131d {+19h 56m 32s} (current),
                 298.452d {+19h 53m 49s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +36.871d {+36d 52' 17"} (J2000),
                 +36.937d {+36d 56' 12"} (current),
                 +36.738d {+36d 44' 16"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20371 TJD;    62 DOY;   24/03/02
GRB_TIME:        82582.98 SOD {22:56:22.98} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:          92.74 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         0.42 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    15.20 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01218417000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 22:56:22 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240302 ***A*** (trigger=1218417).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 298.910, +36.871 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 19h 55m 38s
       Dec(J2000) = +36d 52' 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 ~875 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
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         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:     4036.943 near MET 731113096.960000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4036.943 near MET 731113096.960000 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 298.910 36.871 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 298.910 36.871
    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 23 81.402537  -0.130094
     Obj: 2024 3 2 23 142.050351  -1.106951
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 23 60.717437  28.288534
     Obj: 2024 3 2 23 124.818417  14.319783
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 23 55.133707  31.682341
     Obj: 2024 3 2 23 122.022149  19.448694
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 23 13.234461  62.757454
     Obj: 2024 3 2 23 122.408799  42.485494
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 23 252.666553  37.779993
     Obj: 2024 3 2 23 183.728254  21.622914
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 23 289.685867  15.431379
     Obj: 2024 3 2 23 255.473797  72.815461
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 23 115.587157  -49.268390
     Obj: 2024 3 2 23 187.605536  -23.836768
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 2 23 83.915520  2.895848
     Obj: 2024 3 2 23 112.373043  -52.820615
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1218417/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 18:04:22 EST 2024