TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1218505

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 03 Mar 24 16:59:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1218505,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          228.560d {+15h 14m 14s} (J2000),
                 229.025d {+15h 16m 06s} (current),
                 227.602d {+15h 10m 24s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -56.980d {-56d 58' 46"} (J2000),
                 -57.068d {-57d 04' 05"} (current),
                 -56.794d {-56d 47' 36"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=1697 [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:        20372 TJD;    63 DOY;   24/03/03
GRB_TIME:        61110.97 SOD {16:58:30.97} UT
GRB_PHI:         -151.35 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        21.72 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.16 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  -2  +0  +1 +14  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       344.90d {+22h 59m 36s}   -6.44d {-06d 26' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         98.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      252.36d {+16h 49m 26s}  -27.00d {-27d 00' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        34.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      321.47,  0.66 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      243.02,-37.36 [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 = 32.69,-17.08 [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:     Sun 03 Mar 24 17:02:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1218505,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          228.560d {+15h 14m 14s} (J2000),
                 229.025d {+15h 16m 06s} (current),
                 227.602d {+15h 10m 24s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -56.980d {-56d 58' 46"} (J2000),
                 -57.068d {-57d 04' 05"} (current),
                 -56.794d {-56d 47' 36"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20372 TJD;    63 DOY;   24/03/03
GRB_TIME:        61110.97 SOD {16:58:30.97} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -151.35 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        21.72 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.16 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01218505000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 16:58:30 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240303 ***A*** (trigger=1218505).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 228.560, -56.980 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 15h 14m 14s
       Dec(J2000) = -56d 58' 46"
    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 ~1070 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

    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 background rate 1:     4325.267 near MET 731178010.624000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4404.785 near MET 731178115.584000 s
      Estimated total fluence: 0.000000 count
      Created GTI with 2 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 228.560 -56.980 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 228.560 -56.980
    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 3 17 352.601711  44.261389
     Obj: 2024 3 3 17 43.729766  -42.604978
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 3 17 308.409512  36.496522
     Obj: 2024 3 3 17 34.112357  -19.505974
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 3 17 304.083536  31.441187
     Obj: 2024 3 3 17 32.638476  -18.120365
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 3 17 278.140584  3.469981
     Obj: 2024 3 3 17 16.925755  8.532480
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 3 17 306.997947  -35.919633
     Obj: 2024 3 3 17 334.696298  59.517529
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 3 17 223.891931  -54.344715
     Obj: 2024 3 3 17 339.312041  -7.573286
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 3 17 64.521847  27.486900
     Obj: 2024 3 3 17 11.630699  -60.762950
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 3 17 178.583623  66.084896
     Obj: 2024 3 3 17 29.889655  12.372127
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1218505/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:
    Sun Mar  3 12:03:23 EST 2024