TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1218690

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 05 Mar 24 02:42:01 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1218690,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          186.792d {+12h 27m 10s} (J2000),
                 187.133d {+12h 28m 32s} (current),
                 186.094d {+12h 24m 22s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -61.931d {-61d 55' 52"} (J2000),
                 -62.065d {-62d 03' 53"} (current),
                 -61.655d {-61d 39' 16"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=2414 [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:        20374 TJD;    65 DOY;   24/03/05
GRB_TIME:        9646.97 SOD {02:40:46.97} UT
GRB_PHI:          29.63 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        13.17 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.06 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +1  +0  +1 +34  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       346.21d {+23h 04m 49s}   -5.90d {-05d 54' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        110.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      273.48d {+18h 13m 54s}  -28.52d {-28d 31' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        63.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      300.08,  0.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      220.71,-51.95 [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 = 0.16,-0.02 [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:     Tue 05 Mar 24 02:45:05 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1218690,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          186.792d {+12h 27m 10s} (J2000),
                 187.133d {+12h 28m 32s} (current),
                 186.094d {+12h 24m 22s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -61.931d {-61d 55' 52"} (J2000),
                 -62.065d {-62d 03' 53"} (current),
                 -61.655d {-61d 39' 16"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20374 TJD;    65 DOY;   24/03/05
GRB_TIME:        9646.97 SOD {02:40:46.97} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:          29.63 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        13.17 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.06 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01218690000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 02:40:46 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240305 ***A*** (trigger=1218690).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 186.792, -61.931 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 12h 27m 10s
       Dec(J2000) = -61d 55' 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 ~820 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~7 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: 45.056 s +/- 4.096 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 20.48 s +/- 4.096 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   731299369.66399992 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4953.306 near MET 731299278.144000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4715.666 near MET 731299427.008000 s
      Estimated total duration: 87.808 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 731299300.288000 to MET 731299388.096000)
      Estimated total fluence: 2506.847452 count
      Created GTI with 3 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 186.792 -61.931 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 186.792 -61.931
    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 5 2 112.726392  -34.025702
     Obj: 2024 3 5 2 330.430675  -26.051363
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 5 2 87.959795  -8.023303
     Obj: 2024 3 5 2 326.663039  -34.678086
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 5 2 84.931755  -3.091275
     Obj: 2024 3 5 2 325.888091  -38.864245
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 5 2 68.290890  33.455018
     Obj: 2024 3 5 2 341.224857  -42.914103
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 5 2 189.896883  64.291567
     Obj: 2024 3 5 2 11.579309  5.511710
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 5 2 329.796655  45.082541
     Obj: 2024 3 5 2 30.448967  -51.933834
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 5 2 201.585984  -65.717806
     Obj: 2024 3 5 2 354.320116  -1.384857
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 5 2 57.195223  -34.218352
     Obj: 2024 3 5 2 327.326818  37.939319
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1218690/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:
    Mon Mar  4 21:46:02 EST 2024