TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1219874

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Mar 24 20:51:12 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1219874,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           85.474d {+05h 41m 54s} (J2000),
                  85.836d {+05h 43m 21s} (current),
                  84.727d {+05h 38m 54s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +21.024d {+21d 01' 25"} (J2000),
                 +21.034d {+21d 02' 02"} (current),
                 +21.000d {+20d 59' 60"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=1764 [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:        20381 TJD;    72 DOY;   24/03/12
GRB_TIME:        74998.92 SOD {20:49:58.92} UT
GRB_PHI:          96.72 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        30.18 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.13 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +0  +0  +1  +5  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       353.36d {+23h 33m 27s}   -2.87d {-02d 52' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         93.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       25.47d {+01h 41m 52s}  +11.63d {+11d 37' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        58.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      186.31, -4.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       85.77, -2.35 [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 = 343.99,-13.86 [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 12 Mar 24 21:06:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1219874,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           85.474d {+05h 41m 54s} (J2000),
                  85.836d {+05h 43m 21s} (current),
                  84.727d {+05h 38m 54s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +21.024d {+21d 01' 25"} (J2000),
                 +21.034d {+21d 02' 02"} (current),
                 +21.000d {+20d 59' 60"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20381 TJD;    72 DOY;   24/03/12
GRB_TIME:        74998.92 SOD {20:49:58.92} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:          96.72 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        30.18 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.13 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01219874000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 20:49:58 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240312 ***A*** (trigger=1219874).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 85.474, +21.024 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 05h 41m 54s
       Dec(J2000) = +21d 01' 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 ~3121 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

    Extended TDRSS lc No.2

    Extended TDRSS lc No.3

    Extended TDRSS lc No.4

    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: 178.048 s +/- 38.1415 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 178.048 s +/- 88.1337 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   731969411.19999993 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     8629.375 near MET 731969409.600000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5587.577 near MET 731969603.584000 s
      Estimated total duration: 178.048 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 731969411.200000 to MET 731969589.248000)
      Estimated total fluence: -171180.768740 count
      Created GTI with 12 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 85.474 21.024 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 85.474 21.024
    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 12 21 64.172009  24.236977
     Obj: 2024 3 12 21 288.499326  53.445498
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 12 21 34.250613  49.962955
     Obj: 2024 3 12 21 260.519935  26.344210
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 12 21 24.701407  50.998574
     Obj: 2024 3 12 21 258.443209  21.685967
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 12 21 312.148188  57.724032
     Obj: 2024 3 12 21 240.498209  -15.125073
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 12 21 266.612269  11.011348
     Obj: 2024 3 12 21 320.570451  -77.114302
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 12 21 269.301093  -6.127407
     Obj: 2024 3 12 21 171.111420  -34.088106
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 12 21 99.566483  -22.587892
     Obj: 2024 3 12 21 73.553920  68.815767
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 12 21 102.900589  26.150853
     Obj: 2024 3 12 21 214.249510  30.427480
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1219874/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:
    Tue Mar 12 17:07:03 EDT 2024