TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1220158

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Mar 24 09:47:06 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1220158,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          243.230d {+16h 12m 55s} (J2000),
                 243.573d {+16h 14m 18s} (current),
                 242.521d {+16h 10m 05s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.530d {-15d 31' 48"} (J2000),
                 -15.591d {-15d 35' 25"} (current),
                 -15.403d {-15d 24' 11"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=5915 [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:        20384 TJD;    75 DOY;   24/03/15
GRB_TIME:        34694.91 SOD {09:38:14.91} UT
GRB_PHI:          93.26 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         0.55 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    19.42 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +6  +0  +0 +35  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       355.69d {+23h 42m 46s}   -1.87d {-01d 51' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        110.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       60.95d {+04h 03m 49s}  +24.67d {+24d 40' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       170.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      357.99, 25.14 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      244.15,  5.54 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval;  
COMMENTS:        probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session.  
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 = 314.50,13.02 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 15 Mar 24 09:49:12 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1220158,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          243.230d {+16h 12m 55s} (J2000),
                 243.573d {+16h 14m 18s} (current),
                 242.521d {+16h 10m 05s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.530d {-15d 31' 48"} (J2000),
                 -15.591d {-15d 35' 25"} (current),
                 -15.403d {-15d 24' 11"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20384 TJD;    75 DOY;   24/03/15
GRB_TIME:        34694.91 SOD {09:38:14.91} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:          93.26 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         0.55 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    19.42 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01220158000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 09:38:14 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240315 ***A*** (trigger=1220158).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 243.230, -15.530 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 16h 12m 55s
       Dec(J2000) = -15d 31' 48"
    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 ~1328 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
    ------------------------------------------
         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:     4095.283 near MET 732188374.144000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4032.183 near MET 732188479.104000 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 243.230 -15.530 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 243.230 -15.530
    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 15 9 248.050970  -27.513595
     Obj: 2024 3 15 9 345.417260  34.140277
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 15 9 218.373635  -54.014829
     Obj: 2024 3 15 9 309.557048  24.999166
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 15 9 207.899050  -55.381161
     Obj: 2024 3 15 9 305.608654  19.984115
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 15 9 125.551405  -61.117164
     Obj: 2024 3 15 9 284.367768  -6.246110
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 15 9 82.427361  -8.740375
     Obj: 2024 3 15 9 320.619625  -33.202527
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 15 9 85.479866  3.229248
     Obj: 2024 3 15 9 223.015302  -65.865888
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 15 9 284.031043  20.236620
     Obj: 2024 3 15 9 51.567935  26.832562
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 3 15 9 287.147688  -23.455429
     Obj: 2024 3 15 9 203.742430  74.054445
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1220158/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:
    Fri Mar 15 05:50:03 EDT 2024