TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1220736

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Apr 24 15:14:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1220736,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          236.947d {+15h 47m 47s} (J2000),
                 237.477d {+15h 49m 54s} (current),
                 235.862d {+15h 43m 27s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -62.534d {-62d 32' 01"} (J2000),
                 -62.607d {-62d 36' 25"} (current),
                 -62.380d {-62d 22' 47"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       4469 [cnts]    Image_Peak=173 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   280     E_range: 15-25 keV
BKG_INTEN:       35828 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        54774.76 SOD {15:12:54.76} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20408 TJD;    99 DOY;   24/04/08
GRB_TIME:        54834.60 SOD {15:13:54.60} UT
GRB_PHI:         -145.24 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        31.13 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.59 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.07 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +0  -3  +0  +1 +47  +0 
SUN_POSTN:        17.79d {+01h 11m 11s}   +7.55d {+07d 32' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        117.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       16.18d {+01h 04m 43s}   +7.14d {+07d 08' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       116.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      321.77, -6.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      250.43,-41.32 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is a rate trigger.  
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 = 177.74,-19.79 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Apr 24 15:30:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1220736,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          236.947d {+15h 47m 47s} (J2000),
                 237.477d {+15h 49m 54s} (current),
                 235.862d {+15h 43m 27s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -62.534d {-62d 32' 01"} (J2000),
                 -62.607d {-62d 36' 25"} (current),
                 -62.380d {-62d 22' 47"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20408 TJD;    99 DOY;   24/04/08
GRB_TIME:        54834.60 SOD {15:13:54.60} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   280
GRB_PHI:         -145.24 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        31.13 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -63.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.59 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.07 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01220736000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 15:13:54 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240408 ***A*** (trigger=1220736).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 236.947, -62.534 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 15h 47m 47s
       Dec(J2000) = -62d 32' 01"
    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 ~707 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~4 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: 116.352 s +/- 79.4032 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 116.352 s +/- 82.8162 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   734282071.03999996 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3031.704 near MET 734282053.120000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3346.042 near MET 734282216.256000 s
      Estimated total duration: 116.352 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 734282063.040000 to MET 734282179.392000)
      Estimated total fluence: -1284.024961 count
      Created GTI with 6 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 236.947 -62.534 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 236.947 -62.534
    4U 1543-62 20142 236.976 -62.5698 0.038212331573616115
    

    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 4 8 15 308.182407  46.878696
     Obj: 2024 4 8 15 36.047898  -41.814118
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 4 8 15 275.848754  23.624755
     Obj: 2024 4 8 15 28.160539  -20.841985
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 4 8 15 273.117869  18.463848
     Obj: 2024 4 8 15 26.890844  -19.986580
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 4 8 15 255.064732  -17.220483
     Obj: 2024 4 8 15 12.897206  4.410106
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 4 8 15 329.904808  -63.292768
     Obj: 2024 4 8 15 339.332686  54.352355
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 4 8 15 174.864663  -47.945145
     Obj: 2024 4 8 15 341.157452  -13.023381
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 4 8 15 54.452163  57.440199
     Obj: 2024 4 8 15 10.790494  -55.038310
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 4 8 15 218.700160  44.133487
     Obj: 2024 4 8 15 26.185271  16.863830
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1220736/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 Apr  8 11:31:03 EDT 2024