TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1230423

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 May 24 14:43:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1230423,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           33.567d {+02h 14m 16s} (J2000),
                  33.849d {+02h 15m 24s} (current),
                  32.989d {+02h 11m 57s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -22.020d {-22d 01' 12"} (J2000),
                 -21.907d {-21d 54' 26"} (current),
                 -22.253d {-22d 15' 10"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       10596 [cnts]    Image_Peak=281 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   292     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       92122 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        52934.50 SOD {14:42:14.50} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20453 TJD;   144 DOY;   24/05/23
GRB_TIME:        52991.90 SOD {14:43:11.90} UT
GRB_PHI:          -5.33 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        42.59 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.54 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.50 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +1  -1  +0  +0 -63  +0 
SUN_POSTN:        60.91d {+04h 03m 39s}  +20.75d {+20d 44' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         50.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      240.66d {+16h 02m 38s}  -24.57d {-24d 33' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       126.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      202.27,-70.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       22.57,-33.22 [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 = 279.27,8.90 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 May 24 15:04:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1230423,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           33.567d {+02h 14m 16s} (J2000),
                  33.849d {+02h 15m 24s} (current),
                  32.989d {+02h 11m 57s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -22.020d {-22d 01' 12"} (J2000),
                 -21.907d {-21d 54' 26"} (current),
                 -22.253d {-22d 15' 10"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20453 TJD;   144 DOY;   24/05/23
GRB_TIME:        52991.90 SOD {14:43:11.90} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   292
GRB_PHI:          -5.33 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        42.59 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      19.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.54 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.50 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01230423000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 14:43:11 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240523 ***A*** (trigger=1230423).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 33.567, -22.020 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 02h 14m 16s
       Dec(J2000) = -22d 01' 12"
    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 ~1081 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

    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: 35.2 s +/- 3.08862 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 19.84 s +/- 1.05551 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   738168224.22399998 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4045.766 near MET 738168211.520000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3990.520 near MET 738168336.256000 s
      Estimated total duration: 39.552 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 738168221.440000 to MET 738168260.992000)
      Estimated total fluence: 5498.869407 count
      Created GTI with 4 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 33.567 -22.020 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 33.567 -22.020
    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 5 23 15 294.759052  57.340456
     Obj: 2024 5 23 15 355.218370  28.911494
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 5 23 15 263.395089  30.969713
     Obj: 2024 5 23 15 320.421433  24.915284
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 5 23 15 261.440302  26.186369
     Obj: 2024 5 23 15 316.093602  20.312059
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 5 23 15 243.229431  -10.581627
     Obj: 2024 5 23 15 292.887134  -1.276749
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 5 23 15 305.835944  -73.383488
     Obj: 2024 5 23 15 317.918967  -23.650110
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 5 23 15 177.434399  -34.826258
     Obj: 2024 5 23 15 246.676873  -64.917059
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 5 23 15 78.376640  63.909632
     Obj: 2024 5 23 15 52.176241  17.001380
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 5 23 15 208.988969  33.218344
     Obj: 2024 5 23 15 171.260227  81.473722
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1230423/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:
    Thu May 23 11:05:03 EDT 2024