TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1243868

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 20 Jul 24 00:25:09 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1243868,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           96.700d {+06h 26m 48s} (J2000),
                  97.094d {+06h 28m 23s} (current),
                  95.898d {+06h 23m 35s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +30.342d {+30d 20' 30"} (J2000),
                 +30.325d {+30d 19' 31"} (current),
                 +30.372d {+30d 22' 20"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3969 [cnts]    Image_Peak=251 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   157     E_range: 50-350 keV
BKG_INTEN:       14541 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        1478.16 SOD {00:24:38.16} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20511 TJD;   202 DOY;   24/07/20
GRB_TIME:        1491.28 SOD {00:24:51.28} UT
GRB_PHI:         -73.66 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        26.12 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000003
RATE_SIGNIF:     42.77 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.44 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +3  +1 -100  +1 -91  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       119.88d {+07h 59m 32s}  +20.60d {+20d 35' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         22.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      280.43d {+18h 41m 43s}  -28.12d {-28d 07' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       176.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      183.11,  8.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       95.82,  7.04 [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 = 96.06,20.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This BAT event is temporally(0.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=743127896).  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 20 Jul 24 00:42:09 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1243868,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           96.700d {+06h 26m 48s} (J2000),
                  97.094d {+06h 28m 23s} (current),
                  95.898d {+06h 23m 35s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +30.342d {+30d 20' 30"} (J2000),
                 +30.325d {+30d 19' 31"} (current),
                 +30.372d {+30d 22' 20"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20511 TJD;   202 DOY;   24/07/20
GRB_TIME:        1491.28 SOD {00:24:51.28} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   157
GRB_PHI:         -73.66 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        26.12 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -31.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     42.77 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.44 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01243868000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 00:24:51 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240720 ***A*** (trigger=1243868).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 96.700, +30.342 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 06h 26m 48s
       Dec(J2000) = +30d 20' 30"
    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 ~5390 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~0 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: 75.008 s +/- 4.096 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 41.472 s +/- 4.096 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   743127926.07999992 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4390.377 near MET 743127912.896000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4343.572 near MET 743128065.664000 s
      Estimated total duration: 95.616 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 743127924.992000 to MET 743128020.608000)
      Estimated total fluence: 11109.328384 count
      Created GTI with 14 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 96.700 30.342 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 96.700 30.342
    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 7 20 0 112.794103  4.697665
     Obj: 2024 7 20 0 134.077019  -3.209345
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 7 20 0 97.113714  29.696462
     Obj: 2024 7 20 0 116.376874  15.499067
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 7 20 0 93.130017  34.871789
     Obj: 2024 7 20 0 113.358485  20.777369
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 7 20 0 95.998054  68.938914
     Obj: 2024 7 20 0 113.676624  47.990734
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 7 20 0 215.768005  29.164414
     Obj: 2024 7 20 0 189.985697  27.591383
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 7 20 0 274.168722  44.311914
     Obj: 2024 7 20 0 272.708216  66.996762
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 7 20 0 156.386972  -37.033558
     Obj: 2024 7 20 0 182.812762  -30.892707
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 7 20 0 100.515876  -24.416667
     Obj: 2024 7 20 0 103.325863  -46.983509
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1243868/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 Jul 19 20:42:42 EDT 2024