TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1246989

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 05 Aug 24 14:39:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1246989,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          254.239d {+16h 56m 57s} (J2000),
                 254.511d {+16h 58m 03s} (current),
                 253.687d {+16h 54m 45s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +18.323d {+18d 19' 24"} (J2000),
                 +18.286d {+18d 17' 11"} (current),
                 +18.400d {+18d 24' 01"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3136 [cnts]    Image_Peak=156 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   149     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       19455 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        52118.06 SOD {14:28:38.06} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20527 TJD;   218 DOY;   24/08/05
GRB_TIME:        52134.12 SOD {14:28:54.12} UT
GRB_PHI:          30.82 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        19.81 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.90 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.47 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  -2  +0  +0 +33  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       136.13d {+09h 04m 31s}  +16.72d {+16d 43' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        110.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      149.97d {+09h 59m 53s}  +15.74d {+15d 44' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        98.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       37.90, 33.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      250.12, 40.68 [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 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 = 12.54,-1.02 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 05 Aug 24 14:49:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1246989,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          254.239d {+16h 56m 57s} (J2000),
                 254.511d {+16h 58m 03s} (current),
                 253.687d {+16h 54m 45s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +18.323d {+18d 19' 24"} (J2000),
                 +18.286d {+18d 17' 11"} (current),
                 +18.400d {+18d 24' 01"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20527 TJD;   218 DOY;   24/08/05
GRB_TIME:        52134.12 SOD {14:28:54.12} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   149
GRB_PHI:          30.82 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        19.81 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -5.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.90 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.47 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01246989000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 14:28:54 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240805 ***A*** (trigger=1246989).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 254.239, +18.323 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 16h 56m 57s
       Dec(J2000) = +18d 19' 24"
    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 ~2830 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~16 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: 62.976 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 27.648 s +/- 4.096 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   744561012.60799992 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5018.077 near MET 744560956.032000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4908.168 near MET 744561110.912000 s
      Estimated total duration: 99.84 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 744560968.064000 to MET 744561067.904000)
      Estimated total fluence: 66039.606284 count
      Created GTI with 24 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 254.239 18.323 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 254.239 18.323
    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 8 5 14 283.461794  42.093342
     Obj: 2024 8 5 14 194.197997  -31.515752
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 5 14 259.122949  14.580607
     Obj: 2024 8 5 14 154.789012  -36.051648
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 5 14 256.492751  9.999751
     Obj: 2024 8 5 14 149.084377  -32.208253
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 5 14 238.357100  -26.786240
     Obj: 2024 8 5 14 116.230760  -15.036993
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 5 14 11.026701  -75.215793
     Obj: 2024 8 5 14 122.887855  14.969619
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 5 14 156.804709  -35.618075
     Obj: 2024 8 5 14 77.635965  49.346114
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 5 14 39.944824  74.786387
     Obj: 2024 8 5 14 245.111674  -6.356718
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 5 14 227.299009  27.311176
     Obj: 2024 8 5 14 301.198399  -69.248112
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1246989/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 Aug  5 10:50:42 EDT 2024