TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1247745

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Aug 24 08:30:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1247745,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          237.551d {+15h 50m 12s} (J2000),
                 237.871d {+15h 51m 29s} (current),
                 236.901d {+15h 47m 36s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -2.321d {-02d 19' 15"} (J2000),
                  -2.394d {-02d 23' 38"} (current),
                  -2.170d {-02d 10' 12"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3713 [cnts]    Image_Peak=294 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.512 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   127     E_range: 50-350 keV
BKG_INTEN:       14170 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        30614.04 SOD {08:30:14.04} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20531 TJD;   222 DOY;   24/08/09
GRB_TIME:        30629.59 SOD {08:30:29.59} UT
GRB_PHI:         162.16 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        28.33 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     90.07 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    12.85 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  -1  +3  +2  +0  +0 +13  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       139.70d {+09h 18m 48s}  +15.66d {+15d 39' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         98.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      190.26d {+12h 41m 01s}   -4.85d {-04d 51' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        47.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        5.81, 37.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      235.83, 17.35 [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 = 143.36,19.41 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Aug 24 08:47:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1247745,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          237.551d {+15h 50m 12s} (J2000),
                 237.871d {+15h 51m 29s} (current),
                 236.901d {+15h 47m 36s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -2.321d {-02d 19' 15"} (J2000),
                  -2.394d {-02d 23' 38"} (current),
                  -2.170d {-02d 10' 12"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20531 TJD;   222 DOY;   24/08/09
GRB_TIME:        30629.59 SOD {08:30:29.59} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   127
GRB_PHI:         162.16 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        28.33 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      45.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.512 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     90.07 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    12.85 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01247745000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 08:30:29 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240809 ***A*** (trigger=1247745).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 237.551, -2.321 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 15h 50m 12s
       Dec(J2000) = -02d 19' 15"
    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 ~22525 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~2 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: 25.92 s +/- 0.64 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 4.48 s +/- 0.128 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   744885066.81599998 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4108.542 near MET 744885047.200000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4373.731 near MET 744885174.656000 s
      Estimated total duration: 44.992 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 744885054.400000 to MET 744885099.392000)
      Estimated total fluence: 131049.156422 count
      Created GTI with 36 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 237.551 -2.321 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 237.551 -2.321
    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 9 8 223.645669  -23.146421
     Obj: 2024 8 9 8 110.350280  -26.767697
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 9 8 189.426684  -42.160151
     Obj: 2024 8 9 8 87.469967  -0.495985
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 9 8 181.611467  -40.986792
     Obj: 2024 8 9 8 84.180214  4.414793
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 9 8 131.348240  -38.963993
     Obj: 2024 8 9 8 68.115101  41.000118
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 9 8 104.868239  -5.778746
     Obj: 2024 8 9 8 201.903895  59.284101
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 9 8 92.649471  24.596974
     Obj: 2024 8 9 8 319.113566  44.958741
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 9 8 260.741777  16.231814
     Obj: 2024 8 9 8 184.631547  -63.584504
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 9 8 277.871175  -44.582380
     Obj: 2024 8 9 8 65.541633  -31.439190
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1247745/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 Aug  9 04:47:43 EDT 2024