TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1248132

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 11 Aug 24 14:07:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1248132,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          226.373d {+15h 05m 30s} (J2000),
                 226.634d {+15h 06m 32s} (current),
                 225.844d {+15h 03m 23s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +28.854d {+28d 51' 15"} (J2000),
                 +28.760d {+28d 45' 36"} (current),
                 +29.047d {+29d 02' 50"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       2706 [cnts]    Image_Peak=141 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       17591 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        50838.02 SOD {14:07:18.02} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20533 TJD;   224 DOY;   24/08/11
GRB_TIME:        50853.19 SOD {14:07:33.19} UT
GRB_PHI:         -23.30 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        32.95 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.88 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.37 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  -3  +0  +0 -20  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       141.81d {+09h 27m 15s}  +15.00d {+15d 00' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         78.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      214.43d {+14h 17m 44s}  -16.58d {-16d 34' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        46.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       44.22, 60.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      212.82, 44.02 [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 = 61.62,20.61 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 11 Aug 24 14:11:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1248132,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          226.373d {+15h 05m 30s} (J2000),
                 226.634d {+15h 06m 32s} (current),
                 225.844d {+15h 03m 23s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +28.854d {+28d 51' 15"} (J2000),
                 +28.760d {+28d 45' 36"} (current),
                 +29.047d {+29d 02' 50"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20533 TJD;   224 DOY;   24/08/11
GRB_TIME:        50853.19 SOD {14:07:33.19} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
GRB_PHI:         -23.30 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        32.95 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -76.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.88 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.37 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01248132000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 14:07:33 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240811 ***A*** (trigger=1248132).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 226.373, +28.854 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 15h 05m 30s
       Dec(J2000) = +28d 51' 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 ~3847 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~11 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

    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: 26.752 s +/- 0.729712 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 9.856 s +/- 0.256 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   745078093.31200004 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4749.399 near MET 745078074.880000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3991.841 near MET 745078208.832000 s
      Estimated total duration: 57.984 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 745078087.360000 to MET 745078145.344000)
      Estimated total fluence: 26819.743685 count
      Created GTI with 18 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 226.373 28.854 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 226.373 28.854
    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 11 14 285.436778  41.175368
     Obj: 2024 8 11 14 220.167144  -9.590536
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 11 14 260.776088  13.908051
     Obj: 2024 8 11 14 192.472412  -28.424908
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 11 14 258.084123  9.252900
     Obj: 2024 8 11 14 186.461308  -27.611743
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 11 14 240.109155  -27.552691
     Obj: 2024 8 11 14 146.556305  -32.412831
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 11 14 9.285737  -73.543690
     Obj: 2024 8 11 14 114.089041  -16.420876
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 11 14 156.307519  -37.308224
     Obj: 2024 8 11 14 107.981424  26.625646
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 11 14 36.989514  73.249519
     Obj: 2024 8 11 14 249.906649  25.882721
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 8 11 14 228.430203  28.733674
     Obj: 2024 8 11 14 258.194247  -44.813313
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1248132/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:
    Sun Aug 11 10:12:02 EDT 2024