TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1252402

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Sep 24 16:05:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1252402,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          136.440d {+09h 05m 46s} (J2000),
                 136.700d {+09h 06m 48s} (current),
                 135.913d {+09h 03m 39s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -30.506d {-30d 30' 22"} (J2000),
                 -30.606d {-30d 36' 21"} (current),
                 -30.306d {-30d 18' 19"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       19893 [cnts]    Image_Peak=580 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     8.192 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   334     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       136122 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        57765.88 SOD {16:02:45.88} UT
BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20557 TJD;   248 DOY;   24/09/04
GRB_TIME:        57859.32 SOD {16:04:19.32} UT
GRB_PHI:         -155.11 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        15.83 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.42 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    10.20 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +3  +2  +0 -100  +0 -69  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       163.97d {+10h 55m 52s}   +6.83d {+06d 49' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         45.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      180.22d {+12h 00m 52s}   +0.51d {+00d 30' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        51.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      255.92, 11.11 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      151.23,-44.58 [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 = 288.93,-1.23 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Sep 24 16:21:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1252402,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          136.440d {+09h 05m 46s} (J2000),
                 136.700d {+09h 06m 48s} (current),
                 135.913d {+09h 03m 39s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -30.506d {-30d 30' 22"} (J2000),
                 -30.606d {-30d 36' 21"} (current),
                 -30.306d {-30d 18' 19"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20557 TJD;   248 DOY;   24/09/04
GRB_TIME:        57859.32 SOD {16:04:19.32} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   334
GRB_PHI:         -155.11 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        15.83 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -63.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     8.192 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.42 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    10.20 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01252402000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 16:04:19 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240904 ***A*** (trigger=1252402).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 136.440, -30.506 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 09h 05m 46s
       Dec(J2000) = -30d 30' 22"
    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 ~3466 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~183 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: 177.92 s +/- 37.1875 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 177.92 s +/- 84.2923 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   747158694.07999992 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4232.401 near MET 747158680.704000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     7269.409 near MET 747158874.624000 s
      Estimated total duration: 177.92 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 747158692.608000 to MET 747158870.528000)
      Estimated total fluence: -159747.378071 count
      Created GTI with 13 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 136.440 -30.506 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 136.440 -30.506
    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 9 4 16 329.987313  54.307466
     Obj: 2024 9 4 16 9.308166  19.713329
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 4 16 286.338126  36.355355
     Obj: 2024 9 4 16 337.689470  23.708469
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 4 16 283.331519  31.050556
     Obj: 2024 9 4 16 332.904192  20.084948
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 4 16 261.645688  -3.010595
     Obj: 2024 9 4 16 306.236128  7.164243
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 4 16 306.132589  -53.615309
     Obj: 2024 9 4 16 313.748667  -8.398919
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 4 16 198.053731  -47.197596
     Obj: 2024 9 4 16 274.691081  -56.683899
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 4 16 69.259581  44.797994
     Obj: 2024 9 4 16 53.585769  1.292789
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 4 16 197.946329  51.296193
     Obj: 2024 9 4 16 84.794637  76.134763
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1252402/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:
    Wed Sep  4 12:22:42 EDT 2024