TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1253910

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Sep 24 01:46:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1253910,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          124.633d {+08h 18m 32s} (J2000),
                 125.026d {+08h 20m 06s} (current),
                 123.837d {+08h 15m 21s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +33.995d {+33d 59' 42"} (J2000),
                 +33.916d {+33d 54' 59"} (current),
                 +34.152d {+34d 09' 06"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       1479 [cnts]    Image_Peak=111 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.512 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   124     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       16327 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        6381.84 SOD {01:46:21.84} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20565 TJD;   256 DOY;   24/09/12
GRB_TIME:        6399.18 SOD {01:46:39.18} UT
GRB_PHI:         -165.32 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        29.08 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000003
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.78 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  -1  +2  -2  +0  +0 -61  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       170.63d {+11h 22m 30s}   +4.04d {+04d 02' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         51.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      269.39d {+17h 57m 35s}  -28.71d {-28d 42' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       149.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      188.03, 31.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      119.05, 13.98 [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 = 76.76,0.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This BAT event is temporally(1.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=747798405).  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Sep 24 02:04:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1253910,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          124.633d {+08h 18m 32s} (J2000),
                 125.026d {+08h 20m 06s} (current),
                 123.837d {+08h 15m 21s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +33.995d {+33d 59' 42"} (J2000),
                 +33.916d {+33d 54' 59"} (current),
                 +34.152d {+34d 09' 06"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20565 TJD;   256 DOY;   24/09/12
GRB_TIME:        6399.18 SOD {01:46:39.18} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   124
GRB_PHI:         -165.32 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        29.08 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      25.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.512 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.78 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01253910000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 01:46:39 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 240912 ***A*** (trigger=1253910).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 124.633, +33.995 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 08h 18m 32s
       Dec(J2000) = +33d 59' 42"
    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 ~17388 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~69 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: 86.784 s +/- 2.90196 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 20.48 s +/- 4.096 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   747798502.78399992 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3952.100 near MET 747798419.840000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3939.964 near MET 747798596.992000 s
      Estimated total duration: 144.384 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 747798430.080000 to MET 747798574.464000)
      Estimated total fluence: 535049.562047 count
      Created GTI with 27 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 124.633 33.995 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 124.633 33.995
    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 12 2 123.983206  -29.365925
     Obj: 2024 9 12 2 179.281921  -17.111092
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 12 2 98.491519  -6.005794
     Obj: 2024 9 12 2 150.351455  -16.687864
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 12 2 95.334019  -0.797361
     Obj: 2024 9 12 2 146.240559  -12.619457
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 12 2 81.087869  34.192877
     Obj: 2024 9 12 2 125.256227  2.593213
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 12 2 180.848458  54.655788
     Obj: 2024 9 12 2 143.019425  12.122929
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 12 2 328.593658  55.706418
     Obj: 2024 9 12 2 96.960277  66.470403
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 12 2 202.254792  -55.082798
     Obj: 2024 9 12 2 225.219335  -6.655069
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 9 12 2 63.579133  -43.639357
     Obj: 2024 9 12 2 228.865694  -84.412710
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1253910/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 11 22:04:43 EDT 2024