TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1262764

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 26 Oct 24 22:42:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1262764,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          293.423d {+19h 33m 42s} (J2000),
                 293.539d {+19h 34m 09s} (current),
                 293.191d {+19h 32m 46s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +57.980d {+57d 58' 49"} (J2000),
                 +58.035d {+58d 02' 07"} (current),
                 +57.870d {+57d 52' 13"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3871 [cnts]    Image_Peak=113 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   155     E_range: 50-350 keV
BKG_INTEN:       16564 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        81733.57 SOD {22:42:13.57} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20609 TJD;   300 DOY;   24/10/26
GRB_TIME:        81752.00 SOD {22:42:32.00} UT
GRB_PHI:          43.91 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        41.17 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000083
RATE_SIGNIF:     35.86 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.81 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +3  -3  +0  +0 +11  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       211.76d {+14h 07m 03s}  -12.85d {-12d 51' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         96.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      156.57d {+10h 26m 16s}  +12.92d {+12d 55' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       100.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       89.81, 17.46 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      332.63, 76.27 [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:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 255.10,-14.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 26 Oct 24 23:04:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1262764,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          293.423d {+19h 33m 42s} (J2000),
                 293.539d {+19h 34m 09s} (current),
                 293.191d {+19h 32m 46s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +57.980d {+57d 58' 49"} (J2000),
                 +58.035d {+58d 02' 07"} (current),
                 +57.870d {+57d 52' 13"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20609 TJD;   300 DOY;   24/10/26
GRB_TIME:        81752.00 SOD {22:42:32.00} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   155
GRB_PHI:          43.91 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        41.17 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      77.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     35.86 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.81 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01262764000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 22:42:32 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 241026 ***A*** (trigger=1262764).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 293.423, +57.980 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 19h 33m 42s
       Dec(J2000) = +57d 58' 49"
    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 ~3639 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~0 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: 6.848 s +/- 0.256 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 3.2 s +/- 0.128 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   751675386.94400001 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5099.770 near MET 751675374.080000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5431.396 near MET 751675546.496000 s
      Estimated total duration: 134.912 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 751675384.960000 to MET 751675519.872000)
      Estimated total fluence: 10468.943874 count
      Created GTI with 12 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 293.423 57.980 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 293.423 57.980
    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 10 26 23 80.944299  -9.358889
     Obj: 2024 10 26 23 164.639753  69.908921
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 26 23 60.634104  19.045938
     Obj: 2024 10 26 23 204.795745  58.941842
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 26 23 55.868677  22.462223
     Obj: 2024 10 26 23 210.159546  58.087919
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 26 23 22.522834  54.838978
     Obj: 2024 10 26 23 213.943887  27.925945
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 26 23 254.393194  46.936701
     Obj: 2024 10 26 23 217.512951  -44.021582
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 26 23 299.210946  16.722908
     Obj: 2024 10 26 23 199.764036  8.067430
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 26 23 114.085731  -58.462263
     Obj: 2024 10 26 23 142.859258  35.086988
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 10 26 23 75.113937  0.069117
     Obj: 2024 10 26 23 171.716315  0.604010
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1262764/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:
    Sat Oct 26 19:04:42 EDT 2024