TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1275005

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Dec 24 00:13:11 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1275005,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          185.682d {+12h 22m 44s} (J2000),
                 185.994d {+12h 23m 59s} (current),
                 185.057d {+12h 20m 14s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +29.991d {+29d 59' 27"} (J2000),
                 +29.853d {+29d 51' 09"} (current),
                 +30.268d {+30d 16' 05"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       25742 [cnts]    Image_Peak=489 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     12.160 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   478     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       125398 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        437.26 SOD {00:07:17.26} UT
BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20662 TJD;   353 DOY;   24/12/18
GRB_TIME:        531.15 SOD {00:08:51.15} UT
GRB_PHI:         -141.99 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        35.03 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1010D
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.43 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.41 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +125  +4  +2  -1  +0  +0  +6  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       266.26d {+17h 45m 01s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         93.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      123.52d {+08h 14m 06s}  +24.39d {+24d 23' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        55.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      186.82, 83.08 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      172.06, 29.52 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval;  
COMMENTS:        probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session.  
COMMENTS:        This is a rate trigger.  
COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
COMMENTS:        This position matches one of the nearby galaxy sources in the on-board catalog!  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=12081=NGC4308,   delta=0.186 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: NGC4314,   delta=0.106 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB in nearby galaxy or it is noise.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Dec 24 00:26:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1275005,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          185.682d {+12h 22m 44s} (J2000),
                 185.994d {+12h 23m 59s} (current),
                 185.057d {+12h 20m 14s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +29.991d {+29d 59' 27"} (J2000),
                 +29.853d {+29d 51' 09"} (current),
                 +30.268d {+30d 16' 05"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20662 TJD;   353 DOY;   24/12/18
GRB_TIME:        531.15 SOD {00:08:51.15} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   478
GRB_PHI:         -141.99 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        35.03 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      52.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     12.160 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x10D
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.43 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.41 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01275005000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 00:08:51 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 241218 ***A*** (trigger=1275005).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 185.682, +29.991 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 12h 22m 44s
       Dec(J2000) = +29d 59' 27"
    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 ~896 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: 19.456 s +/- 0.64 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 11.264 s +/- 0.64 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   756173366.14400005 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3793.767 near MET 756173353.984000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3859.586 near MET 756173469.376000 s
      Estimated total duration: 20.864 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 756173365.568000 to MET 756173386.432000)
      Estimated total fluence: 4916.873461 count
      Created GTI with 3 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 185.682 29.991 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 185.682 29.991
    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 12 18 0 78.964808  -24.624494
     Obj: 2024 12 18 0 183.466397  -21.090322
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 18 0 59.465026  3.701962
     Obj: 2024 12 18 0 151.849181  -22.116132
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 18 0 55.855836  7.075229
     Obj: 2024 12 18 0 147.346188  -18.126447
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 18 0 30.487944  40.388857
     Obj: 2024 12 18 0 123.070642  -2.573939
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 18 0 261.361210  61.806156
     Obj: 2024 12 18 0 137.308293  12.737232
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 18 0 315.286459  16.832577
     Obj: 2024 12 18 0 90.002206  61.742081
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 18 0 104.754227  -73.404686
     Obj: 2024 12 18 0 230.853116  -6.290667
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 18 0 60.164197  -3.600920
     Obj: 2024 12 18 0 270.894466  -81.661756
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1275005/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:
    Tue Dec 17 19:27:03 EST 2024