TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1277277

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 28 Dec 24 03:57:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1277277,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          344.824d {+22h 59m 18s} (J2000),
                 345.132d {+23h 00m 32s} (current),
                 344.208d {+22h 56m 50s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +18.604d {+18d 36' 14"} (J2000),
                 +18.738d {+18d 44' 18"} (current),
                 +18.336d {+18d 20' 09"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3751 [cnts]    Image_Peak=560 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.512 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   41     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       15856 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        14221.20 SOD {03:57:01.20} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20672 TJD;   363 DOY;   24/12/28
GRB_TIME:        14235.16 SOD {03:57:15.16} UT
GRB_PHI:         -114.48 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        32.40 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000003
RATE_SIGNIF:     97.16 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    20.90 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  -1  +2  +7  +0  +0 -21  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       277.52d {+18h 30m 05s}  -23.26d {-23d 15' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         78.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      241.32d {+16h 05m 17s}  -25.30d {-25d 18' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       109.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       89.13,-36.80 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      353.72, 23.04 [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 = 170.95,19.83 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This BAT event is temporally(5.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=757051035).  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 28 Dec 24 04:19:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1277277,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          344.824d {+22h 59m 18s} (J2000),
                 345.132d {+23h 00m 32s} (current),
                 344.208d {+22h 56m 50s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +18.604d {+18d 36' 14"} (J2000),
                 +18.738d {+18d 44' 18"} (current),
                 +18.336d {+18d 20' 09"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20672 TJD;   363 DOY;   24/12/28
GRB_TIME:        14235.16 SOD {03:57:15.16} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   41
GRB_PHI:         -114.48 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        32.40 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      45.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.512 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     97.16 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    20.90 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01277277000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 03:57:15 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 241228 ***A*** (trigger=1277277).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 344.824, +18.604 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 22h 59m 18s
       Dec(J2000) = +18d 36' 14"
    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 ~11085 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: 72.256 s +/- 61.8568 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 2.56 s +/- 0.128 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   757051072.44799995 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5622.396 near MET 757051055.040000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5482.320 near MET 757051231.744000 s
      Estimated total duration: 143.488 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 757051063.680000 to MET 757051207.168000)
      Estimated total fluence: 24554.205248 count
      Created GTI with 25 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 344.824 18.604 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 344.824 18.604
    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 28 4 130.964351  -68.199527
     Obj: 2024 12 28 4 107.497536  8.185340
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 28 4 87.019269  -43.742000
     Obj: 2024 12 28 4 92.031455  34.314680
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 28 4 85.545636  -38.816817
     Obj: 2024 12 28 4 87.549135  39.355905
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 28 4 66.019854  -2.224676
     Obj: 2024 12 28 4 88.542528  74.826793
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 28 4 100.841425  63.782769
     Obj: 2024 12 28 4 222.593238  27.238519
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 28 4 12.430167  31.265880
     Obj: 2024 12 28 4 272.458513  38.128582
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 28 4 271.311498  -52.758810
     Obj: 2024 12 28 4 148.607368  -36.129842
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 28 4 13.386641  -35.227985
     Obj: 2024 12 28 4 101.533036  -18.176932
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1277277/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:
    Fri Dec 27 23:19:42 EST 2024