TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1277428

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Dec 24 01:36:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1277428,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          274.149d {+18h 16m 36s} (J2000),
                 273.961d {+18h 15m 51s} (current),
                 274.524d {+18h 18m 06s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +74.714d {+74d 42' 50"} (J2000),
                 +74.724d {+74d 43' 25"} (current),
                 +74.693d {+74d 41' 34"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3530 [cnts]    Image_Peak=338 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   147     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       15403 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        5757.20 SOD {01:35:57.20} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20673 TJD;   364 DOY;   24/12/29
GRB_TIME:        5775.95 SOD {01:36:15.95} UT
GRB_PHI:          69.22 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        30.00 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000003
RATE_SIGNIF:     39.72 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    15.88 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  +4  +0  +0 +13  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       278.52d {+18h 34m 05s}  -23.20d {-23d 12' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         97.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      253.73d {+16h 54m 56s}  -27.40d {-27d 23' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       102.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      105.70, 28.38 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       82.37, 81.74 [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 = 132.29,12.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:           
COMMENTS:        NOTE: This BAT event is temporally(1.0<100sec) coincident with the FERMI_GBM event (trignum=757128981).  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Dec 24 01:53:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1277428,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          274.149d {+18h 16m 36s} (J2000),
                 273.961d {+18h 15m 51s} (current),
                 274.524d {+18h 18m 06s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +74.714d {+74d 42' 50"} (J2000),
                 +74.724d {+74d 43' 25"} (current),
                 +74.693d {+74d 41' 34"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20673 TJD;   364 DOY;   24/12/29
GRB_TIME:        5775.95 SOD {01:36:15.95} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   147
GRB_PHI:          69.22 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        30.00 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      45.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     39.72 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    15.88 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01277428000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 01:36:15 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 241229 ***A*** (trigger=1277428).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 274.149, +74.714 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 18h 16m 36s
       Dec(J2000) = +74d 42' 50"
    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 ~3597 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: 5.184 s +/- 0.243705 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 1.664 s +/- 0.128 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   757129011.32800007 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3712.027 near MET 757128997.760000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3716.934 near MET 757129105.728000 s
      Estimated total duration: 6.016 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 757129008.320000 to MET 757129014.336000)
      Estimated total fluence: 5874.502326 count
      Created GTI with 6 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 274.149 74.714 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 274.149 74.714
    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 29 1 87.008042  -35.027081
     Obj: 2024 12 29 1 164.992660  29.948784
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 29 1 66.678197  -6.537827
     Obj: 2024 12 29 1 162.103087  31.027582
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 29 1 63.748605  -2.654744
     Obj: 2024 12 29 1 161.624623  34.183645
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 29 1 42.957677  32.827918
     Obj: 2024 12 29 1 167.941439  30.526193
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 29 1 245.918267  72.932553
     Obj: 2024 12 29 1 183.380830  -16.358699
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 29 1 326.168398  24.119473
     Obj: 2024 12 29 1 190.867870  47.294316
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 29 1 146.849048  -83.456124
     Obj: 2024 12 29 1 180.174988  13.442026
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2024 12 29 1 52.419436  -13.510111
     Obj: 2024 12 29 1 164.465186  -38.769558
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1277428/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 Dec 28 20:54:02 EST 2024