TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1278305

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 01 Jan 25 13:23:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1278305,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           37.061d {+02h 28m 15s} (J2000),
                  37.411d {+02h 29m 39s} (current),
                  36.363d {+02h 25m 27s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +19.154d {+19d 09' 14"} (J2000),
                 +19.265d {+19d 15' 53"} (current),
                 +18.931d {+18d 55' 51"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       8862 [cnts]    Image_Peak=219 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   299     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       78967 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        48109.18 SOD {13:21:49.18} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20676 TJD;     1 DOY;   25/01/01
GRB_TIME:        48170.04 SOD {13:22:50.04} UT
GRB_PHI:         140.94 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        31.55 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     7.21 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.96 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +2  -3  +0  +0 +48  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       282.38d {+18h 49m 30s}  -22.95d {-22d 56' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        119.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      304.71d {+20h 18m 51s}  -24.10d {-24d 06' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       100.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      152.42,-38.11 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       40.89,  4.28 [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 = 108.25,-13.48 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 01 Jan 25 13:43:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1278305,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           37.061d {+02h 28m 15s} (J2000),
                  37.411d {+02h 29m 39s} (current),
                  36.363d {+02h 25m 27s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +19.154d {+19d 09' 14"} (J2000),
                 +19.265d {+19d 15' 53"} (current),
                 +18.931d {+18d 55' 51"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20676 TJD;     1 DOY;   25/01/01
GRB_TIME:        48170.04 SOD {13:22:50.04} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   299
GRB_PHI:         140.94 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        31.55 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -5.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     7.21 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.96 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01278305000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 13:22:50 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 250101 ***A*** (trigger=1278305).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 37.061, +19.154 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 02h 28m 15s
       Dec(J2000) = +19d 09' 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 ~1085 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~5 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

    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: 17.28 s +/- 0.461511 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 8.32 s +/- 0.64 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   757430606.33599997 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3842.110 near MET 757430592.384000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3959.987 near MET 757430733.376000 s
      Estimated total duration: 72.064 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 757430603.968000 to MET 757430676.032000)
      Estimated total fluence: 4271.607997 count
      Created GTI with 4 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 37.061 19.154 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 37.061 19.154
    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: 2025 1 1 13 304.406406  4.317681
     Obj: 2025 1 1 13 181.826779  -31.742536
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 1 13 286.491709  -17.766944
     Obj: 2025 1 1 13 144.168276  -30.381439
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 1 13 283.154058  -23.068618
     Obj: 2025 1 1 13 139.379834  -25.951871
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 1 13 282.028023  -54.499424
     Obj: 2025 1 1 13 112.598716  -5.128103
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 1 13 19.180887  -33.293606
     Obj: 2025 1 1 13 131.307575  21.847076
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 1 13 102.023947  -58.275877
     Obj: 2025 1 1 13 69.149929  58.651609
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 1 13 354.954933  38.093541
     Obj: 2025 1 1 13 238.114855  -14.334651
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 1 13 276.336766  38.659101
     Obj: 2025 1 1 13 326.584743  -76.998622
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1278305/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 Jan  1 08:43:42 EST 2025