TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=1281241

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 14 Jan 25 07:33:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     1281241,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          166.590d {+11h 06m 22s} (J2000),
                 166.902d {+11h 07m 37s} (current),
                 165.967d {+11h 03m 52s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.143d {-15d 08' 34"} (J2000),
                 -15.279d {-15d 16' 43"} (current),
                 -14.873d {-14d 52' 21"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       9127 [cnts]    Image_Peak=185 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   299     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       80093 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        27141.10 SOD {07:32:21.10} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        20689 TJD;    14 DOY;   25/01/14
GRB_TIME:        27199.47 SOD {07:33:19.47} UT
GRB_PHI:          39.29 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        41.20 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.38 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.87 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +2  -3  +0  +0 +48  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       296.29d {+19h 45m 10s}  -21.24d {-21d 14' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        118.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      122.20d {+08h 08m 49s}  +24.58d {+24d 35' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        59.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      268.67, 40.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      173.83,-19.19 [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 = 295.71,18.87 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 14 Jan 25 08:09:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     1281241,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          166.590d {+11h 06m 22s} (J2000),
                 166.902d {+11h 07m 37s} (current),
                 165.967d {+11h 03m 52s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -15.143d {-15d 08' 34"} (J2000),
                 -15.279d {-15d 16' 43"} (current),
                 -14.873d {-14d 52' 21"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        20689 TJD;    14 DOY;   25/01/14
GRB_TIME:        27199.47 SOD {07:33:19.47} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   299
GRB_PHI:          39.29 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        41.20 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -76.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.38 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.87 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw01281241000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 07:33:19 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 250114 ***A*** (trigger=1281241).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 166.590, -15.143 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 11h 06m 22s
       Dec(J2000) = -15d 08' 34"
    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 ~875 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~3 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: 140.928 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 89.088 s +/- 2.98545 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   758532980.60799992 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3991.088 near MET 758532822.336000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3831.190 near MET 758533001.088000 s
      Estimated total duration: 147.584 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 758532835.072000 to MET 758532982.656000)
      Estimated total fluence: 14038.846076 count
      Created GTI with 9 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 166.590 -15.143 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 166.590 -15.143
    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 14 8 254.660532  -51.288719
     Obj: 2025 1 14 8 347.937066  34.850288
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 14 8 210.023143  -78.125111
     Obj: 2025 1 14 8 311.109385  26.691606
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 14 8 181.610900  -77.892545
     Obj: 2025 1 14 8 307.039933  21.723839
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 14 8 80.899544  -54.273243
     Obj: 2025 1 14 8 284.788815  -4.092781
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 14 8 73.338970  13.828030
     Obj: 2025 1 14 8 318.297740  -32.206068
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 14 8 61.134279  3.538316
     Obj: 2025 1 14 8 226.677887  -64.307022
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 14 8 293.003580  -2.419672
     Obj: 2025 1 14 8 53.493501  25.480189
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2025 1 14 8 313.472224  -21.954633
     Obj: 2025 1 14 8 195.766090  74.415460
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger1281241/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 Jan 14 03:10:03 EST 2025