TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=294645

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Oct 07 08:44:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     294645,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          164.676d {+10h 58m 42s} (J2000),
                 164.791d {+10h 59m 10s} (current),
                 163.932d {+10h 55m 44s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +53.830d {+53d 49' 49"} (J2000),
                 +53.789d {+53d 47' 19"} (current),
                 +54.098d {+54d 05' 54"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=4187 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     376.000 [sec]   (=6.3 [min])
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       0 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
BKG_DUR:         0 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        14391 TJD;   291 DOY;   07/10/18
GRB_TIME:        31061.70 SOD {08:37:41.70} UT
GRB_PHI:         -178.50 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        19.90 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x11
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.55 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +1  +0  +7  +1  -2  +0  +0 -32  +1 
SUN_POSTN:       202.78d {+13h 31m 07s}   -9.53d {-09d 31' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         71.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      284.77d {+18h 59m 04s}  -26.83d {-26d 49' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       128.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      153.01, 56.21 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      140.80, 42.74 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is an image trigger.  (The RATE_SIGNIF & BKG_{INTEN, TIME, DUR} are undefined.)  
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 not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 15.41,18.43 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Oct 07 08:48:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     36998,   Seg_Num: 1
GRB_RA:          164.676d {+10h 58m 42s} (J2000),
                 164.791d {+10h 59m 10s} (current),
                 163.932d {+10h 55m 44s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +53.830d {+53d 49' 49"} (J2000),
                 +53.789d {+53d 47' 19"} (current),
                 +54.098d {+54d 05' 54"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14391 TJD;   291 DOY;   07/10/18
GRB_TIME:        31061.70 SOD {08:37:41.70} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -178.50 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        19.90 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      17130.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     376.000 [sec]   (=6.3 [min])
SOLN_STATUS:     0x11
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.55 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00294645000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 08:37:41 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 071018 ***A*** trigger=294645).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 164.676, +53.830 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 10h 58m 42s
       Dec(J2000) = +53d 49' 49"
    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 ~1476 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~7 sec after the trigger.
    

    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)

    TDRSS lightcurve for IPN

    1.6s binned TDRSS light curve

    T50 and T90 calculation

    ******************************************
             battblocks v1.8
    ------------------------------------------
         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 background rate 1:     7156.031 near MET 214389456.000000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     7156.031 near MET 214389456.000000 s
      Estimated total fluence: 0.000000 count
      Created GTI with 1 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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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: 2007 10 18 8 247.167065  -39.341467
     Obj: 2007 10 18 8 221.511110  27.479375
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2007 10 18 8 209.910717  -65.085889
     Obj: 2007 10 18 8 207.175842  5.844820
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2007 10 18 8 195.162174  -65.483590
     Obj: 2007 10 18 8 204.467194  5.145716
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2007 10 18 8 103.589685  -57.210615
     Obj: 2007 10 18 8 183.492859  -16.248437
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2007 10 18 8 80.691377  2.987039
     Obj: 2007 10 18 8 137.448175  -48.181881
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2007 10 18 8 73.958424  6.184680
     Obj: 2007 10 18 8 145.891690  15.078185
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2007 10 18 8 285.860314  8.512532
     Obj: 2007 10 18 8 216.379944  53.414909
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2007 10 18 8 299.895081  -26.014399
     Obj: 2007 10 18 8 220.274984  -23.989164
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/raid2/prebascript/trigger294645/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:
    Thu Oct 18 04:49:25 EDT 2007