TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=336489

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Dec 08 13:57:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     336489,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          233.033d {+15h 32m 08s} (J2000),
                 233.068d {+15h 32m 16s} (current),
                 232.840d {+15h 31m 22s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +63.498d {+63d 29' 54"} (J2000),
                 +63.468d {+63d 28' 06"} (current),
                 +63.666d {+63d 39' 58"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       4590 [cnts]    Image_Peak=187 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       28589 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        50212.69 SOD {13:56:52.69} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        14803 TJD;   338 DOY;   08/12/03
GRB_TIME:        50231.57 SOD {13:57:11.57} UT
GRB_PHI:         167.41 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        35.63 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.52 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.56 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  +3  +0  +0  -5  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       250.27d {+16h 41m 04s}  -22.20d {-22d 11' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         86.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      317.90d {+21h 11m 37s}  -15.72d {-15d 42' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       101.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       98.75, 45.36 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      173.86, 74.34 [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 = 329.72,11.39 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Dec 08 14:26:10 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     336489,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          233.033d {+15h 32m 08s} (J2000),
                 233.068d {+15h 32m 16s} (current),
                 232.840d {+15h 31m 22s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +63.498d {+63d 29' 54"} (J2000),
                 +63.468d {+63d 28' 06"} (current),
                 +63.666d {+63d 39' 58"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        14803 TJD;   338 DOY;   08/12/03
GRB_TIME:        50231.57 SOD {13:57:11.57} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
GRB_PHI:         167.41 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        35.63 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      32.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.52 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.56 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00336489000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 13:57:11 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 081203 ***A*** trigger=336489).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 233.033, +63.498 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 15h 32m 08s
       Dec(J2000) = +63d 29' 54"
    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 ~4222 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~184 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

    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

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             battblocks v1.13
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         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: 90.176 s +/- 2.90513 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 30.464 s +/- 2.90196 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   250005475.71199998 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     6910.347 near MET 250005418.400000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     7142.470 near MET 250005584.256000 s
      Estimated total duration: 121.792 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 250005425.600000 to MET 250005547.392000)
      Estimated total fluence: 112445.852665 count
      Created GTI with 19 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: 2008 12 3 13 306.198841  7.045552
     Obj: 2008 12 3 13 211.801210  54.876322
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2008 12 3 13 287.353507  -14.615414
     Obj: 2008 12 3 13 211.573100  33.837552
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2008 12 3 13 284.060866  -19.921546
     Obj: 2008 12 3 13 211.745479  32.605161
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2008 12 3 13 281.085207  -51.292106
     Obj: 2008 12 3 13 202.524187  4.855656
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2008 12 3 13 15.759108  -34.901790
     Obj: 2008 12 3 13 182.705491  -57.772352
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2008 12 3 13 106.433492  -60.641622
     Obj: 2008 12 3 13 173.999435  8.414600
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2008 12 3 13 358.955912  39.010615
     Obj: 2008 12 3 13 167.776722  53.712936
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2008 12 3 13 273.903721  41.334429
     Obj: 2008 12 3 13 195.692947  -8.271880
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/raid2/prebascript/trigger336489/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 Dec  3 09:27:23 EST 2008