TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=359530

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 09 Aug 09 17:31:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     359530,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          328.645d {+21h 54m 35s} (J2000),
                 328.768d {+21h 55m 04s} (current),
                 328.004d {+21h 52m 01s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -0.083d {-00d 04' 59"} (J2000),
                  -0.038d {-00d 02' 14"} (current),
                  -0.320d {-00d 19' 11"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       15930 [cnts]    Image_Peak=339 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   299     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       143372 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        63019.01 SOD {17:30:19.01} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        15052 TJD;   221 DOY;   09/08/09
GRB_TIME:        63074.50 SOD {17:31:14.50} UT
GRB_PHI:          99.29 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        27.72 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.67 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.62 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +2  -1  +0  +0 +95  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       139.70d {+09h 18m 48s}  +15.66d {+15d 39' 48"}
SUN_DIST:        161.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      356.92d {+23h 47m 42s}   +3.57d {+03d 34' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        28.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       57.96,-39.68 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      330.76, 11.87 [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 = 182.34,-10.92 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 09 Aug 09 17:37:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     359530,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          328.645d {+21h 54m 35s} (J2000),
                 328.768d {+21h 55m 04s} (current),
                 328.004d {+21h 52m 01s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -0.083d {-00d 04' 59"} (J2000),
                  -0.038d {-00d 02' 14"} (current),
                  -0.320d {-00d 19' 11"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15052 TJD;   221 DOY;   09/08/09
GRB_TIME:        63074.50 SOD {17:31:14.50} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   299
GRB_PHI:          99.29 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        27.72 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      52.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.67 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.62 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00359530000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 17:31:14 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 090809 ***A*** trigger=359530).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 328.645, -0.083 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 21h 54m 35s
       Dec(J2000) = -00d 04' 59"
    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 ~1738 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

    TDRSS extended lightcurve from T0-1 to T0+2

    T50 and T90 calculation

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             battblocks v1.17
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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: 91.648 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 45.568 s +/- 2.90196 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   271531936.89599997 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     7078.447 near MET 271531866.880000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     6543.174 near MET 271532027.008000 s
      Estimated total duration: 110.336 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 271531877.760000 to MET 271531988.096000)
      Estimated total fluence: 17710.321962 count
      Created GTI with 6 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: 2009 8 9 17 350.946676  66.424725
     Obj: 2009 8 9 17 160.094885  -49.322923
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2009 8 9 17 286.092097  52.139487
     Obj: 2009 8 9 17 116.198254  -35.659629
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2009 8 9 17 283.262753  46.834863
     Obj: 2009 8 9 17 112.610185  -30.379427
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2009 8 9 17 257.559341  12.236815
     Obj: 2009 8 9 17 89.486007  1.278168
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2009 8 9 17 282.172799  -48.596151
     Obj: 2009 8 9 17 128.482269  45.704350
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2009 8 9 17 210.232585  -34.353379
     Obj: 2009 8 9 17 27.651373  52.229971
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2009 8 9 17 88.036084  37.635267
     Obj: 2009 8 9 17 245.252734  -37.432375
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2009 8 9 17 177.118571  43.917953
     Obj: 2009 8 9 17 13.511868  -58.938698
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/raid2/prebascript/trigger359530/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:
    Sun Aug  9 21:15:43 EDT 2009