TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=418109

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 01 Apr 10 19:04:12 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     418109,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           70.262d {+04h 41m 03s} (J2000),
                  70.446d {+04h 41m 47s} (current),
                  69.365d {+04h 37m 28s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +44.512d {+44d 30' 44"} (J2000),
                 +44.531d {+44d 31' 53"} (current),
                 +44.416d {+44d 24' 58"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=19827 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1784.000 [sec]   (=29.7 [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:        15287 TJD;    91 DOY;   10/04/01
GRB_TIME:        66850.33 SOD {18:34:10.33} UT
GRB_PHI:         113.21 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        12.51 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.21 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +8  +1  -1  +0  +1 -41  +0 
SUN_POSTN:        10.98d {+00h 43m 56s}   +4.72d {+04d 43' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         65.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      224.07d {+14h 56m 16s}  -21.27d {-21d 15' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       148.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      159.87, -1.27 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       74.93, 22.10 [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 a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 12.92,19.29 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 01 Apr 10 19:21:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     418109,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           70.262d {+04h 41m 03s} (J2000),
                  70.446d {+04h 41m 47s} (current),
                  69.365d {+04h 37m 28s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +44.512d {+44d 30' 44"} (J2000),
                 +44.531d {+44d 31' 53"} (current),
                 +44.416d {+44d 24' 58"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15287 TJD;    91 DOY;   10/04/01
GRB_TIME:        66850.33 SOD {18:34:10.33} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         113.21 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        12.51 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1784.000 [sec]   (=29.7 [min])
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.21 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00418109000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 18:34:10 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 100401 ***A*** (trigger=418109).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 70.262, +44.512 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 04h 41m 03s
       Dec(J2000) = +44d 30' 44"
    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 ~0 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~ 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

    Tilan's background subtracted TDRSS light curves

    T50 and T90 calculation

    ******************************************
             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)
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

    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: 2010 4 1 19 42.012057  48.043878
     Obj: 2010 4 1 19 246.506005  65.084804
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2010 4 1 19 344.181978  62.157147
     Obj: 2010 4 1 19 235.564356  37.370660
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2010 4 1 19 333.693558  58.780275
     Obj: 2010 4 1 19 235.398172  34.153808
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2010 4 1 19 279.487183  37.283822
     Obj: 2010 4 1 19 221.592321  -0.408602
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2010 4 1 19 275.062172  -17.327382
     Obj: 2010 4 1 19 214.186027  -73.229765
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2010 4 1 19 245.137549  -24.445143
     Obj: 2010 4 1 19 177.485696  -11.038810
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2010 4 1 19 92.073348  6.029225
     Obj: 2010 4 1 19 134.298250  63.892454
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2010 4 1 19 132.717990  43.076255
     Obj: 2010 4 1 19 199.193918  11.179568
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/raid2/prebascript/trigger418109/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 Apr  1 15:26:04 EDT 2010