TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=503926

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Sep 11 09:04:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     503926,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          234.748d {+15h 39m 00s} (J2000),
                 235.020d {+15h 40m 05s} (current),
                 233.595d {+15h 34m 23s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -66.308d {-66d 18' 29"} (J2000),
                 -66.346d {-66d 20' 44"} (current),
                 -66.145d {-66d 08' 42"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       13607 [cnts]    Image_Peak=288 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   280     E_range: 15-25 keV
BKG_INTEN:       116515 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        32544.60 SOD {09:02:24.60} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        15828 TJD;   267 DOY;   11/09/24
GRB_TIME:        32600.73 SOD {09:03:20.73} UT
GRB_PHI:         -162.57 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        27.94 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.49 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.60 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +0  -4  +0  +1 -24  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       180.90d {+12h 03m 35s}   -0.39d {-00d 23' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         76.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      139.05d {+09h 16m 11s}  +11.25d {+11d 14' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       102.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      318.68, -8.70 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      250.78,-45.21 [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 = 97.51,-8.95 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Sep 11 09:21:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     503926,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          234.748d {+15h 39m 00s} (J2000),
                 235.020d {+15h 40m 05s} (current),
                 233.595d {+15h 34m 23s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -66.308d {-66d 18' 29"} (J2000),
                 -66.346d {-66d 20' 44"} (current),
                 -66.145d {-66d 08' 42"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15828 TJD;   267 DOY;   11/09/24
GRB_TIME:        32600.73 SOD {09:03:20.73} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   280
GRB_PHI:         -162.57 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        27.94 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -11.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.49 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.60 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00503926000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 09:03:20 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 110924 ***A*** (trigger=503926).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 234.748, -66.308 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 15h 39m 00s
       Dec(J2000) = -66d 18' 29"
    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 ~2561 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~0 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)

    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: 41.6 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 32.384 s +/- 0.96 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   338547852.60799998 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     8016.283 near MET 338547796.160000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     7158.032 near MET 338547952.960000 s
      Estimated total duration: 103.68 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 338547808.320000 to MET 338547912.000000)
      Estimated total fluence: 9428.864375 count
      Created GTI with 6 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 234.748 -66.308 0.083
    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: 2011 9 24 9 250.026132  -23.473254
     Obj: 2011 9 24 9 355.265451  -62.499011
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 24 9 222.690816  -50.476471
     Obj: 2011 9 24 9 17.879885  -51.379149
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 24 9 213.209554  -52.268853
     Obj: 2011 9 24 9 21.297319  -51.256242
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 24 9 133.992947  -63.101133
     Obj: 2011 9 24 9 25.033623  -24.889310
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 24 9 81.451456  -13.051842
     Obj: 2011 9 24 9 25.657664  43.570144
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 24 9 89.062658  0.642240
     Obj: 2011 9 24 9 13.659177  -14.256623
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 24 9 285.045983  24.554127
     Obj: 2011 9 24 9 333.302123  -36.350051
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 24 9 283.326271  -20.814233
     Obj: 2011 9 24 9 355.434748  7.036665
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/raid2/prebascript/trigger503926/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:
    Sat Sep 24 05:22:23 EDT 2011