TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=504101

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Sep 11 20:12:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     504101,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          258.161d {+17h 12m 39s} (J2000),
                 258.361d {+17h 13m 27s} (current),
                 257.311d {+17h 09m 15s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -37.649d {-37d 38' 56"} (J2000),
                 -37.662d {-37d 39' 44"} (current),
                 -37.590d {-37d 35' 23"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=4739 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
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:        15830 TJD;   269 DOY;   11/09/26
GRB_TIME:        72688.59 SOD {20:11:28.59} UT
GRB_PHI:         -48.04 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         8.33 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x11D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    16.08 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +95  +6  +1  +4  +0  +1 -21  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       183.11d {+12h 12m 27s}   -1.35d {-01d 20' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         77.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      172.84d {+11h 31m 21s}   -2.29d {-02d 17' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        85.06 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      348.94,  0.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      260.34,-14.61 [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 matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=10582=SAX1712.6-3739,   delta=0.024 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: SAX1712.6-3739,   delta=0.024 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 231.21,-18.65 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Sep 11 20:29:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     504101,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          258.161d {+17h 12m 39s} (J2000),
                 258.361d {+17h 13m 27s} (current),
                 257.311d {+17h 09m 15s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -37.649d {-37d 38' 56"} (J2000),
                 -37.662d {-37d 39' 44"} (current),
                 -37.590d {-37d 35' 23"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15830 TJD;   269 DOY;   11/09/26
GRB_TIME:        72688.59 SOD {20:11:28.59} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -48.04 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         8.33 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x11D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    16.08 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00504101000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 20:11:28 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 110926 ***A*** (trigger=504101).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 258.161, -37.649 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 17h 12m 39s
       Dec(J2000) = -37d 38' 56"
    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 ~1335 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: 45.056 s +/- 4.096 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 20.48 s +/- 4.096 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   338760806.14399993 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     8500.302 near MET 338760729.856000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     8441.650 near MET 338760859.392000 s
      Estimated total duration: 49.152 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 338760787.712000 to MET 338760836.864000)
      Estimated total fluence: 7873.702172 count
      Created GTI with 3 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 258.161 -37.649 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 26 20 56.577248  32.418925
     Obj: 2011 9 26 20 336.066560  8.342305
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 26 20 19.252491  55.396674
     Obj: 2011 9 26 20 314.387445  -1.787296
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 26 20 8.398531  54.983997
     Obj: 2011 9 26 20 311.329578  -6.618187
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 26 20 298.668710  50.650146
     Obj: 2011 9 26 20 303.062066  -26.798096
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 26 20 270.767657  1.295318
     Obj: 2011 9 26 20 347.037931  -19.585276
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 26 20 262.000938  -13.859701
     Obj: 2011 9 26 20 15.334663  -86.617365
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 26 20 95.530522  -12.757858
     Obj: 2011 9 26 20 23.488829  18.373998
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2011 9 26 20 111.171877  33.921992
     Obj: 2011 9 26 20 296.447915  68.422119
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/raid2/prebascript/trigger504101/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:
    Mon Sep 26 16:29:44 EDT 2011