TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=519380

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Apr 12 12:51:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     519380,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          235.012d {+15h 40m 03s} (J2000),
                 235.156d {+15h 40m 37s} (current),
                 234.423d {+15h 37m 42s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +12.882d {+12d 52' 54"} (J2000),
                 +12.843d {+12d 50' 34"} (current),
                 +13.043d {+13d 02' 33"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       17004 [cnts]    Image_Peak=499 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   298     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       147052 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        46207.93 SOD {12:50:07.93} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        16021 TJD;    95 DOY;   12/04/04
GRB_TIME:        46262.39 SOD {12:51:02.39} UT
GRB_PHI:         -175.82 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        41.69 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.11 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.42 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +2  +1  +0  +0 +70  +0 
SUN_POSTN:        13.96d {+00h 55m 49s}   +5.97d {+05d 58' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        134.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      163.14d {+10h 52m 34s}   +1.73d {+01d 43' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        72.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      93 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       21.60, 48.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      229.05, 31.48 [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 = 189.91,-8.91 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 04 Apr 12 13:10:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     519380,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          235.012d {+15h 40m 03s} (J2000),
                 235.156d {+15h 40m 37s} (current),
                 234.423d {+15h 37m 42s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +12.882d {+12d 52' 54"} (J2000),
                 +12.843d {+12d 50' 34"} (current),
                 +13.043d {+13d 02' 33"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16021 TJD;    95 DOY;   12/04/04
GRB_TIME:        46262.39 SOD {12:51:02.39} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   298
GRB_PHI:         -175.82 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        41.69 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -5.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     9.11 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.42 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00519380000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 12:51:02 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 120404 ***A*** (trigger=519380).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 235.012, +12.882 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 15h 40m 03s
       Dec(J2000) = +12d 52' 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 ~1546 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~5 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: 17.664 s +/- 0.4098 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 8.96 s +/- 0.461511 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   355236671.55199999 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     7584.312 near MET 355236654.400000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     7861.389 near MET 355236807.168000 s
      Estimated total duration: 95.616 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 355236662.400000 to MET 355236758.016000)
      Estimated total fluence: 10265.859439 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 235.012 12.882 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: 2012 4 4 13 282.851598  24.501723
     Obj: 2012 4 4 13 91.291327  19.045169
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 4 4 13 261.181416  -2.894660
     Obj: 2012 4 4 13 73.419632  47.374384
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 4 4 13 257.729859  -7.550047
     Obj: 2012 4 4 13 66.336956  51.543975
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 4 4 13 239.539314  -44.346703
     Obj: 2012 4 4 13 338.072939  82.480249
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 4 4 13 35.931404  -60.041346
     Obj: 2012 4 4 13 241.226100  18.744741
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 4 4 13 135.016985  -38.592396
     Obj: 2012 4 4 13 267.543140  19.502352
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 4 4 13 349.570561  66.880769
     Obj: 2012 4 4 13 127.143086  -29.664982
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 4 4 13 246.586165  24.326792
     Obj: 2012 4 4 13 105.289258  0.564140
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/raid2/prebascript/trigger519380/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 Apr  4 09:10:48 EDT 2012