TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=524949

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 23 Jun 12 06:21:09 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     524949,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          186.424d {+12h 25m 42s} (J2000),
                 186.581d {+12h 26m 20s} (current),
                 185.792d {+12h 23m 10s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +16.302d {+16d 18' 09"} (J2000),
                 +16.233d {+16d 14' 01"} (current),
                 +16.579d {+16d 34' 46"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=3816 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     704.000 [sec]   (=11.7 [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:        16101 TJD;   175 DOY;   12/06/23
GRB_TIME:        22103.65 SOD {06:08:23.65} UT
GRB_PHI:         -160.97 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        14.00 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1099D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    5.96 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +125  +7  +1  -5  +0  +0  -4  +1 
SUN_POSTN:        92.39d {+06h 09m 33s}  +23.42d {+23d 25' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         87.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      135.20d {+09h 00m 47s}  +11.87d {+11d 52' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        49.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      272.76, 77.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      179.21, 17.47 [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 is a low-flux event whose position matches one of the nearby galaxy sources in the on-board catalog!  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=12510=NGC4383,   delta=0.178 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: NGC4405,   delta=0.159 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB in nearby galaxy or it is noise.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 195.99,7.88 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 23 Jun 12 06:33:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     524949,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          186.424d {+12h 25m 42s} (J2000),
                 186.581d {+12h 26m 20s} (current),
                 185.792d {+12h 23m 10s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +16.302d {+16d 18' 09"} (J2000),
                 +16.233d {+16d 14' 01"} (current),
                 +16.579d {+16d 34' 46"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16101 TJD;   175 DOY;   12/06/23
GRB_TIME:        22103.65 SOD {06:08:23.65} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -160.97 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        14.00 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     704.000 [sec]   (=11.7 [min])
SOLN_STATUS:     0x99D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    5.96 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00524949000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 06:08:23 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 120623 ***A*** (trigger=524949).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 186.424, +16.302 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 12h 25m 42s
       Dec(J2000) = +16d 18' 09"
    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)

    1.6s binned TDRSS light curve

    Tilan's background subtracted TDRSS light curves

    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)
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 186.424 16.302 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 6 23 6 192.369022  -26.590317
     Obj: 2012 6 23 6 107.493951  4.208148
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 6 23 6 156.411115  -31.053039
     Obj: 2012 6 23 6 91.037943  30.425829
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 6 23 6 151.077184  -27.327267
     Obj: 2012 6 23 6 86.673202  35.438710
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 6 23 6 120.612496  -12.090255
     Obj: 2012 6 23 6 81.989837  71.328414
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 6 23 6 127.274698  12.029020
     Obj: 2012 6 23 6 221.485258  31.097326
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 6 23 6 84.265432  52.411059
     Obj: 2012 6 23 6 277.243475  39.520372
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 6 23 6 240.456339  -4.046809
     Obj: 2012 6 23 6 150.595761  -39.783326
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 6 23 6 289.060717  -72.599249
     Obj: 2012 6 23 6 97.694039  -19.799724
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/raid2/prebascript/trigger524949/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 Jun 23 02:34:22 EDT 2012