TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=539358

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Nov 12 10:03:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     539358,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          307.362d {+20h 29m 27s} (J2000),
                 307.539d {+20h 30m 09s} (current),
                 306.674d {+20h 26m 42s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -11.860d {-11d 51' 34"} (J2000),
                 -11.816d {-11d 48' 56"} (current),
                 -12.027d {-12d 01' 37"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       27825 [cnts]    Image_Peak=507 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     8.192 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   477     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       203081 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        36070.09 SOD {10:01:10.09} UT
BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        16254 TJD;   328 DOY;   12/11/23
GRB_TIME:        36161.29 SOD {10:02:41.29} UT
GRB_PHI:         177.74 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        28.11 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.42 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.11 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +3  +2  -2  +0  +0 -41  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       239.40d {+15h 57m 37s}  -20.46d {-20d 27' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         65.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        2.61d {+00h 10m 26s}   +5.72d {+05d 42' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        57.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       33.07,-27.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      306.75,  6.94 [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 = 89.04,20.33 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 23 Nov 12 10:21:12 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     539358,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          307.362d {+20h 29m 27s} (J2000),
                 307.539d {+20h 30m 09s} (current),
                 306.674d {+20h 26m 42s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -11.860d {-11d 51' 34"} (J2000),
                 -11.816d {-11d 48' 56"} (current),
                 -12.027d {-12d 01' 37"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16254 TJD;   328 DOY;   12/11/23
GRB_TIME:        36161.29 SOD {10:02:41.29} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   477
GRB_PHI:         177.74 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        28.11 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     8.192 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.42 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    8.11 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00539358000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

  • Click here!
    At 10:02:41 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 121123 ***A*** (trigger=539358).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 307.362, -11.860 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 20h 29m 27s
       Dec(J2000) = -11d 51' 34"
    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 ~1623 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: 77.952 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 42.24 s +/- 2.90196 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   375357823.99999994 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     6492.766 near MET 375357759.296000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     6416.515 near MET 375357910.016000 s
      Estimated total duration: 91.52 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 375357771.392000 to MET 375357862.912000)
      Estimated total fluence: 14857.442950 count
      Created GTI with 5 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 307.362 -11.860 0.083
    No match
    

    Link to SIMBAD

  • Click here for the SIMBAD search!

    Frank's UVOT result

  • Click here!

    Frank's UVOT Blinking images

  • Click here!

    Elevation angle of GRB/Sun at the ground telescope locations

    GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 11 23 10 278.083639  -23.380047
     Obj: 2012 11 23 10 196.530782  -61.946873
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 11 23 10 263.798223  -50.934984
     Obj: 2012 11 23 10 123.675466  -58.810596
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 11 23 10 257.263859  -55.637380
     Obj: 2012 11 23 10 118.681549  -53.634455
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 11 23 10 74.883396  -87.490736
     Obj: 2012 11 23 10 84.868476  -21.963968
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 11 23 10 55.015824  -14.039691
     Obj: 2012 11 23 10 99.000525  36.857074
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 11 23 10 80.658488  -23.733945
     Obj: 2012 11 23 10 44.152226  31.813543
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 11 23 10 313.343525  24.328369
     Obj: 2012 11 23 10 269.650629  -25.862870
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2012 11 23 10 291.671422  3.556046
     Obj: 2012 11 23 10 340.482953  -45.841733
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/raid2/prebascript/trigger539358/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:
    Fri Nov 23 05:25:46 EST 2012