TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=554996

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 May 13 17:53:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     554996,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          138.578d {+09h 14m 19s} (J2000),
                 138.748d {+09h 15m 00s} (current),
                 137.937d {+09h 11m 45s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -0.143d {-00d 08' 35"} (J2000),
                  -0.199d {-00d 11' 55"} (current),
                  +0.065d {+00d 03' 52"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       391 [cnts]    Image_Peak=49 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.064 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10418     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       25581 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        64221.49 SOD {17:50:21.49} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        16414 TJD;   122 DOY;   13/05/02
GRB_TIME:        64230.45 SOD {17:50:30.45} UT
GRB_PHI:         -171.56 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        43.27 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x20000003
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.07 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.75 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  -4  +2  -2  +0  +0 +14  +0 
SUN_POSTN:        40.04d {+02h 40m 09s}  +15.58d {+15d 34' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         98.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      316.80d {+21h 07m 12s}  -10.98d {-10d 58' 50"}
MOON_DIST:       168.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      231.23, 31.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      141.06,-15.39 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval;  
COMMENTS:        probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session.  
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 = 12.77,-13.50 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 May 13 18:08:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     554996,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          138.578d {+09h 14m 19s} (J2000),
                 138.748d {+09h 15m 00s} (current),
                 137.937d {+09h 11m 45s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -0.143d {-00d 08' 35"} (J2000),
                  -0.199d {-00d 11' 55"} (current),
                  +0.065d {+00d 03' 52"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        16414 TJD;   122 DOY;   13/05/02
GRB_TIME:        64230.64 SOD {17:50:30.64} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10418
GRB_PHI:         -171.56 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        43.27 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      44.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.064 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     13.07 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.75 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00554996000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 17:50:30 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 130502 ***A*** (trigger=554996).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 138.578, -0.143 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 09h 14m 19s
       Dec(J2000) = -00d 08' 35"
    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 ~3785 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

    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: 112.768 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 46.848 s +/- 38.6882 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   389209841.47200000 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     6719.476 near MET 389209829.312000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     6541.443 near MET 389209994.752000 s
      Estimated total duration: 120.96 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 389209841.024000 to MET 389209961.984000)
      Estimated total fluence: 4444.083840 count
      Created GTI with 9 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 138.578 -0.143 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: 2013 5 2 18 30.346944  63.795085
     Obj: 2013 5 2 18 273.106745  3.476974
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2013 5 2 18 305.826044  65.259612
     Obj: 2013 5 2 18 253.744948  -24.770158
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2013 5 2 18 300.001579  60.115390
     Obj: 2013 5 2 18 248.907754  -29.016541
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2013 5 2 18 262.459473  28.084875
     Obj: 2013 5 2 18 220.672092  -64.831239
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2013 5 2 18 271.756761  -34.044355
     Obj: 2013 5 2 18 57.475411  -41.242430
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2013 5 2 18 226.429683  -25.628093
     Obj: 2013 5 2 18 110.701973  -27.648733
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2013 5 2 18 95.934857  22.599973
     Obj: 2013 5 2 18 314.406391  51.621658
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2013 5 2 18 155.285602  40.431688
     Obj: 2013 5 2 18 264.781398  9.187382
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/raid2/prebascript/trigger554996/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:
    Thu May  2 14:09:26 EDT 2013