TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=687123

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 May 16 20:02:03 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     687123,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          293.750d {+19h 35m 00s} (J2000),
                 293.926d {+19h 35m 42s} (current),
                 293.212d {+19h 32m 51s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +21.911d {+21d 54' 39"} (J2000),
                 +21.948d {+21d 56' 51"} (current),
                 +21.800d {+21d 47' 59"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       377 [cnts]    Image_Peak=45 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.064 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10411     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       25773 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        72095.69 SOD {20:01:35.69} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        17529 TJD;   142 DOY;   16/05/21
GRB_TIME:        72107.21 SOD {20:01:47.21} UT
GRB_PHI:         -131.59 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        34.80 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x18D
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.28 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.93 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +124  -4  +1  -3  +0  +1 +37  +0 
SUN_POSTN:        59.05d {+03h 56m 13s}  +20.39d {+20d 23' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        111.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      239.53d {+15h 58m 07s}  -15.66d {-15d 39' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        65.23 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       57.27,  0.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      300.64, 42.86 [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 matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=10762=sgr1935p2154,   delta=0.021 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: sgr1935p2154,   delta=0.021 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 65.94,-20.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This AT will self-cancel at the end of the first orbit (ie I_signif<7.0 && Trig_dur<65msec).  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 May 16 20:18:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     687123,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          293.750d {+19h 35m 00s} (J2000),
                 293.926d {+19h 35m 42s} (current),
                 293.212d {+19h 32m 51s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +21.911d {+21d 54' 39"} (J2000),
                 +21.948d {+21d 56' 51"} (current),
                 +21.800d {+21d 47' 59"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        17529 TJD;   142 DOY;   16/05/21
GRB_TIME:        72107.34 SOD {20:01:47.34} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10411
GRB_PHI:         -131.59 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        34.80 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -43.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.064 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x18D
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.28 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.93 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00687123000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 20:01:47 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 160521 ***A*** (trigger=687123).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 293.750, +21.911 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 19h 35m 00s
       Dec(J2000) = +21d 54' 39"
    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 ~2128 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~0 sec after the trigger.
    
  • Test version of draft template

    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: 21.632 s +/- 2.688 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 12.032 s +/- 5.57645 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   485553723.84000003 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5467.687 near MET 485553711.424000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5335.481 near MET 485553829.248000 s
      Estimated total duration: 25.728 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 485553723.648000 to MET 485553749.376000)
      Estimated total fluence: 1605.896792 count
      Created GTI with 4 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 293.750 21.911 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: 2016 5 21 20 76.289505  48.404570
     Obj: 2016 5 21 20 167.987681  -28.150844
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 5 21 20 39.175539  75.882837
     Obj: 2016 5 21 20 134.976895  -20.994236
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 5 21 20 14.273102  76.679547
     Obj: 2016 5 21 20 131.011709  -16.169243
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 5 21 20 262.830537  57.054592
     Obj: 2016 5 21 20 110.760443  7.247864
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 5 21 20 252.645548  -10.950998
     Obj: 2016 5 21 20 143.714107  27.281125
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 5 21 20 243.604398  -1.860880
     Obj: 2016 5 21 20 56.309018  69.928888
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 5 21 20 113.759984  -0.582381
     Obj: 2016 5 21 20 227.448703  -21.667875
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 5 21 20 130.585950  20.503221
     Obj: 2016 5 21 20 31.806556  -80.270163
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger687123/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 May 21 16:19:02 EDT 2016