TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=709907

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Aug 16 06:13:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     709907,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          183.074d {+12h 12m 18s} (J2000),
                 183.300d {+12h 13m 12s} (current),
                 182.401d {+12h 09m 36s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -67.689d {-67d 41' 19"} (J2000),
                 -67.781d {-67d 46' 52"} (current),
                 -67.411d {-67d 24' 38"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       32598 [cnts]    Image_Peak=725 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     12.160 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   478     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       158805 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        22263.23 SOD {06:11:03.23} UT
BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        17626 TJD;   239 DOY;   16/08/26
GRB_TIME:        22358.27 SOD {06:12:38.27} UT
GRB_PHI:         -174.52 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         8.00 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.44 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.26 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +4  +2  +0  +0  +1 -16  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       155.37d {+10h 21m 28s}  +10.24d {+10d 14' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         80.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       77.34d {+05h 09m 22s}  +17.62d {+17d 37' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       112.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      299.22, -5.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      225.57,-57.21 [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 = 166.50,-6.94 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Aug 16 06:32:10 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     709907,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          183.074d {+12h 12m 18s} (J2000),
                 183.300d {+12h 13m 12s} (current),
                 182.401d {+12h 09m 36s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -67.689d {-67d 41' 19"} (J2000),
                 -67.781d {-67d 46' 52"} (current),
                 -67.411d {-67d 24' 38"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        17626 TJD;   239 DOY;   16/08/26
GRB_TIME:        22358.27 SOD {06:12:38.27} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   478
GRB_PHI:         -174.52 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         8.00 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -63.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     12.160 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.44 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.26 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00709907000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 06:12:38 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 160826 ***A*** (trigger=709907).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 183.074, -67.689 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 12h 12m 18s
       Dec(J2000) = -67d 41' 19"
    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 ~1335 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~1 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: 59.264 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 22.016 s +/- 3.59313 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   493884784.31999999 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4961.589 near MET 493884763.456000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4908.011 near MET 493884902.976000 s
      Estimated total duration: 69.12 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 493884776.512000 to MET 493884845.632000)
      Estimated total fluence: 7648.674464 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 183.074 -67.689 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 8 26 6 195.599246  -39.489272
     Obj: 2016 8 26 6 11.825948  -59.952366
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 8 26 6 149.909132  -43.178776
     Obj: 2016 8 26 6 23.638723  -43.985815
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 8 26 6 143.799731  -39.025631
     Obj: 2016 8 26 6 25.465462  -43.403367
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 8 26 6 108.457353  -18.104596
     Obj: 2016 8 26 6 23.181256  -16.726418
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 8 26 6 116.783269  20.554089
     Obj: 2016 8 26 6 17.017008  49.445775
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 8 26 6 67.543754  45.085435
     Obj: 2016 8 26 6 5.221280  -12.731953
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 8 26 6 251.666208  -11.149276
     Obj: 2016 8 26 6 339.118822  -43.403935
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 8 26 6 316.245114  -63.811187
     Obj: 2016 8 26 6 3.751070  8.360480
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger709907/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 Aug 26 02:32:23 EDT 2016