TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=711914

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 12 Sep 16 16:22:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     711914,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          301.518d {+20h 06m 04s} (J2000),
                 301.607d {+20h 06m 26s} (current),
                 301.250d {+20h 05m 00s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +57.543d {+57d 32' 36"} (J2000),
                 +57.592d {+57d 35' 31"} (current),
                 +57.398d {+57d 23' 54"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=1494 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
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:        17643 TJD;   256 DOY;   16/09/12
GRB_TIME:        58063.14 SOD {16:07:43.14} UT
GRB_PHI:         -25.02 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.35 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.97 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  -2  +0  +0 +29  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       171.11d {+11h 24m 27s}   +3.83d {+03d 49' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        106.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      298.39d {+19h 53m 34s}  -17.04d {-17d 02' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        74.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       91.42, 13.41 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      343.31, 72.97 [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 an image trigger.  (The RATE_SIGNIF & BKG_{INTEN, TIME, DUR} are undefined.)  
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 = 11.83,-10.11 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 12 Sep 16 16:33:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     711914,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          301.518d {+20h 06m 04s} (J2000),
                 301.607d {+20h 06m 26s} (current),
                 301.250d {+20h 05m 00s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +57.543d {+57d 32' 36"} (J2000),
                 +57.592d {+57d 35' 31"} (current),
                 +57.398d {+57d 23' 54"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        17643 TJD;   256 DOY;   16/09/12
GRB_TIME:        58063.14 SOD {16:07:43.14} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -25.02 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.35 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.97 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00711914000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 16:07:43 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 160912 ***A*** (trigger=711914).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 301.518, +57.543 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 20h 06m 04s
       Dec(J2000) = +57d 32' 36"
    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 ~1545 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~151 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

    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: 190.528 s +/- 98.5558 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 190.528 s +/- 119.551 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   495389431.10399997 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     7030.804 near MET 495389261.600000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     6520.020 near MET 495389461.824000 s
      Estimated total duration: 190.528 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 495389267.200000 to MET 495389457.728000)
      Estimated total fluence: -15050.506093 count
      Created GTI with 10 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 301.518 57.543 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 9 12 16 332.905567  51.785438
     Obj: 2016 9 12 16 197.320393  10.476941
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 9 12 16 289.828759  35.167582
     Obj: 2016 9 12 16 179.519955  -0.755316
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 9 12 16 286.612380  29.853343
     Obj: 2016 9 12 16 176.318782  1.092929
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 9 12 16 264.695143  -3.403723
     Obj: 2016 9 12 16 157.480976  -3.879614
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 9 12 16 308.647669  -50.959816
     Obj: 2016 9 12 16 145.801742  -20.611105
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 9 12 16 200.280045  -49.889410
     Obj: 2016 9 12 16 139.508121  42.944007
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 9 12 16 66.433747  42.505501
     Obj: 2016 9 12 16 216.241040  25.014113
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2016 9 12 16 198.183941  54.364457
     Obj: 2016 9 12 16 213.056723  -51.823524
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger711914/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:
    Mon Sep 12 12:34:43 EDT 2016