TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=770431

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Sep 17 20:22:05 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     770431,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          233.895d {+15h 35m 35s} (J2000),
                 234.245d {+15h 36m 59s} (current),
                 232.908d {+15h 31m 38s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -57.213d {-57d 12' 44"} (J2000),
                 -57.270d {-57d 16' 12"} (current),
                 -57.047d {-57d 02' 47"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=3590 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     336.000 [sec]   (=5.6 [min])
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:        17998 TJD;   245 DOY;   17/09/02
GRB_TIME:        72036.37 SOD {20:00:36.37} UT
GRB_PHI:          46.71 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        16.82 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.61 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  -2  +0  +1  -5  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       162.05d {+10h 48m 11s}   +7.61d {+07d 36' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         87.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.86d {+20h 07m 26s}  -17.93d {-17d 56' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        62.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      323.76, -1.13 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      246.56,-36.68 [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 = 261.15,-16.61 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Sep 17 20:25:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     770431,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          233.895d {+15h 35m 35s} (J2000),
                 234.245d {+15h 36m 59s} (current),
                 232.908d {+15h 31m 38s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -57.213d {-57d 12' 44"} (J2000),
                 -57.270d {-57d 16' 12"} (current),
                 -57.047d {-57d 02' 47"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        17998 TJD;   245 DOY;   17/09/02
GRB_TIME:        72036.37 SOD {20:00:36.37} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:          46.71 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        16.82 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     336.000 [sec]   (=5.6 [min])
SOLN_STATUS:     0x13
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.61 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00770431000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 20:00:36 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 170902 ***A*** (trigger=770431).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 233.895, -57.213 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 15h 35m 35s
       Dec(J2000) = -57d 12' 44"
    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 ~1273 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~7 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

    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 background rate 1:     5559.550 near MET 526075256.576000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5658.377 near MET 526075361.536000 s
      Estimated total fluence: 0.000000 count
      Created GTI with 2 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 233.895 -57.213 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: 2017 9 2 20 62.169617  40.446434
     Obj: 2017 9 2 20 344.360701  -9.453469
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 2 20 20.552417  64.573150
     Obj: 2017 9 2 20 330.144323  -13.705759
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 2 20 6.278414  64.121319
     Obj: 2017 9 2 20 327.899757  -17.730543
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 2 20 284.302148  53.184116
     Obj: 2017 9 2 20 325.011791  -26.329201
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 2 20 264.150374  -5.094511
     Obj: 2017 9 2 20 351.174224  -0.391066
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 2 20 253.367831  -10.219493
     Obj: 2017 9 2 20 0.182532  -67.146413
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 2 20 102.392533  -6.529301
     Obj: 2017 9 2 20 15.458379  0.407482
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 2 20 120.895773  29.856664
     Obj: 2017 9 2 20 335.565734  58.477830
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger770431/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 Sep  2 16:33:25 EDT 2017