TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=773900

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 Sep 17 11:03:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     773900,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           83.555d {+05h 34m 13s} (J2000),
                  83.823d {+05h 35m 18s} (current),
                  82.801d {+05h 31m 12s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +22.433d {+22d 25' 58"} (J2000),
                 +22.444d {+22d 26' 38"} (current),
                 +22.400d {+22d 23' 59"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=2649 [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:        18020 TJD;   267 DOY;   17/09/24
GRB_TIME:        39580.26 SOD {10:59:40.26} UT
GRB_PHI:         -130.17 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        28.43 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    15.15 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +6  +1  +4  +0  +1 +13  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       181.46d {+12h 05m 51s}   -0.63d {-00d 38' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         97.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      230.46d {+15h 21m 51s}  -13.16d {-13d 09' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       147.00 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      184.16, -5.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       84.04, -0.87 [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 = 190.26,-6.83 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 Sep 17 11:16:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     773900,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           83.555d {+05h 34m 13s} (J2000),
                  83.823d {+05h 35m 18s} (current),
                  82.801d {+05h 31m 12s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +22.433d {+22d 25' 58"} (J2000),
                 +22.444d {+22d 26' 38"} (current),
                 +22.400d {+22d 23' 59"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18020 TJD;   267 DOY;   17/09/24
GRB_TIME:        39580.26 SOD {10:59:40.26} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:         -130.17 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        28.43 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x413
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    15.15 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00773900000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

  • Click here!
    At 10:59:40 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 170924 ***A*** (trigger=773900).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 83.555, +22.433 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 05h 34m 13s
       Dec(J2000) = +22d 25' 58"
    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 ~882 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~6 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 background rate 1:     4592.464 near MET 527943650.240000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4663.672 near MET 527943755.200000 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 83.555 22.433 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 24 11 270.261980  -0.722955
     Obj: 2017 9 24 11 22.654423  72.304892
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 24 11 250.822351  -29.120626
     Obj: 2017 9 24 11 284.660201  64.537869
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 24 11 245.536341  -33.185570
     Obj: 2017 9 24 11 282.274228  59.240921
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 24 11 210.711562  -67.977178
     Obj: 2017 9 24 11 253.542565  24.054541
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 24 11 61.475553  -37.227964
     Obj: 2017 9 24 11 266.992507  -42.183134
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 24 11 106.818725  -23.975036
     Obj: 2017 9 24 11 216.894054  -23.390619
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 24 11 308.928290  47.978434
     Obj: 2017 9 24 11 100.433654  30.612297
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 9 24 11 267.749869  5.057652
     Obj: 2017 9 24 11 164.963018  35.694727
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger773900/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:
    Sun Sep 24 07:17:10 EDT 2017