TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=783893

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Oct 17 06:28:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     783893,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          335.758d {+22h 23m 02s} (J2000),
                 335.886d {+22h 23m 33s} (current),
                 335.398d {+22h 21m 36s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +67.859d {+67d 51' 34"} (J2000),
                 +67.950d {+67d 56' 60"} (current),
                 +67.606d {+67d 36' 21"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       11906 [cnts]    Image_Peak=255 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   253     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       106691 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        23268.08 SOD {06:27:48.08} UT
BKG_DUR:         24 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        18055 TJD;   302 DOY;   17/10/29
GRB_TIME:        23304.62 SOD {06:28:24.62} UT
GRB_PHI:         -106.18 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        12.87 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     24.12 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.62 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +1  +1  -4  +0  +1 +41  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       213.71d {+14h 14m 51s}  -13.53d {-13d 31' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        114.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.36d {+21h 33m 27s}  -14.53d {-14d 31' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        82.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.63,  8.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       33.39, 65.70 [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:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 249.10,19.63 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Oct 17 06:45:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     783893,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          335.758d {+22h 23m 02s} (J2000),
                 335.886d {+22h 23m 33s} (current),
                 335.398d {+22h 21m 36s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +67.859d {+67d 51' 34"} (J2000),
                 +67.950d {+67d 56' 60"} (current),
                 +67.606d {+67d 36' 21"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18055 TJD;   302 DOY;   17/10/29
GRB_TIME:        23304.62 SOD {06:28:24.62} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   253
GRB_PHI:         -106.18 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        12.87 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      25.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     24.12 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.62 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00783893000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 06:28:24 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 171029 ***A*** (trigger=783893).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 335.758, +67.859 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 22h 23m 02s
       Dec(J2000) = +67d 51' 34"
    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 ~3296 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: 183.04 s +/- 5.6 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 70.144 s +/- 4.79659 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   530951365.31199998 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     6841.875 near MET 530951302.400000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     6737.305 near MET 530951506.624000 s
      Estimated total duration: 198.528 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 530951304.000000 to MET 530951502.528000)
      Estimated total fluence: 51726.138413 count
      Created GTI with 50 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 335.758 67.859 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 10 29 6 214.630521  -60.586808
     Obj: 2017 10 29 6 151.165778  41.370768
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 10 29 6 134.923468  -65.901646
     Obj: 2017 10 29 6 159.106937  46.841496
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 10 29 6 127.552949  -61.009592
     Obj: 2017 10 29 6 160.600752  50.147964
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 10 29 6 85.689895  -30.712613
     Obj: 2017 10 29 6 182.054950  41.789767
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 10 29 6 92.129823  30.188774
     Obj: 2017 10 29 6 199.964924  -18.620703
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 10 29 6 50.612685  25.106287
     Obj: 2017 10 29 6 207.046256  36.679833
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 10 29 6 275.427434  -18.891014
     Obj: 2017 10 29 6 163.792973  12.631073
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 10 29 6 330.318459  -41.067334
     Obj: 2017 10 29 6 156.003938  -24.495917
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger783893/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 Oct 29 02:46:03 EDT 2017