TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=791922

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Nov 17 14:15:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     791922,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          186.190d {+12h 24m 46s} (J2000),
                 186.413d {+12h 25m 39s} (current),
                 185.568d {+12h 22m 16s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +32.531d {+32d 31' 51"} (J2000),
                 +32.432d {+32d 25' 55"} (current),
                 +32.808d {+32d 48' 28"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       5559 [cnts]    Image_Peak=215 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   473     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       55854 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        51251.95 SOD {14:14:11.95} UT
BKG_DUR:         24 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        18080 TJD;   327 DOY;   17/11/23
GRB_TIME:        51287.60 SOD {14:14:47.60} UT
GRB_PHI:         -143.01 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.19 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.58 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.65 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +1  +2  -2  +0  +0 -28  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       239.36d {+15h 57m 27s}  -20.45d {-20d 27' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         73.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      298.83d {+19h 55m 20s}  -19.01d {-19d 00' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       118.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      168.27, 82.09 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      171.15, 31.97 [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 = 195.93,4.68 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Nov 17 14:47:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     791922,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          186.190d {+12h 24m 46s} (J2000),
                 186.413d {+12h 25m 39s} (current),
                 185.568d {+12h 22m 16s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +32.531d {+32d 31' 51"} (J2000),
                 +32.432d {+32d 25' 55"} (current),
                 +32.808d {+32d 48' 28"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18080 TJD;   327 DOY;   17/11/23
GRB_TIME:        51287.60 SOD {14:14:47.60} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   473
GRB_PHI:         -143.01 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.19 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -43.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     10.58 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.65 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00791922000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 14:14:47 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 171123 ***A*** (trigger=791922).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 186.190, +32.531 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 12h 24m 46s
       Dec(J2000) = +32d 31' 51"
    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 ~1429 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~2 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: 49.024 s +/- 3.35985 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 49.024 s +/- 22.3302 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   533139308.48000002 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4770.625 near MET 533139284.800000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4435.420 near MET 533139414.272000 s
      Estimated total duration: 49.024 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 533139286.400000 to MET 533139335.424000)
      Estimated total fluence: -6537.435290 count
      Created GTI with 5 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 186.190 32.531 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 11 23 14 316.915046  17.647036
     Obj: 2017 11 23 14 50.552954  80.208984
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 11 23 14 293.570035  -1.059313
     Obj: 2017 11 23 14 261.294401  68.788241
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 11 23 14 290.373063  -6.360422
     Obj: 2017 11 23 14 263.398486  64.001576
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 11 23 14 281.293002  -36.415009
     Obj: 2017 11 23 14 242.905361  27.240397
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 11 23 14 357.672745  -38.246535
     Obj: 2017 11 23 14 253.369595  -43.918609
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 11 23 14 133.319880  -70.983939
     Obj: 2017 11 23 14 212.623066  -14.138120
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 11 23 14 18.103627  38.670669
     Obj: 2017 11 23 14 112.104756  32.369298
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 11 23 14 263.030286  54.359951
     Obj: 2017 11 23 14 166.117221  25.642789
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger791922/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:
    Thu Nov 23 09:48:03 EST 2017