TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=796469

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 11 Dec 17 09:27:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     796469,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           98.108d {+06h 32m 26s} (J2000),
                  98.175d {+06h 32m 42s} (current),
                  97.920d {+06h 31m 41s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -58.670d {-58d 40' 10"} (J2000),
                 -58.684d {-58d 41' 00"} (current),
                 -58.631d {-58d 37' 50"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       3298 [cnts]    Image_Peak=239 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       17476 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        34035.86 SOD {09:27:15.86} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        18098 TJD;   345 DOY;   17/12/11
GRB_TIME:        34052.94 SOD {09:27:32.94} UT
GRB_PHI:          -2.17 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        39.58 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x2003
RATE_SIGNIF:     21.04 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.03 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +0  +2  +0  +0  +0 +11  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       258.61d {+17h 14m 27s}  -23.02d {-23d 01' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         96.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      183.62d {+12h 14m 29s}   +2.37d {+02d 22' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        89.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      267.95,-25.33 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      118.96,-81.29 [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:        There is a bright star (mag=5.70) 6.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 248.96,14.71 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 11 Dec 17 09:45:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     796469,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           98.108d {+06h 32m 26s} (J2000),
                  98.175d {+06h 32m 42s} (current),
                  97.920d {+06h 31m 41s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -58.670d {-58d 40' 10"} (J2000),
                 -58.684d {-58d 41' 00"} (current),
                 -58.631d {-58d 37' 50"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18098 TJD;   345 DOY;   17/12/11
GRB_TIME:        34052.94 SOD {09:27:32.94} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   146
GRB_PHI:          -2.17 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        39.58 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      51.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     1.024 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x2003
RATE_SIGNIF:     21.04 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    11.03 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00796469000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 09:27:32 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 171211 ***A*** (trigger=796469).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 98.108, -58.670 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 06h 32m 26s
       Dec(J2000) = -58d 40' 10"
    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 ~2441 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: 36.736 s +/- 1.03197 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 24.064 s +/- 1.344 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   534677273.59999996 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4348.463 near MET 534677261.376000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4286.509 near MET 534677387.840000 s
      Estimated total duration: 43.008 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 534677273.152000 to MET 534677316.160000)
      Estimated total fluence: 3862.221153 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 98.108 -58.670 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 12 11 9 270.603171  -37.715984
     Obj: 2017 12 11 9 19.939824  -13.155608
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 12 11 9 255.172609  -66.007940
     Obj: 2017 12 11 9 2.968630  -0.533097
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 12 11 9 243.664837  -70.154954
     Obj: 2017 12 11 9 359.862131  -2.073985
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 12 11 9 76.445260  -71.794273
     Obj: 2017 12 11 9 340.883286  5.173172
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 12 11 9 62.609167  -0.248261
     Obj: 2017 12 11 9 325.371242  24.178414
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 12 11 9 69.981474  -11.745123
     Obj: 2017 12 11 9 321.021760  -39.523884
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 12 11 9 304.306285  11.168744
     Obj: 2017 12 11 9 35.847699  -28.718874
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2017 12 11 9 302.519932  -7.826909
     Obj: 2017 12 11 9 33.855635  48.156277
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger796469/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 Dec 11 04:46:03 EST 2017