TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=811686

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Feb 18 20:32:09 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     811686,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          185.609d {+12h 22m 26s} (J2000),
                 185.836d {+12h 23m 21s} (current),
                 184.983d {+12h 19m 56s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +29.293d {+29d 17' 34"} (J2000),
                 +29.192d {+29d 11' 32"} (current),
                 +29.570d {+29d 34' 12"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       4.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       0 [cnts]    Image_Peak=984 [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:        18174 TJD;    56 DOY;   18/02/25
GRB_TIME:        73851.46 SOD {20:30:51.46} UT
GRB_PHI:          11.97 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        31.47 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x1099D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.20 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +125  +6  +1  -4  +0  +0 +84  +1 
SUN_POSTN:       338.90d {+22h 35m 36s}   -8.87d {-08d 52' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        147.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      101.36d {+06h 45m 26s}  +20.19d {+20d 11' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        75.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      192.53, 83.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      172.36, 28.87 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This is an image trigger.  (The RATE_SIGNIF & BKG_{INTEN, TIME, DUR} are undefined.)  
COMMENTS:        A point_source was found.  
COMMENTS:        This is a low-flux event whose position matches one of the nearby galaxy sources in the on-board catalog!  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=12182=NGC4310,   delta=0.084 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: NGC4310,   delta=0.084 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        Galaxy NGC4310 (of total mag=13.00 and dia=2.60 arcmin) is inside the position error circle.  
COMMENTS:        There is a 0.09% probability that an NGC galaxy would happen by chance coincidence.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB in nearby galaxy or it is noise.  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Feb 18 20:47:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     811686,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          185.609d {+12h 22m 26s} (J2000),
                 185.836d {+12h 23m 21s} (current),
                 184.983d {+12h 19m 56s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +29.293d {+29d 17' 34"} (J2000),
                 +29.192d {+29d 11' 32"} (current),
                 +29.570d {+29d 34' 12"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18174 TJD;    56 DOY;   18/02/25
GRB_TIME:        73851.46 SOD {20:30:51.46} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   20000
GRB_PHI:          11.97 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        31.47 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      0.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     64.000 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x99D
RATE_SIGNIF:     0.00 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.20 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00811686000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 20:30:51 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 180225 ***A*** (trigger=811686).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 185.609, +29.293 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 12h 22m 26s
       Dec(J2000) = +29d 17' 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 ~1156 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~1 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:     5332.245 near MET 541283501.760000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5246.230 near MET 541283606.720000 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 185.609 29.293 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: 2018 2 25 20 46.216529  29.731793
     Obj: 2018 2 25 20 191.587589  -20.862102
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 2 25 20 8.120015  49.086889
     Obj: 2018 2 25 20 159.112744  -25.791593
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 2 25 20 359.097902  47.739455
     Obj: 2018 2 25 20 154.125526  -22.260406
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 2 25 20 302.954556  41.864064
     Obj: 2018 2 25 20 125.922296  -9.611697
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 2 25 20 280.007605  0.608601
     Obj: 2018 2 25 20 131.368611  7.894129
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 2 25 20 265.317062  -22.571247
     Obj: 2018 2 25 20 93.391411  54.362840
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 2 25 20 86.129349  -11.591952
     Obj: 2018 2 25 20 235.844342  -0.566946
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 2 25 20 107.252546  42.667380
     Obj: 2018 2 25 20 269.502402  -74.084238
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger811686/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 Feb 25 15:48:08 EST 2018