TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=853824

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Aug 18 03:12:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     853824,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          169.611d {+11h 18m 27s} (J2000),
                 169.829d {+11h 19m 19s} (current),
                 169.028d {+11h 16m 07s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -48.344d {-48d 20' 39"} (J2000),
                 -48.446d {-48d 26' 46"} (current),
                 -48.071d {-48d 04' 14"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       6152 [cnts]    Image_Peak=198 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   253     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       64122 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        11490.55 SOD {03:11:30.55} UT
BKG_DUR:         24 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        18348 TJD;   230 DOY;   18/08/18
GRB_TIME:        11524.02 SOD {03:12:04.02} UT
GRB_PHI:          80.52 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        15.90 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.30 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.09 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +1  +1  -3  +0  +0 -43  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       147.43d {+09h 49m 43s}  +13.14d {+13d 08' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         64.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      232.05d {+15h 28m 12s}  -13.64d {-13d 38' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        61.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.39, 11.70 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      195.98,-47.15 [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 = 160.57,11.80 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Aug 18 03:31:08 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     853824,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          169.611d {+11h 18m 27s} (J2000),
                 169.829d {+11h 19m 19s} (current),
                 169.028d {+11h 16m 07s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -48.344d {-48d 20' 39"} (J2000),
                 -48.446d {-48d 26' 46"} (current),
                 -48.071d {-48d 04' 14"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18348 TJD;   230 DOY;   18/08/18
GRB_TIME:        11524.02 SOD {03:12:04.02} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   253
GRB_PHI:          80.52 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        15.90 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      12.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.30 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.09 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00853824000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 03:12:04 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 180818 ***A*** (trigger=853824).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 169.611, -48.344 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 11h 18m 27s
       Dec(J2000) = -48d 20' 39"
    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 ~1371 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

    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: 104.96 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 58.368 s +/- 22.816 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   556254802.49599993 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4880.744 near MET 556254732.480000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4950.722 near MET 556254892.608000 s
      Estimated total duration: 110.336 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 556254743.360000 to MET 556254853.696000)
      Estimated total fluence: 8910.301213 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 169.611 -48.344 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 8 18 3 142.119253  -29.301229
     Obj: 2018 8 18 3 57.700188  -49.570793
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 8 18 3 113.471204  -11.539898
     Obj: 2018 8 18 3 46.232372  -23.320960
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 8 18 3 110.200602  -6.238289
     Obj: 2018 8 18 3 44.928324  -20.882052
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 8 18 3 95.711342  24.775896
     Obj: 2018 8 18 3 28.841564  10.466695
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 8 18 3 162.862124  43.933754
     Obj: 2018 8 18 3 339.344030  71.283031
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 8 18 3 349.257718  68.411932
     Obj: 2018 8 18 3 342.783390  3.819648
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 8 18 3 214.121925  -41.355785
     Obj: 2018 8 18 3 353.680047  -70.162682
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 8 18 3 61.867428  -59.396671
     Obj: 2018 8 18 3 30.476573  0.477437
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger853824/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:
    Fri Aug 17 23:31:22 EDT 2018