TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=866993

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 14 Oct 18 08:15:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     866993,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          272.166d {+18h 08m 40s} (J2000),
                 272.445d {+18h 09m 47s} (current),
                 271.422d {+18h 05m 41s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -20.380d {-20d 22' 48"} (J2000),
                 -20.376d {-20d 22' 33"} (current),
                 -20.389d {-20d 23' 19"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       324 [cnts]    Image_Peak=41 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.064 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10411     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       17906 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        29722.24 SOD {08:15:22.24} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        18405 TJD;   287 DOY;   18/10/14
GRB_TIME:        29734.72 SOD {08:15:34.72} UT
GRB_PHI:         -60.70 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        36.60 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x18D
RATE_SIGNIF:     18.38 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.92 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0  +2  -4  +1  -3  -5  +1 -32  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       199.35d {+13h 17m 23s}   -8.17d {-08d 10' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         71.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      264.15d {+17h 36m 37s}  -20.26d {-20d 15' 48"}
MOON_DIST:         7.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       10.02, -0.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      272.03,  3.04 [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 matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=10201=SGR1806-20,   delta=0.031 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: SGR1806-20,   delta=0.031 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This is an interesting source.  
COMMENTS:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 189.69,-4.56 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 14 Oct 18 08:32:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     866993,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          272.166d {+18h 08m 40s} (J2000),
                 272.445d {+18h 09m 47s} (current),
                 271.422d {+18h 05m 41s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -20.380d {-20d 22' 48"} (J2000),
                 -20.376d {-20d 22' 33"} (current),
                 -20.389d {-20d 23' 19"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18405 TJD;   287 DOY;   18/10/14
GRB_TIME:        29734.91 SOD {08:15:34.91} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10411
GRB_PHI:         -60.70 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        36.60 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      13.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.064 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x18D
RATE_SIGNIF:     18.38 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.92 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00866993000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

  • Click here!
    At 08:15:34 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 181014 ***A*** (trigger=866993).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 272.166, -20.380 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 18h 08m 40s
       Dec(J2000) = -20d 22' 48"
    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 ~2695 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: 22.144 s +/- 1.66892 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 9.856 s +/- 5.28 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   561197757.05599999 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     3880.544 near MET 561197744.704000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     3847.812 near MET 561197920.192000 s
      Estimated total duration: 141.056 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 561197756.608000 to MET 561197897.664000)
      Estimated total fluence: 3289.466245 count
      Created GTI with 6 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 272.166 -20.380 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 10 14 8 245.744071  -38.546575
     Obj: 2018 10 14 8 120.941107  -60.270574
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 10 14 8 208.191015  -63.941886
     Obj: 2018 10 14 8 85.985018  -34.754144
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 10 14 8 194.040664  -64.207307
     Obj: 2018 10 14 8 84.090575  -29.873106
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 10 14 8 105.723704  -56.506858
     Obj: 2018 10 14 8 65.423496  6.782792
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 10 14 8 81.946979  2.452916
     Obj: 2018 10 14 8 118.148861  69.788815
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 10 14 8 74.935387  7.142199
     Obj: 2018 10 14 8 2.677238  35.146227
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 10 14 8 284.589978  9.043903
     Obj: 2018 10 14 8 261.170940  -59.837483
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2018 10 14 8 298.888219  -27.036925
     Obj: 2018 10 14 8 24.449102  -35.408407
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger866993/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 14 04:33:23 EDT 2018