TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=945344

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 20 Dec 19 13:30:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     945344,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          281.391d {+18h 45m 34s} (J2000),
                 281.592d {+18h 46m 22s} (current),
                 280.887d {+18h 43m 33s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +26.667d {+26d 40' 02"} (J2000),
                 +26.689d {+26d 41' 22"} (current),
                 +26.613d {+26d 36' 48"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       44331 [cnts]    Image_Peak=505 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     16.384 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   460     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       164739 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        48479.87 SOD {13:27:59.87} UT
BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        18837 TJD;   354 DOY;   19/12/20
GRB_TIME:        48577.79 SOD {13:29:37.79} UT
GRB_PHI:         -105.28 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        37.61 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x2003
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.88 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.80 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +4  +1  -2  +0  +0 -61  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       268.22d {+17h 52m 52s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         51.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      196.94d {+13h 07m 45s}   -1.53d {-01d 31' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        85.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       56.46, 13.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      285.76, 49.49 [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=4.83) 6.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This is a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 13.81,20.10 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 20 Dec 19 13:48:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     945344,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          281.391d {+18h 45m 34s} (J2000),
                 281.592d {+18h 46m 22s} (current),
                 280.887d {+18h 43m 33s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +26.667d {+26d 40' 02"} (J2000),
                 +26.689d {+26d 41' 22"} (current),
                 +26.613d {+26d 36' 48"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18837 TJD;   354 DOY;   19/12/20
GRB_TIME:        48577.79 SOD {13:29:37.79} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   460
GRB_PHI:         -105.28 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        37.61 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -31.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     16.384 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x2003
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.88 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.80 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00945344000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 13:29:37 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 191220 ***A*** (trigger=945344).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 281.391, +26.667 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 18h 45m 34s
       Dec(J2000) = +26d 40' 02"
    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 ~1148 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: 16.512 s +/- 1.03197 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 7.808 s +/- 0.461511 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   598541402.36800003 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4556.428 near MET 598541389.376000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4564.956 near MET 598541503.424000 s
      Estimated total duration: 18.176 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 598541401.152000 to MET 598541419.328000)
      Estimated total fluence: 3552.983064 count
      Created GTI with 3 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 281.391 26.667 0.083
    No match
    

    Search for this GRB position to the source locations in BAT transient monitor (search radius within 12 arcmin)

    python compare_catalog.py 281.391 26.667
    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: 2019 12 20 13 305.778746  4.967703
     Obj: 2019 12 20 13 256.656316  27.402025
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2019 12 20 13 287.633990  -16.717059
     Obj: 2019 12 20 13 237.579709  -0.802092
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2019 12 20 13 284.340805  -22.024168
     Obj: 2019 12 20 13 234.185092  -4.046060
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2019 12 20 13 282.930976  -53.082923
     Obj: 2019 12 20 13 209.667654  -36.985209
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2019 12 20 13 17.370717  -33.256581
     Obj: 2019 12 20 13 87.211591  -64.149689
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2019 12 20 13 102.552515  -59.764757
     Obj: 2019 12 20 13 138.437114  -15.110615
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2019 12 20 13 356.814407  37.716043
     Obj: 2019 12 20 13 274.390256  75.566078
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2019 12 20 13 276.244910  40.172399
     Obj: 2019 12 20 13 236.757173  2.626684
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger945344/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 Dec 20 08:48:43 EST 2019