TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=969823

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 06 May 20 17:37:03 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     969823,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          274.498d {+18h 18m 00s} (J2000),
                 274.791d {+18h 19m 10s} (current),
                 273.777d {+18h 15m 06s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -16.152d {-16d 09' 06"} (J2000),
                 -16.143d {-16d 08' 33"} (current),
                 -16.172d {-16d 10' 18"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       94 [cnts]    Image_Peak=25 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.004 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10009     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       20871 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        63399.10 SOD {17:36:39.10} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        18975 TJD;   127 DOY;   20/05/06
GRB_TIME:        63409.98 SOD {17:36:49.98} UT
GRB_PHI:          71.59 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        12.67 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     24.97 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.41 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  -8  +1  -2  +0  +1 +66  +0 
SUN_POSTN:        44.18d {+02h 56m 43s}  +16.81d {+16d 48' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        131.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      215.77d {+14h 23m 04s}   -9.95d {-09d 57' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        57.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       14.80, -0.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      274.35,  7.22 [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 = 182.89,-1.79 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 06 May 20 17:56:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     969823,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          274.498d {+18h 18m 00s} (J2000),
                 274.791d {+18h 19m 10s} (current),
                 273.777d {+18h 15m 06s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -16.152d {-16d 09' 06"} (J2000),
                 -16.143d {-16d 08' 33"} (current),
                 -16.172d {-16d 10' 18"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18975 TJD;   127 DOY;   20/05/06
GRB_TIME:        63410.17 SOD {17:36:50.17} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   10009
GRB_PHI:          71.59 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        12.67 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      13.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.004 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     24.97 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.41 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00969823000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 17:36:50 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 200506 ***A*** (trigger=969823).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 274.498, -16.152 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 18h 18m 00s
       Dec(J2000) = -16d 09' 06"
    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 ~1523 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: 8.192 s +/- 1.024 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 2.048 s +/- 4.57947 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   610479469.05599999 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     4358.035 near MET 610479437.312000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4649.683 near MET 610479546.880000 s
      Estimated total duration: 9.216 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 610479463.424000 to MET 610479472.640000)
      Estimated total fluence: 508.437941 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 274.498 -16.152 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 274.498 -16.152
    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: 2020 5 6 17 356.138491  67.754872
     Obj: 2020 5 6 17 101.536661  -39.296313
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 6 17 286.343103  54.553038
     Obj: 2020 5 6 17 78.054391  -11.621505
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 6 17 283.518751  49.246905
     Obj: 2020 5 6 17 75.292552  -7.095919
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 6 17 257.083186  14.609355
     Obj: 2020 5 6 17 56.910889  29.661595
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 6 17 279.144196  -47.284213
     Obj: 2020 5 6 17 201.901195  73.824740
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 6 17 211.914576  -32.387433
     Obj: 2020 5 6 17 332.948791  34.958291
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 6 17 90.424987  36.153096
     Obj: 2020 5 6 17 208.027551  -75.910408
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 6 17 174.301165  42.637149
     Obj: 2020 5 6 17 50.334991  -25.678459
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger969823/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:
    Wed May  6 13:56:43 EDT 2020