TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=971846

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 May 20 20:33:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     971846,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:            7.396d {+00h 29m 35s} (J2000),
                   7.656d {+00h 30m 37s} (current),
                   6.757d {+00h 27m 02s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -2.199d {-02d 11' 54"} (J2000),
                  -2.086d {-02d 05' 10"} (current),
                  -2.475d {-02d 28' 29"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       13723 [cnts]    Image_Peak=339 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   298     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       118124 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        73935.07 SOD {20:32:15.07} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        18981 TJD;   133 DOY;   20/05/12
GRB_TIME:        73995.93 SOD {20:33:15.93} UT
GRB_PHI:         -120.54 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         5.53 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.60 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.66 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +2  -2  +0  +0 -68  +0 
SUN_POSTN:        50.16d {+03h 20m 38s}  +18.41d {+18d 24' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         46.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      305.69d {+20h 22m 45s}  -22.28d {-22d 16' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        63.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      67 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      110.15,-64.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:        5.92, -4.95 [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 = 213.96,17.94 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 May 20 20:56:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     971846,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:            7.396d {+00h 29m 35s} (J2000),
                   7.656d {+00h 30m 37s} (current),
                   6.757d {+00h 27m 02s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:          -2.199d {-02d 11' 54"} (J2000),
                  -2.086d {-02d 05' 10"} (current),
                  -2.475d {-02d 28' 29"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        18981 TJD;   133 DOY;   20/05/12
GRB_TIME:        73995.93 SOD {20:33:15.93} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   298
GRB_PHI:         -120.54 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         5.53 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -5.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     8.60 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.66 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00971846000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 20:33:15 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 200512 ***A*** (trigger=971846).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 7.396, -2.199 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 00h 29m 35s
       Dec(J2000) = -02d 11' 54"
    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 ~1403 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~3 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: 47.36 s +/- 2.89772 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 22.016 s +/- 2.06394 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   611008424.00000000 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5827.036 near MET 611008407.360000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5831.718 near MET 611008541.184000 s
      Estimated total duration: 57.728 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 611008417.920000 to MET 611008475.648000)
      Estimated total fluence: 14616.614918 count
      Created GTI with 4 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 7.396 -2.199 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 7.396 -2.199
    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 12 20 73.993697  47.143874
     Obj: 2020 5 12 20 85.869394  1.742518
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 12 20 35.200173  74.174188
     Obj: 2020 5 12 20 65.796659  30.248853
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 12 20 12.877918  74.716839
     Obj: 2020 5 12 20 60.203772  33.991301
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 12 20 266.474073  56.890222
     Obj: 2020 5 12 20 19.234358  66.881726
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 12 20 254.367686  -9.904037
     Obj: 2020 5 12 20 246.966960  36.125911
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 12 20 245.219683  -3.027510
     Obj: 2020 5 12 20 286.748435  19.382348
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 12 20 112.092602  -1.671625
     Obj: 2020 5 12 20 122.279609  -47.359786
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 5 12 20 129.031043  21.869084
     Obj: 2020 5 12 20 87.231509  -0.634861
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger971846/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:
    Tue May 12 16:57:25 EDT 2020