TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=990358

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Aug 20 01:53:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     990358,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          154.131d {+10h 16m 31s} (J2000),
                 154.361d {+10h 17m 27s} (current),
                 153.572d {+10h 14m 17s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -33.921d {-33d 55' 16"} (J2000),
                 -34.025d {-34d 01' 28"} (current),
                 -33.671d {-33d 40' 16"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       742 [cnts]    Image_Peak=64 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.256 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   94     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       23185 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        6790.52 SOD {01:53:10.52} UT
BKG_DUR:         8 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19078 TJD;   230 DOY;   20/08/17
GRB_TIME:        6801.08 SOD {01:53:21.08} UT
GRB_PHI:         -23.10 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        19.71 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     19.67 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.58 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  -2  +2  -4  +0  +0 -67  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       146.93d {+09h 47m 43s}  +13.31d {+13d 18' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         47.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      120.40d {+08h 01m 36s}  +23.09d {+23d 05' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        65.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      269.68, 18.76 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      171.60,-41.00 [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:        Since the IMAGE_SIGNIF is less than 7 sigma, this is a questionable detection.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 143.09,1.16 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Aug 20 02:16:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     990358,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          154.131d {+10h 16m 31s} (J2000),
                 154.361d {+10h 17m 27s} (current),
                 153.572d {+10h 14m 17s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -33.921d {-33d 55' 16"} (J2000),
                 -34.025d {-34d 01' 28"} (current),
                 -33.671d {-33d 40' 16"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19078 TJD;   230 DOY;   20/08/17
GRB_TIME:        6801.08 SOD {01:53:21.08} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   94
GRB_PHI:         -23.10 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        19.71 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      64.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     0.256 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x83
RATE_SIGNIF:     19.67 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    6.58 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00990358000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 01:53:21 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 200817 ***A*** (trigger=990358).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 154.131, -33.921 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 10h 16m 31s
       Dec(J2000) = -33d 55' 16"
    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 ~1414 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: 0.256 s +/- 0.286217 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 0.128 s +/- 0.128 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   619322026.88000000 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5722.720 near MET 619322014.912000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5788.020 near MET 619322120.064000 s
      Estimated total duration: 0.384 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 619322026.624000 to MET 619322027.008000)
      Estimated total fluence: 291.161927 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 154.131 -33.921 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 154.131 -33.921
    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 8 17 2 128.821930  -20.962700
     Obj: 2020 8 17 2 78.315823  -45.585487
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 17 2 105.279832  0.616171
     Obj: 2020 8 17 2 60.193608  -17.259299
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 17 2 102.036172  5.911648
     Obj: 2020 8 17 2 58.088269  -13.781756
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 17 2 91.320541  38.932827
     Obj: 2020 8 17 2 39.311158  20.799399
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 17 2 183.391358  45.316130
     Obj: 2020 8 17 2 290.860358  81.248809
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 17 2 316.048273  62.725230
     Obj: 2020 8 17 2 337.233406  17.176395
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 17 2 195.133947  -46.731385
     Obj: 2020 8 17 2 333.575725  -84.075650
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 17 2 76.018757  -47.376164
     Obj: 2020 8 17 2 40.124196  -10.285696
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger990358/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 Aug 16 22:17:27 EDT 2020