TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=992099

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 19 Aug 20 15:44:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     992099,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           21.428d {+01h 25m 43s} (J2000),
                  21.776d {+01h 27m 06s} (current),
                  20.592d {+01h 22m 22s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +63.048d {+63d 02' 52"} (J2000),
                 +63.155d {+63d 09' 17"} (current),
                 +62.788d {+62d 47' 17"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       6478 [cnts]    Image_Peak=250 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   262     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       63977 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        56598.51 SOD {15:43:18.51} UT
BKG_DUR:         24 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19080 TJD;   232 DOY;   20/08/19
GRB_TIME:        56632.88 SOD {15:43:52.88} UT
GRB_PHI:         -167.72 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.30 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     11.09 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.88 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +1  +2  -2  +0  +1  +8  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       149.32d {+09h 57m 17s}  +12.47d {+12d 28' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         94.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      158.04d {+10h 32m 10s}  +14.17d {+14d 10' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        95.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      126.80,  0.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:       50.21, 48.76 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
COMMENTS:        SWIFT-BAT GRB Coordinates.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was delayed by more than 60 sec past the end of the trigger integration interval;  
COMMENTS:        probably due to it occurring during a Malindi downlink session.  
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 = 175.88,19.76 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 19 Aug 20 16:00:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     992099,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:           21.428d {+01h 25m 43s} (J2000),
                  21.776d {+01h 27m 06s} (current),
                  20.592d {+01h 22m 22s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +63.048d {+63d 02' 52"} (J2000),
                 +63.155d {+63d 09' 17"} (current),
                 +62.788d {+62d 47' 17"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19080 TJD;   232 DOY;   20/08/19
GRB_TIME:        56632.88 SOD {15:43:52.88} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   262
GRB_PHI:         -167.72 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        22.30 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -76.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     2.048 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     11.09 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    7.88 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00992099000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 15:43:52 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 200819 ***A*** (trigger=992099).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 21.428, +63.048 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 01h 25m 43s
       Dec(J2000) = +63d 02' 52"
    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 ~1671 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: 53.632 s +/- 24.5763 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 15.36 s +/- 1.55719 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   619544659.26399994 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5245.871 near MET 619544645.952000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     5156.982 near MET 619544802.560000 s
      Estimated total duration: 103.296 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 619544658.304000 to MET 619544761.600000)
      Estimated total fluence: 7988.320196 count
      Created GTI with 5 entries
    ------------------------------------------
     
    

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

    bat_grb_pos_cat.sh 21.428 63.048 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 21.428 63.048
    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 19 16 323.666625  58.907218
     Obj: 2020 8 19 16 151.574311  26.421801
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 19 16 279.574776  38.438766
     Obj: 2020 8 19 16 148.000794  34.448522
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 19 16 277.020666  33.204381
     Obj: 2020 8 19 16 147.280556  38.558788
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 19 16 255.953413  -2.102057
     Obj: 2020 8 19 16 161.938921  41.878193
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 19 16 300.226435  -58.333401
     Obj: 2020 8 19 16 190.964108  -6.515984
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 19 16 194.617772  -41.985641
     Obj: 2020 8 19 16 208.715397  51.586896
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 19 16 75.357595  48.772865
     Obj: 2020 8 19 16 174.746200  2.341888
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 8 19 16 197.360657  45.547689
     Obj: 2020 8 19 16 148.735433  -38.101184
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger992099/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 Aug 19 12:01:04 EDT 2020