TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=996503

Notes:

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 19 Sep 20 01:53:04 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     996503,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          168.916d {+11h 15m 40s} (J2000),
                 169.195d {+11h 16m 47s} (current),
                 168.240d {+11h 12m 58s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +32.457d {+32d 27' 25"} (J2000),
                 +32.344d {+32d 20' 37"} (current),
                 +32.730d {+32d 43' 47"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       11834 [cnts]    Image_Peak=379 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   298     E_range: 25-100 keV
BKG_INTEN:       98883 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        6686.34 SOD {01:51:26.34} UT
BKG_DUR:         40 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        19111 TJD;   263 DOY;   20/09/19
GRB_TIME:        6740.93 SOD {01:52:20.93} UT
GRB_PHI:         -120.97 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        25.26 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.45 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.51 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +1  +0  +0  +2  +2  +0 -100  +0 -84  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       176.88d {+11h 47m 30s}   +1.35d {+01d 21' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         31.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      199.52d {+13h 18m 05s}   -3.34d {-03d 20' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        45.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      192.73, 68.60 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      156.37, 25.33 [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 = 127.69,18.89 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 19 Sep 20 02:09:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     996503,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          168.916d {+11h 15m 40s} (J2000),
                 169.195d {+11h 16m 47s} (current),
                 168.240d {+11h 12m 58s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         +32.457d {+32d 27' 25"} (J2000),
                 +32.344d {+32d 20' 37"} (current),
                 +32.730d {+32d 43' 47"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        19111 TJD;   263 DOY;   20/09/19
GRB_TIME:        6740.93 SOD {01:52:20.93} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   298
GRB_PHI:         -120.97 [deg]
GRB_THETA:        25.26 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      -18.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     4.096 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x3
RATE_SIGNIF:     14.45 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    9.51 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00996503000msb.lc

GCN template for BAT paragraph

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    At 01:52:20 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and
    located GRB 200919 ***A*** (trigger=996503).  Swift slewed immediately to the burst.
    The BAT on-board calculated location is 
    RA, Dec 168.916, +32.457 which is 
       RA(J2000) = 11h 15m 40s
       Dec(J2000) = +32d 27' 25"
    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 ~1656 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: 5.888 s +/- 0.181019 s
      Estimated T50 duration: 2.944 s +/- 0.286217 s
      Estimated Peak Interval: MET   622173166.78399992 +/- 0.500000 s
      Estimated background rate 1:     5118.304 near MET 622173153.600000 s
      Estimated background rate 2:     4884.249 near MET 622173280.640000 s
      Estimated total duration: 44.16 s (for data selection)
           (from MET 622173164.800000 to MET 622173208.960000)
      Estimated total fluence: 3284.985436 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 168.916 32.457 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 168.916 32.457
    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 9 19 2 122.502443  -31.808648
     Obj: 2020 9 19 2 147.976296  -10.390992
    
  • the object visibility at GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland
     
    MMT Observatory, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 9 19 2 96.542217  -7.968412
     Obj: 2020 9 19 2 126.335979  3.425870
    
  • the object visibility at MMT, Mt. Hopkins, Arizona
     
    Hale Telescope, Palomar Mountain, California
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 9 19 2 93.437441  -2.798060
     Obj: 2020 9 19 2 123.276255  8.519096
    
  • the object visibility at Hale Telescope, Palomar Mt., California
     
    Mauna Kea, Hawaii
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 9 19 2 78.386284  32.606791
     Obj: 2020 9 19 2 116.385642  32.568994
    
  • the object visibility at Mauna Kea, Hawaii
     
    Siding Spring Obs., Australia
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 9 19 2 179.757625  57.345153
     Obj: 2020 9 19 2 172.654102  25.908337
    
  • the object visibility at Siding Spring Obs., Australia
     
    Tokyo, Japan
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 9 19 2 331.486270  53.515386
     Obj: 2020 9 19 2 283.209971  82.370142
    
  • the object visibility at Tokyo, Japan
     
    William Herschel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 9 19 2 204.999957  -57.376787
     Obj: 2020 9 19 2 199.526188  -25.801054
    
  • the object visibility at William Hershel Telescope, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
     
    Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
          TimeUT       Azimuth     Elevation
     Sun: 2020 9 19 2 60.231111  -42.375574
     Obj: 2020 9 19 2 102.607701  -62.520731
    
  • the object visibility at Gemini South, Cerro Pachon, Chile
     
     
     
    The data/results are in /local/data/bat1/prebascript/trigger996503/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 Sep 18 22:10:05 EDT 2020