TDRSS lightcurve for Trigger=500100

Notes:

• 1) None of the TDRSS light curves are background subtracted.

GCN BAT Position Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Aug 11 06:39:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Position
TRIGGER_NUM:     500100,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          135.531d {+09h 02m 08s} (J2000),
                 135.642d {+09h 02m 34s} (current),
                 135.058d {+09h 00m 14s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -40.558d {-40d 33' 29"} (J2000),
                 -40.605d {-40d 36' 15"} (current),
                 -40.361d {-40d 21' 37"} (1950)
GRB_ERROR:       3.00 [arcmin radius, statistical only]
GRB_INTEN:       141515 [cnts]    Image_Peak=3755 [image_cnts]
TRIGGER_DUR:     26.880 [sec] 
TRIGGER_INDEX:   463     E_range: 15-50 keV
BKG_INTEN:       305011 [cnts]
BKG_TIME:        23776.74 SOD {06:36:16.74} UT
BKG_DUR:         64 [sec]
GRB_DATE:        15785 TJD;   224 DOY;   11/08/12
GRB_TIME:        23883.88 SOD {06:38:03.88} UT
GRB_PHI:          86.35 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         8.16 [deg]
SOLN_STATUS:     0x10D
RATE_SIGNIF:     31.67 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    16.84 [sigma]
MERIT_PARAMS:     +0  +0 +125  +5  +1  +5  +0  +1 -56  +0 
SUN_POSTN:       141.65d {+09h 26m 37s}  +15.05d {+15d 03' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         55.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      302.93d {+20h 11m 42s}  -16.62d {-16d 37' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       121.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      263.06,  3.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the burst (or transient)
ECL_COORDS:      157.04,-53.93 [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 matches a source in the on-board catalog: Num=12127=A0855-3904,   delta=1.568 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This matches a source in the ground catalog: Vela X-1,   delta=0.004 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This is not a GRB.  
COMMENTS:        This trigger occurred at longitude,latitude = 56.02,-20.30 [deg].  

GCN BAT Lightcurve Notice

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Aug 11 06:55:11 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     Swift-BAT GRB Lightcurve
TRIGGER_NUM:     500100,   Seg_Num: 0
GRB_RA:          135.531d {+09h 02m 08s} (J2000),
                 135.642d {+09h 02m 34s} (current),
                 135.058d {+09h 00m 14s} (1950)
GRB_DEC:         -40.558d {-40d 33' 29"} (J2000),
                 -40.605d {-40d 36' 15"} (current),
                 -40.361d {-40d 21' 37"} (1950)
GRB_DATE:        15785 TJD;   224 DOY;   11/08/12
GRB_TIME:        23883.88 SOD {06:38:03.88} UT
TRIGGER_INDEX:   463
GRB_PHI:          86.35 [deg]
GRB_THETA:         8.16 [deg]
DELTA_TIME:      6.00 [sec]
TRIGGER_DUR:     26.880 [sec] 
SOLN_STATUS:     0x10D
RATE_SIGNIF:     31.67 [sigma]
IMAGE_SIGNIF:    16.84 [sigma]
LC_URL:          sw00500100000msb.lc

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

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

Plot creation:
Fri Aug 12 02:55:23 EDT 2011