[vsnet-grb-info 1737] GRB 050709: Swift UVOT and XRT observations
GCN Circulars
gcncirc at capella.gsfc.nasa.gov
Wed Jul 13 07:11:42 JST 2005
TITLE: GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER: 3577
SUBJECT: GRB 050709: Swift UVOT and XRT observations
DATE: 05/07/12 22:09:34 GMT
FROM: Adam Morgan at PSU/Swift-UVOT <qmorgan at gmail.com>
A. Morgan, D. Grupe, C. Gronwall, J. Racusin, A. Falcone (PSU), F.
Marshall (GSFC), M. Chester (PSU), and N. Gehrels (GSFC) report on
behalf of the Swift UVOT and XRT teams:
HETE detected GRB 050709 at 22:36:37 UT on 9 July 2005. (Butler et al.,
GCN 3570). Swift executed a Target of Opportunity observation of the
HETE position. The Swift Ultra-Violet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) and
X-Ray Telescope (XRT) began observations of GRB 050709 at UT 13:06:53 on
11 July 2005, approximately 38.5 hrs after the HETE detection.
We detect no new source with either telescope within the 1.34' HETE
error circle. In the V filter of the UVOT, we find the following 5
sigma and 3 sigma limiting magnitudes (in 6" radius apertures measured
at the HETE position):
Filter Lim_Mag Lim_mag Exposure time (s) T_range (hr)
5sigma 3sigma
V 21.08 21.64 17752 38.50 - 50.27
For XRT data, we assumed a typical spectrum. We find the following 1
sigma and 3 sigma upper limits (in 50" radius apertures measured at the
HETE position):
Lim_Flux Lim_Flux Exposure time (s) T_range (hr)
1sigma 3sigma
2e-14 6e-14 15243 38.50 - 50.27
The limiting flux is given in units of erg/s/cm^2. T_range is the range
from the HETE detection from the beginning of the first observation to
the end of the last.
The UVOT magnitudes are based on preliminary zero-points, measured in
orbit, and will require refinement with further calibration.
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