//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19697 SUBJECT: GRB 160714A: Swift detection of a short burst DATE: 16/07/14 02:28:39 GMT FROM: David Palmer at LANL M. H. Siegel (PSU), J. A. Kennea (PSU), A. Y. Lien (GSFC/UMBC), F. E. Marshall (NASA/GSFC), D. M. Palmer (LANL) and B. Sbarufatti (INAF-OAB/PSU) report on behalf of the Swift Team: At 02:19:15 UT, the Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) triggered and located GRB 160714A (trigger=704310). Swift did not slew immediately due to an observational constraint. The BAT on-board calculated location is RA, Dec 234.461, +63.831 which is RA(J2000) = 15h 37m 51s Dec(J2000) = +63d 49' 53" with an uncertainty of 3 arcmin (radius, 90% containment, including systematic uncertainty). The BAT light curve showed a single-peaked structure with a duration of about 0.5 sec. The peak count rate was ~2000 counts/sec (15-350 keV), at ~0.3 sec after the trigger. Due to an observing constraint, Swift will not slew until T0+26.0 minutes. There will be no XRT or UVOT data until this time. Burst Advocate for this burst is M. H. Siegel (siegel AT swift.psu.edu). Please contact the BA by email if you require additional information regarding Swift followup of this burst. In extremely urgent cases, after trying the Burst Advocate, you can contact the Swift PI by phone (see Swift TOO web site for information: http://www.swift.psu.edu/too.html.) //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19698 SUBJECT: GRB 160714A: Swift-XRT observations DATE: 16/07/14 03:19:01 GMT FROM: Phil Evans at U of Leicester M. Perri (ASDC), G. Tagliaferri (INAF-OAB), P.A. Evans (U. Leicester), J.P. Osborne (U. Leicester), D.N. Burrows (PSU) and J.A. Kennea (PSU) report on behalf of the Swift-XRT team: The XRT began observing the field of GRB 160714A at 02:47:12.7 UT, 1677.2 seconds after the BAT trigger. No source was detected in 1.0 ks of promptly downlinked data, which covered 88% of the BAT error circle. We are waiting for the full dataset to detect and localise the XRT counterpart. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19699 SUBJECT: GRB 160714A: Optical observations from OSN DATE: 16/07/14 03:49:13 GMT FROM: Antonio de Ugarte Postigo at IAA-CSIC A. de Ugarte Postigo (IAA-CSIC, DARK/NBI), A. Sota (IAA-CSIC) report on behalf of a larger collaboration: We have observed the field of GRB 160714A (Siegel et al. GCN 19697) with the 1.5m OSN telescope, in Granada (Spain). Observations started at 2:33 UT (14 min after the GRB onset) and consisted of 3x180s + 4x300s I-band images. Each of the individual images cover the complete BAT error circle. In a preliminary analysis we detect no new source within the BAT error box down to a 3-sigma limit of I(AB) > 20.5 mag in the first image, and down to I(AB) > 21.5 mag in the combined image (mean time 2:48 UT, 29 minutes after the burst), as compared to SDSS data. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19703 SUBJECT: GRB 160714A: MASTER early optical observations DATE: 16/07/14 09:16:52 GMT FROM: Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs A.Kuznetsov, V. Lipunov, E.S.Gorbovskoy, N.Tyurina, V.Kornilov, P.Balanutsa, A.Kuznetsov, D.Kuvshinov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Sternberg Astronomical Institute R. Rebolo, M. Serra, N. Lodieu, G. Israelian, L. Suarez-Andres The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias D.Buckley, S. Potter, A.Kniazev, M.Kotze South African Astronomical Observatory O.Gres, K.Ivanov, S.Yazev, N.M.Budnev, O.Chuvalaev, V.A.Poleshchuk Irkutsk State University A. Tlatov, A.V. Parhomenko, D. Dormidontov, V.Senik Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory V.Yurkov, Yu.Sergienko, A.Gabovich, E.Sinyakov Blagoveschensk Educational State University, Blagoveschensk Ricardo Podesta, Carlos Lopez and Federico Podest Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar (OAFA) Hugo Levato and Carlos Saffe Instituto de Ciencias Astronomicas, de la Tierra y del Espacio (ICATE) MASTER-IAC robotic telescope (MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, 4 square degrees twin telescope) located in IAC was pointed to the GRB160714A (Siegel et al., GCN 19697) 26 sec after notice time and 50 sec after trigger time at 2016-07-14 02:20:05 UT. On our first (10s exposure) set we not found optical transient within SWIFT error-box (ra=15 37 50 dec=+63 49 51 r=0.05 degrees) brighter then 16.1. Our automatic results of the first 20 minutes observations after trigger tieme are: Id Pro.type Time UT Exp.time Limit Filt. Tube s 269575 Alert 02:20:05 10 16.1 P| EAST 269574 Alert 02:20:05 10 16.4 P- WEST 269582 SumAlert 02:20:05 60 17.7 P| EAST 269585 SumAlert 02:20:05 60 17.9 P- WEST 269639 SumAlert 02:20:05 700 19.6 P| EAST 269626 SumAlert 02:20:05 700 19.9 P- WEST 269577 Alert 02:20:47 20 17.3 P| EAST 269576 Alert 02:20:47 20 17.3 P- WEST 269579 Alert 02:21:21 30 17.5 P| EAST 269578 Alert 02:21:21 30 17.8 P- WEST 269581 Alert 02:22:05 30 17.5 P| EAST 269580 Alert 02:22:05 30 17.6 P- WEST 269588 SumAlert 02:22:05 120 18.6 P| EAST 269591 SumAlert 02:22:05 120 18.6 P- WEST 269584 Alert 02:22:49 40 17.8 P| EAST 269583 Alert 02:22:49 40 17.9 P- WEST 269587 Alert 02:23:41 50 17.9 P| EAST 269586 Alert 02:23:41 50 17.9 P- WEST 269590 Alert 02:24:46 70 18.2 P| EAST 269589 Alert 02:24:46 70 18.2 P- WEST 269597 SumAlert 02:24:46 250 19.1 P| EAST 269596 SumAlert 02:24:46 250 19.4 P- WEST 269592 Alert 02:26:11 80 18.2 P| EAST 269593 Alert 02:26:11 80 18.5 P- WEST 269595 Alert 02:27:45 100 18.5 P| EAST 269594 Alert 02:27:45 100 18.6 P- WEST 269599 Alert 02:29:38 120 18.5 P| EAST 269598 Alert 02:29:38 120 18.6 P- WEST 269601 Alert 02:31:51 150 18.6 P| EAST 269600 Alert 02:31:51 150 18.9 P- WEST 269603 Alert 02:34:34 180 18.5 P| EAST 269602 Alert 02:34:34 180 18.6 P- WEST 269665 SumAlert 02:34:34 1800 19.6 P| EAST 269675 SumAlert 02:34:34 1800 19.5 P- WEST 269604 Alert 02:38:06 180 18.5 P| EAST 269605 Alert 02:38:06 180 18.6 P- WEST 269610 SumAlert 02:38:06 540 19.2 P| EAST 269613 SumAlert 02:38:06 540 19.2 P- WEST 269606 Alert 02:41:33 180 18.5 P| EAST 269607 Alert 02:41:33 180 18.6 P- WEST The message may be cited. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19705 SUBJECT: GRB 160714A: Swift-BAT refined analysis, DATE: 16/07/14 14:10:23 GMT FROM: Takanori Sakamoto at AGU D. M. Palmer (LANL), S. D. Barthelmy (GSFC), J. R. Cummings (GSFC/UMBC), N. Gehrels (GSFC), H. A. Krimm (GSFC/USRA), A. Y. Lien (GSFC/UMBC), C. B. Markwardt (GSFC), D. M. Palmer (LANL), T. Sakamoto (AGU), M. H. Siegel (PSU), M. Stamatikos (OSU), T. N. Ukwatta (LANL) (i.e. the Swift-BAT team): Using the data set from T-239 to T+963 sec from the recent telemetry downlink, we report further analysis of BAT GRB 160714A (trigger #704310) (Siegel, et al., GCN Circ. 19697). The BAT ground-calculated position is RA, Dec = 234.490, 63.809 deg which is RA(J2000) = 15h 37m 57.7s Dec(J2000) = +63d 48' 32.1" with an uncertainty of 2.7 arcmin, (radius, sys+stat, 90% containment). The partial coding was 35%. The mask-weighted light curve shows a double-peak structure starting at T0, peaking at T+0.05 sec and T+0.2 sec and ending at T+0.3 sec. T90 (15-350 keV) is 0.35 +- 0.11 sec (estimated error including systematics). The time-averaged spectrum from T+0.02 to T+0.40 sec is best fit by a simple power-law model. The power law index of the time-averaged spectrum is 1.38 +- 0.37. The fluence in the 15-150 keV band is 6.9 +- 1.6 x 10^-8 erg/cm2. The 1-sec peak photon flux measured from T-0.29 sec in the 15-150 keV band is 1.1 +- 0.3 ph/cm2/sec. All the quoted errors are at the 90% confidence level. The results of the batgrbproduct analysis are available at http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_s/704310/BA/ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19709 SUBJECT: GRB 160714A: Fermi GBM observation DATE: 16/07/14 17:04:04 GMT FROM: Hoi-Fung Yu at MPE Hoi-Fung Yu (MPE) and Charles A. Meegan (USRA) report on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team: "At 02:19:15.62 UT on 14 July 2016, the Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor triggered and located GRB 160714A (trigger 490155559/160714097), which was also detected by the Swift/BAT (Siegel et al. 2016, GCN 19697) The GBM on-ground location is consistent with the Swift position. The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight at the GBM trigger time is 51 degrees. The GBM light curve shows a short pulse with sub-structures with a duration (T90) of about 0.32 s (50-300 keV). The time-averaged spectrum from T0-0.064 s to T0+0.192 s is best fit by a power law function with an exponential high-energy cutoff. The power law index is -0.5 +/- 0.4 and the cutoff energy, parameterized as Epeak, is 200 +/- 55 keV. The event fluence (10-1000 keV) in this time interval is (1.6 +/- 0.3)E-07 erg/cm^2. The 64-ms peak photon flux measured starting from T0+0.128 s in the 10-1000 keV band is 6 +/- 1 ph/s/cm^2. The spectral analysis results presented above are preliminary; final results will be published in the GBM GRB Catalog." //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19711 SUBJECT: GRB 160714A: Swift-XRT observations DATE: 16/07/14 20:31:37 GMT FROM: Boris Sbarufatti at INAF-OAB/IASFPA J.P. Osborne (U. Leicester), K.L. Page (U. Leicester), A. D'Ai (INAF-IASFPA), A. Maselli (INAF-IASFPA), A. Melandri (INAF-OAB), J.A. Kennea (PSU), B. Sbarufatti (INAF-OAB/PSU), D.N. Burrows (PSU), B. Mingo (U. Leicester) and D. M. Palmer (LANL) report on behalf of the Swift-XRT team: We have analysed 6.2 ks of Photon Counting (PC) mode XRT data for the Swift/BAT-detected burst GRB 160714A (Palmer et al. GCN Circ. 19705), collected between T0+1.7 ks and T0+43.3 ks. Three uncatalogued X-ray sources have been detected within 296 arcsec of the Swift/BAT position, however none of them is above the RASS limit or shows definitive signs of fading. Therefore, at the present time we cannot identify which, if any, is the afterglow. Details of these sources are given below: Source 1: RA (J2000.0): 234.3249 = 15:37:17.98 Dec (J2000.0): +63.8684 = +63:52:06.3 Error: 4.3 arcsec (radius, 90% conf.) Count-rate: (5.8 +/- 1.2)e-3 ct s^-1 Distance: 254 arcsec from Swift/BAT position. Flux: (1.78 +/- 0.37)e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1 (observed, 0.3-10 keV) Source 4: RA (J2000.0): 234.5768 = 15:38:18.43 Dec (J2000.0): +63.7722 = +63:46:19.8 Error: 4.8 arcsec (radius, 90% conf.) Count-rate: (3.07 +/- 0.95)e-3 ct s^-1 Distance: 280 arcsec from Swift/BAT position. Flux: (8.3 +/- 2.6)e-14 erg cm^-2 s^-1 (observed, 0.3-10 keV) Source 9: RA (J2000.0): 234.4312 = 15:37:43.50 Dec (J2000.0): +63.8530 = +63:51:10.9 Error: 7.1 arcsec (radius, 90% conf.) Count-rate: (1.70 +/- 0.76)e-3 ct s^-1 Distance: 92 arcsec from Swift/BAT position. Flux: (7.0 +/- 3.2)e-14 erg cm^-2 s^-1 (observed, 0.3-10 keV) Eight uncatalogued sources were also detected too far from the GRB position to be likely afterglow candidates. The results of the XRT-team automatic analysis of the XRT observations, including a position-specific upper limit calculator, are available at http://www.swift.ac.uk/ToO_GRBs/00704310. This circular is an official product of the Swift-XRT team. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19712 SUBJECT: GRB 160714A: TAROT Calern observatory optical observations DATE: 16/07/14 21:00:38 GMT FROM: Alain Klotz at IRAP-CNRS-OMP Klotz A., Turpin D., Atteia J.L. (CNRS-OMP-IRAP), Boer, M., Laugier, R. (CNRS-ARTEMIS), Gendre B. (UVI - Etelman Obs.) report: We imaged the field of GRB 160714A detected by SWIFT (trigger 704310) with the TAROT robotic telescope (D=25cm) located at the Calern observatory, France. The observations started 40s after the GRB trigger (20s after the notice). The elevation of the field decreased from 34 degrees above horizon and weather conditions were good. The first image is trailed with a duration of 60.0s (see the description in Klotz et al., 2006, A&A 451, L39). We do not detect any OT with a limiting magnitude of: t0+40.0s to t0+100.0s : Rlim = 16.3 The second image is 30.0s exposure in tracking mode: t0+115.7s to t0+145.7s : Rlim = 17.5 We co-added a series of exposures: t0+115.7s to t0+412.9s : Rlim = 18.9 Magnitudes were estimated with the nearby USNO-B1 stars and are not corrected for galactic dust extinction. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19720 SUBJECT: GRB 160714A: Swift/UVOT Upper Limits DATE: 16/07/16 21:27:44 GMT FROM: Mike Siegel at PSU/Swift MOC M. H. Siegel (PSU)reports on behalf of the Swift/UVOT team: The Swift/UVOT began settled observations of the field of GRB 160714A 1682 s after the BAT trigger (Siegel et al., GCN Circ. 19697). No optical afterglow consistent with the BAT position is detected in the UVOT exposures. Preliminary 3-sigma upper limits using the UVOT photometric system (Breeveld et al. 2011, AIP Conf. Proc. 1358, 373) for the first finding chart (FC) exposure and subsequent exposures are: Filter T_start(s) T_stop(s) Exp(s) Mag white (fc) 1682 1831 147 >20.14 white 1914 8131 292 >21.04 v 1964 8542 293 >19.67 b 1889 7926 293 >20.12 u 1865 7720 490 >20.07 uvw1 1840 2908 293 >20.06 uvw2 1939 8336 235 >20.08 The magnitudes in the table are not corrected for the Galactic extinction due to the reddening of E(B-V) = 0.02 in the direction of the burst (Schlegel et al. 1998). //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR NUMBER: 19811 SUBJECT: GRB 160714A: 15 GHz upper limits from AMI DATE: 16/08/17 13:55:38 GMT FROM: Kunal Mooley at Oxford U K. P. Mooley, T. D. Staley, R. P. Fender (Oxford), G. E. Anderson (Curtin), T. Cantwell (Manchester), C. Rumsey, D. Titterington, S. Carey, J. Hickish, Y. C. Perrott, N. Razavi-Ghods, P. Scott (Cambridge), K. Grainge, A. Scaife (Manchester) The AMI Large Array robotically triggered on the Swift alert for GRB 160714A (Siegel et al., GCN 19697) as part of the 4pisky program, and subsequent follow up observations were obtained up to 10 days post-burst. Our observations at 15 GHz on 2016 Jul 14.65, Jul 17.85, and Jul 21.85 (UT) do not reveal any variable radio source within the BAT error circle (Palmer et al., GCN 19705), with 3sigma upper limits of 150 uJy, 213 uJy, and 132 uJy respectively. We thank the AMI staff for scheduling these observations. The AMI-GRB database is a log of all GRB follow up observations with the AMI, and is available at http://4pisky.org/ami-grb/.