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Catalogue XRT results for GRB 141017A
Data were analysed using HEASOFT version 6.32
Summary Information
| RA: | 06h 14m 31.18s | LC breaks: | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec: | -58° 34′ 56.5′′ | LC type: | Canonical. |
| Err: | 1.4′′ | NH,intr.: | 1.80×1021 cm-2 |
| Gal long: | 267.434 | Redshift | Unknown |
| Gal lat: | -27.616 | Γ | 2.0 |
Jump to: Light curve | Spectra | Compare to other bursts.
If you use any of these data, please cite Evans et al. (2009), which describes how these products were created (see the usage policy for more information).
Light curve
This light curve comes from the light curve repository (if you use it, please cite Evans et al [2007, 2009]. Flares, marked by cross-hatched regions, are identified automatically, but may have been manually corrected. These are excluded from the fit. Any power-law breaks added to the fit must be required at the 4-σ level (according to an f-test) to be included in the best-fit. Details of all fits attempted are given below the plot. For more information see the light curve fitting documentation.
Fit Details
| Nbreaks | χ2 | dof | Comments | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1638 | 129 |  | |
| 1 | 442 | 127 | Break required. (7.77e-35 % probability of chance improvement) |  |
| 2 | 211 | 125 | Break required. (1.05e-18 % probability of chance improvement) |  |
| 3 | 191 | 123 | Break significance <4-σ (0.22 % probability of chance improvement) |  |
| 4 | 165 | 121 | Break required. (3.91e-04 % probability of chance improvement). This is the best fit. |  |
| 5 | 147 | 119 | Break significance <4-σ (0.11 % probability of chance improvement) |  |
There are no flares ignored from this fit.
The best-fitting light curve has 4 breaks.
Click on the number of breaks in the table to the right to change which fit is plotted above and detailed below.
Currently showing the best fit.
| α1 | 5.82 (+0.33, -0.27) |
|---|---|
| Tb,1 | 138 (+12, -15) s |
| α2 | 2.7 (+1.0, -0.7) |
| Tb,2 | 278 (+42, -44) s |
| α3 | -0.2 (+0.3, -0.3) |
| Tb,3 | 839 (+203, -91) s |
| α4 | 0.76 (+0.05, -0.06) |
| Tb,4 | 1.4 (+0.7, -0.5) × 104 s |
| α5 | 1.30 (+0.11, -0.10) |
Spectra
Spectra have been created for each power-law segment in the best fitting light curve (shown above). Times of flaring have not been removed, however this makes little difference to most spectra (see Fig 7/8c of Evans et al. 2009). For more information see the time-resolved spectroscopy documentation.
Jump to: phase1|phase2|phase3|phase4|phase5
phase1 spectrum (T0 + 90 to 138 s)
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WT mode. Mean photon arrival: T0+106 s
| NH (Galactic) | 3.77 × 1020 cm-2 |
|---|---|
| NH (intrinsic) | 2.2 (+0.5, -0.4) × 1021 cm-2 |
| z of absorber | 0 |
| Photon index | 2.56 (+0.17, -0.16) |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Observed) | 7.6 (+0.6, -0.5) × 10-10 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Unabsorbed) | 1.48 (+0.11, -0.15) × 10-9 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Counts to flux (obs) | 2.68 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| Counts to flux (unabs) | 5.27 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| W-stat (dof) What's this? | 293.07 (335) |
| Spectrum exposure | 48 s |
phase2 spectrum (T0 + 138 to 277 s)
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- both modes ps file
- both modes gif file
- wt mode ps file
- wt mode gif file
- pc mode ps file
- pc mode gif file
WT mode. Mean photon arrival: T0+162 s
| NH (Galactic) | 3.77 × 1020 cm-2 |
|---|---|
| NH (intrinsic) | 6 (+9, -6) × 1020 cm-2 |
| z of absorber | 0 |
| Photon index | 2.3 (+0.4, -0.3) |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Observed) | 1.42 (+0.27, -0.23) × 10-10 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Unabsorbed) | 1.9 (+0.3, -0.3) × 10-10 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Counts to flux (obs) | 2.70 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| Counts to flux (unabs) | 3.69 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| W-stat (dof) What's this? | 109.95 (158) |
| Spectrum exposure | 54 s |
PC mode. Mean photon arrival: T0+230 s
| NH (Galactic) | 3.77 × 1020 cm-2 |
|---|---|
| NH (intrinsic) | 4.4 (+15.9, -4.4) × 1020 cm-2 |
| z of absorber | 0 |
| Photon index | 1.6 (+0.5, -0.4) |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Observed) | 6.4 (+2.3, -1.7) × 10-11 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Unabsorbed) | 7.1 (+1.9, -1.6) × 10-11 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Counts to flux (obs) | 4.17 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| Counts to flux (unabs) | 4.60 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| W-stat (dof) What's this? | 55.24 (55) |
| Spectrum exposure | 85 s |
phase3 spectrum (T0 + 279 to 839 s)
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PC mode. Mean photon arrival: T0+573 s
| NH (Galactic) | 3.77 × 1020 cm-2 |
|---|---|
| NH (intrinsic) | 1.5 (+0.7, -0.6) × 1021 cm-2 |
| z of absorber | 0 |
| Photon index | 2.04 (+0.23, -0.21) |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Observed) | 4.7 (+0.6, -0.5) × 10-11 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Unabsorbed) | 6.5 (+0.7, -0.6) × 10-11 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Counts to flux (obs) | 3.40 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| Counts to flux (unabs) | 4.70 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| W-stat (dof) What's this? | 187.73 (217) |
| Spectrum exposure | 561 s |
phase4 spectrum (T0 + 841 to 13057 s)
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PC mode. Mean photon arrival: T0+5789 s
| NH (Galactic) | 3.77 × 1020 cm-2 |
|---|---|
| NH (intrinsic) | 1.8 (+0.5, -0.4) × 1021 cm-2 |
| z of absorber | 0 |
| Photon index | 1.97 (+0.13, -0.13) |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Observed) | 1.426 (+0.107, -0.098) × 10-11 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Unabsorbed) | 1.96 (+0.12, -0.11) × 10-11 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Counts to flux (obs) | 3.59 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| Counts to flux (unabs) | 4.94 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| W-stat (dof) What's this? | 349.19 (382) |
| Spectrum exposure | 5.2 ks |
phase5 spectrum (T0 + 17041 to 442756 s)
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PC mode. Mean photon arrival: T0+66389 s
| NH (Galactic) | 3.77 × 1020 cm-2 |
|---|---|
| NH (intrinsic) | 2.1 (+0.9, -0.8) × 1021 cm-2 |
| z of absorber | 0 |
| Photon index | 2.13 (+0.26, -0.24) |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Observed) | 6.8 (+1.0, -0.8) × 10-13 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Flux (0.3-10 keV) (Unabsorbed) | 1.029 (+0.125, -0.088) × 10-12 erg cm-2 s-1 |
| Counts to flux (obs) | 3.38 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| Counts to flux (unabs) | 5.12 × 10-11 erg cm-2 ct-1 |
| W-stat (dof) What's this? | 182.86 (216) |
| Spectrum exposure | 23.9 ks |
Comparison with other bursts
Parameter distributions
The plots below show the probability density functions of the temporal and time-averaged spectral parameters for all GRBs, with the data for GRB 141017A shown on in colour. Click the images for larger versions.
For all plots, the solid vertical lines mark the values for this GRB, and the dashed lines the 1-σ uncertainties. For α and Tb, the colour changes for each phase. For the spectral parameters, the WT fits are shown in blue and the PC in red. These figures correspond to Figs. 5,6, 7a and 8a of Evans et al. (2009). See the PDF documentation for more information.
| Temporal indices | Break Times | NH | Spectral indices |
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Closure Relationships
The plots below show (α, β) scatter plots for each phase of all Canonical light curves. GRB 141017A is shown in colour; where multiple points appear in a given phase (e.g. WT and PC mode spectra for that phase), the different colours refer to different spectra. α and β are the temporal and spectral energy power-law indices respectively. The shaded regions mark those allowed by the standard closure relationships. These figures correspond to Fig. 10 of Evans et al. (2009). See the closure relationship documentation for more information.
| Canonical Steep phase | Canonical Plateau | Canonical 'Normal' | Canonical Post jet-break |
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