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Reports on
ROTSE-III GRB Responses


GRB NameSatelliteTrigger NumberTelescopeTrigger DelayResponse TimeComment
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100816ASwift4317643c1334.3 s6.8 sFind anything?
090518AUnknownmaxsize=73b17.2 s7.2 sFind anything?
070808Swift2872603a29.0 s7.6 sNothing seen to 16.2/17.7 (single/coadd), limits in GCN 6719
070621Swift2828083c23.3 s6.1 sNothing seen to 18.8
070611Swift2820033c44.7 s7.6 sFound rising counterpart, peaked at 18.4 (GCN 6497), early limits in GCN 6495
070509Swift2789033c475.1 s7.4 sNothing found to 17.2 (GCN 6393)
070429BSwift2775823c26.5 s7.9 sNothing found to 18.5 (GCN 6358)
070429ASwift2775713c96.6 s6.7 sNothing found to 18.0 (GCN 6355)
070419ASwift2762053b81.2 s6.3 sNothing found to 17.8 (GCN 6303)
070411Swift2750873c20.1 s0.2 sOT rose and peaked at 17.7 (GCN 6269)
070219Swift2611323b2076.5 s6.6 sNothing found to 17.8 (GCN 6106)
070208Swift2597143b40.5 s5.8 sEarly limit of 17.5 see GCN 6076 (later OT detection by others)
061222ASwift2525883b47.1 s7.3 sNothing found to 18.5 (GCN 5955)
061217Swift2516343d18.1 s6.3 sNothing found to 17.3 (GCN 5927)
061214Swift2509083a18.7 s7.0 sNothinf found to 17.5 (GCN 5919)
061110ASwift2381083a43.6 s8.8 sEarly limit of 16.2 see GCN 5796 (later OT detection by others)
061121Swift2398993a20.6 s7.6 sfound fading counterpart at the same time as UVOT reported the position. (GCN 5824)
061025INTEGRAL35253c44.7 s4.6 sOT confirmed at 15.6 mag (GCN 5752 and GCN 5759)
061007Swift2326833a26.4 s9.2 sOT deteted with a dramatic rise in magnitude at early time (GCN 5706)
060930INTEGRAL35033a44.1 s6.3 sNothing found to 17.1 (GCN 5666)
060927Swift2313623a16.5 s4.8 sFading OT detected (GCN 5629)
060926Swift2312313d19.6 s5.4 sEarly limit of 15.5 (later OT detection by UVOT)
060923CSwift2307113a103.6 s5.2 sNothing found to 18.5 mag.
060904BSwift2280063c18.5 s5.3 s17.3 magnitude brightening source (GCN 5504)
060729ASwift2217553a64.3 s8.5 s15.5 magnitude counterpart (GCN 5366)
060614Swift2148053a26.8 s9.3 sEarly limit of 16.8 (later OT detection by UVOT)
060605Swift2136303a48.7 s5.4 s16.3 magnitude counterpart (GCN 5220)
060604ASwift2134863a59.0 s5.0 sNothing found to 17.9 (GCN 5213)
060526Swift2119573c2801.1 s4.1 s17.5th mag counterpart (GCN 5166)
060515Swift2100843b57.8 s6.8 sNothing found to 15.6 (GCN 5133)
060501Swift2080503b426 s92 sNothing found to 17.4 (GCN 5041)
060312Swift2013913b20.3 s6.0 sNothing found to 18.3 (GCN 4860)
060218Swift1911573b96.9 s5.9 sA detection at 18th mag (GCN 4782)
060211Swift1811263a147.2 s6.2 sNothing found to 16.1 (GCN 4737)
060204CSwift1802743d81.8 s6.8 sNothing found to 18.2 (GCN 4664)
060116Swift1775333b78.8 s9.0 sNothing found to 18.0 (GCN 4523)
060111BSwift1769183d28.6 s9.0 sFast fading counterpart found (GCN 4488)
060111ASwift1768183d17.1 s5.0 sPrompt limits during twilight; nothing found to 13.4 (GCN 4480)
060110Swift1767023b27.1 s9.0 snear bright moon; Confirmation of afterglow (GCN 4472)
051221BSwift1739043d217.1 s10.0 sNothing found to 16.6 (GCN 4387)
051117BSwift1642793a76.6 s8.0 sNothing found to 15.8 (GCN 4283)
051111ASwift1634383b26.9 s6.4 s13th mag prompt counterpart found (GCN 4257 and GCN 4251). Cited in Yost, S. A., et. al. APJ 657:925-941
051109BSwift1631703b49.8 s9.1 sNothing found to 18.0 (GCN 4236)
051109ASwift1631363b32.1 s4.7 s15th mag transient (GCN 4211 and GCN 4214). Cited in Yost, S. A., et. al. APJ 657:925-941
051022AHETE-II39503a61.3 s6.3 sNothing found to 17.9 (GCN 4132)
051021HETE-II39473a31.8 s6.6 sOptical counterpart peaked at 16.9 (GCN 4121)
051001Swift1578703a85.6 s7.9 sNothing found to 18.1 (GCN 4050)
050922CSwift1564673d172.4 s6.8 sSee GCN 4011 and GCN 4012
050922BSwift1564343a186.3 s5.6 sNothing found to 17.3 (GCN 4010)
050915Swift1552423b28.2 s7.5 sNothing found to 18.0 (GCN 3978)
050824Swift1519053c585.8 s7.1 sNothing found to 18.2 (GCN 3867)
050822Swift1514863c31.7 s5.8 sNothing found to 17.5 (GCN 3850)
050815Swift1505323c35.5 s7.2 sLow galactic latitude...nothing found to 15.8 (GCN 3813)
050807HETE-II38893a11.1 m11 mNothing found to 18.5 (GCN 3779)
050801Swift1485223c21.9s7.9 s15th mag new object, reported in under 7 minutes! see GCN 3723, GCN 3726. Cited in Rykoff, E. S., et. al. APJ 638:L5-L8
050714AINTEGRAL25983d27.9 s9.1 sNothing found to 18.2 (GCN 3608)
050713ASwift1456753b22.4 s10.7 sNothing found to 17.7 (GCN 3580)
050525Swift1300883c/3d354.7 s8.7 s~14th mag (possible) counterpart (GCN 3465 see object #272 and GCN 3468
050509CHETE-II37513c25.7 s6.4 sNothing found to 17.7 (GCN 3406
050509BSwift1187493b13.8 s10.0 sNo counterpart detected. GCN Circ. GCN 3382
050502AINTEGRAL24843b23.3 s5.0 sFound the OT (obj #4, circled yellow in image), see GCN 3322. Cited in Yost, S. A., et. al. APJ 636:959-966
050421Swift1151353b67.2 s9.7 sNothing found to 18.4 (GCN 3304)
050412Swift1144853b45.1 s7.1 sNothing found to 17.5 (early) 20.3 (later). (GCN 3238)
050408HETE-II37113a18.5 s6.6 sNo counterpart found to 17.8 in second co-added frame.(GCN 3190)
050402Swift1132253b65.2 s9.9 sNothing Found to 17.1 -- maybe not a real burst.
050401Swift1131203a33 s6.2 sMarginal detection of prompt counterpart at 17th mag (GCN 3165). Cited in Rykoff, E. S., et. al. APJ 631:L121-L124
050319Swift1116223b27 s9.6 sFound 16th magnitude counterpart (GCN 3116 and GCN 3125). Cited in Quimby, R. M., et. al APJ 640:402-406
050315Swift1110633c4.45 h4.45 hNothing found to 18.5. Prompt trig. below horizon
050306Swift1075473c65.0 s6.7 sNothing found-- very crowded field (GCN 3107)
050223Swift1067093c61.6 s7.7 sNothing found to 18.0 (GCN 3056)
050215BSwift1061073b95.8 s8.0 sNothing found to 18.8 (GCN 3022)
050215ASwift1061063b65.7 s7.1 sNothing found to 17.5 (GCN 3021)
041228SwiftGCN 29183c7.8 hN/A sNothing found to 18.8 (GCN 2919)
041226SwiftGCN 29143b4.2 hN/A sNothing found to 17.7 (GCN 2915)
041224SwiftGCN 29083c3 h N/A sNothing found to 18.5 (GCN 2912)
041223SwiftGCN 28983c4.5 hN/A sNothing found to 18.4 (GCN 2899)
041219aINTEGRAL20733b2.0 h6 sNothing found to 17.2 (GCN 2868). Cited in Rykoff, E. S., et. al. APJ 631:L121-L124
041006HETE-235703a16 mN/A Detected afterglow at 17th mag (GCN 2776)
040916HETE-235583b2.4 h3.5 mNothing found to 19.2 (GCN 2714)
040903INTEGRAL19723c40 s8 sNothing found to 15.1 (GCN 2692)
040511HETE-232183a2.2 h3.5 sNothing found to 17.2 (GCN 2595)
040422INTEGRAL17563b22.1 s8.0 sNothing found to 17.5 (GCN 2576)
031220HETE-229763b1.77 h6 sNothing found to 19.2 (GCN 2495)
030913HETE-228493c44 s7 sNothing found to 19.2 (GCN 2395)
030723HETE-227773b47 s5 sDetected faint afterglow (GCN 2318,2338). Cited in Rykoff, E. S., et. al. APJ 601:1013-1018
030429HETE-226953a1.9 h7 sNothing found to 19.9 (GCN 2178)
030418HETE-226863a238 sDetected afterglow at 18.7 (GCN 2153). Cited in Rykoff, E. S., et. al. APJ 601:1013-1018
030329HETE-226523a 1.5 h - Detected transient afterglow initally at 12.88 (GCN 1995) then steeping of decay curve observered (GCN 2019). Cited in Smith, D. A., et al. APJ 596:L151-L154
030324HETE-226413b1.24 hDetected afterglow at 19.6 (GCN 1958)
030323HETE-226403b7.8 hDetected afterglow at 18.4 (GCN 1952)