GCN KONUS Light Curves

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  1. Recent GCN/Konus Lightcurves
  2. Past GCN/Konus Lightcurves

This is the archive of all the GCN/KONUS Notices and Light Curves in their original form as they were sent out to the GCN sites. The light curves are available in Postscript, GIF, JPEG, and numerical text formats (The first column of text format is used to generate the postscript, gif and jpeg files, where line1 = GRB date, line2 = hh:mm:sec.sss, lines 3-n = x,y values. The second column of text is a newly added format where line1 = KONUS1or2 detector number, date ,time, and a comment, line2 = keV range, line3 = average background value, line4 = comment, lines 5-n = x,y values). ). Older KONUS Light Curves have been added from the launch date until the GCN/KONUS Notices began, and any Light Curves that were not generated by the GCN/KONUS Notices are now being added through an automated process.

The light curves are the count rate in the KONUS_1 or KONUS_2 detectors in the 50-200 keV bandpass. The KONUS_1 detector views the southern ecliptic hemisphere, and KONUS_2 views the northern ecliptic hemisphere. The time sampling is 64 msec bins. The telemetry data from KONUS is available in 1-25 hours after the trigger time. Automated software within the GCN system captures these daily dumps, scans for triggers, extracts the rate information, and produces the light curves.

There is no immediate identification of the trigger type for the most recent events. Most light curves are for actual GRBs, but like BATSE there are other non-astrophysical mechanisms which can cause count-rate increases in the detector and initiate a trigger. Within two weeks, the Detector number, Event type, and Trigger number are supplied by Sergei Golenetskii (Ioffe Institute) and are added to the table.

Please note that because of spacecraft telemetry downlink operations, about 1 in 10 triggers are downloaded twice. Hense, since the automated scripts are not smart enough to recognize this duplication, there will be a few duplicated entries in the table below. On rare occasions a human will remove these duplicate entries.

NOTE: All files on this site have been checked due to a report of a high count rate at 33.280 seconds in some files. Many files have been corrected. You should check any files downloaded before February 28, 2002. The Light Curves that were generated by the GCN/KONUS Notices were NOT affected.

For more information on the GCN/KONUS (not yet done). For more information on Wind-KONUS (HEASARC) or KONUS (GSFC)


TRIGGER TYPE SUMMARY:
The annual occurance rates for the KONUS triggers broken down by type is:
                                                     
YEAR     GRB   SGR   FLARE    PART   UNKNOWN                                                     
2005      49     7     12       0      0         <== Only months Jan-May                                                     
2004     136    68     75       5      0                                                     
2003     127     7     89       7      1                                                     
2002     107    20     90      14      8                                                     
2001     104     4    119      10      0                                                     
2000     151     1    122      31      4                                                     
1999     128     5     95      43      4                                                     
1998     127    58     70      12      0                                                     
1997     111     3     14      18      6          Plus 6 GndCmd triggers                                                     
1996     125     7      2      76      1          Plus 9 GndCmd triggers                                                     
1995     126     0     15      15      0          Plus 15 GndCmd triggers                                                     

Recent GCN/KONUS Light Curves:

(Listed by date and time)

DateTimeDetEventTrig# Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text2
20091120 04:34:36.183 UT Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091117 22:15:26.009 UT Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091117 17:44:29.513 UT Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091114 03:07:46.652 UT Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091114 03:07:46.652 UT Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091109 21:31:14.786 UT Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091109 21:31:14.786 UT Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091101 03:26:35.733 UT 1 GRB 3246 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091031 12:00:32.687 UT 1 GRB 3245 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091030 19:52:32.863 UT 2 GRB 3244 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091020 23:26:31.424 UT 1 GRB 3243 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091020 21:36:44.860 UT 2 GRB 3242 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091012 18:47:04.642 UT 2 GRB 3241 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091010 02:43:08.232 UT 2 GRB 3240 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091003 23:33:16.418 UT 2 GRB 3239 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20091003 04:35:43.801 UT 2 GRB 3238 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090929 10:09:25.377 UT 1 GRB 3237 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090929 04:33:07.790 UT 1 GRB 3236 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090928 15:29:44.831 UT 1 GRB 3235 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090926 04:20:28.683 UT 1 GRB 3234 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090925 09:20:41.962 UT 2 GRB 3233 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090922 12:56:44.926 UT 2 GRB 3232 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090915 10:32:19.155 UT 2 GRB 3231 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090912 11:32:51.287 UT 1 GRB 3230 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090910 19:29:51.355 UT 2 GRB 3229 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090908 14:31:30.350 UT 2 GRB 3228 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090907 19:23:47.177 UT 1 GRB 3227 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090901 13:36:24.542 UT 2 GRB 3226 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090831 07:36:33.820 UT 2 GRB 3225 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090829 16:08:18.613 UT Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090828 02:23:31.410 UT 1 GRB 3224 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090827 19:06:27.702 UT 1 GRB 3223 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090823 16:11:10.606 UT 2 GRB 3222 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090817 00:51:25.198 UT 2 GRB 3220 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090814 22:48:37.356 UT 2 GRB 3219 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090814 08:49:41.736 UT 2 GRB 3218 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090813 04:10:41.925 UT 2 GRB 3217 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090812 06:02:38.942 UT 1 GRB 3216 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090809 23:28:11.640 UT 1 GRB 3215 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090804 22:33:16.940 UT 1 GRB 3214 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090802 05:38:59.271 UT 1 GRB 3213 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090727 23:32:29.412 UT 1 GRB 3212 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090724 00:34:06.583 UT 1 GRB 3211 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090721 05:59:20.262 UT 1 GRB 3210 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090720 17:02:59.486 UT 1 GRB 3209 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090720 06:38:11.382 UT 2 GRB 3208 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090719 01:31:29.199 UT 1 GRB 3207 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090718 18:18:02.144 UT 1 GRB 3206 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090717 00:49:36.265 UT 1 GRB 3205 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090715 21:03:19.008 UT 2 GRB 3204 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090715 17:25:36.657 UT 1 GRB 3203 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090712 01:41:57.136 UT 1 GRB 3202 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090709 07:38:34.965 UT 2 GRB 3201 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090704 13:42:09.015 UT 2 GRB 3200 Postscript GIF JPEG Text
20090626 04:32:10.962 UT 1 GRB 3199 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090623 02:34:21.761 UT 1 GRB 3198 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090621 22:07:24.253 UT 2 GRB 3197 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090620 09:36:23.938 UT 2 GRB 3196 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090618 08:28:24.974 UT 2 GRB 3195 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090617 04:59:53.153 UT 1 GRB 3194 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090612 14:50:45.824 UT 1 GRB 3193 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090603 09:24:24.683 UT 1 GRB 3192 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090530 18:14:21.421 UT 1 GRB 3191 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090529 18:41:51.737 UT 1 GRB 3190 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090529 13:31:58.874 UT 2 GRB 3189 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090528 12:22:39.107 UT 2 GRB 3188 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090525 05:04:34.160 UT 1 GRB 3187 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090524 08:18:03.776 UT 1 GRB 3186 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090523 09:27:56.984 UT 1 GRB 3185 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090520 20:23:17.695 UT 1 GRB 3184 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090518 19:25:07.003 UT 2 GRB 3183 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090516 20:28:37.765 UT 1 GRB 3182 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090514 17:26:09.917 UT 1 GRB 3181 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090510 00:23:01.547 UT 1 GRB 3180 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090429 18:03:55.678 UT 1 GRB 3179 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090428 09:31:06.727 UT 2 GRB 3178 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090427 23:26:32.051 UT 2 GRB 3177 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090426 16:33:30.279 UT 1 GRB 3176 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090425 09:04:26.312 UT 2 GRB 3175 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090418 08:59:26.325 UT 2 GRB 3172 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090411 23:47:39.574 UT 1 GRB 3171 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090411 20:06:39.978 UT 1 GRB 3170 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090409 06:18:23.352 UT 1 GRB 3168 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090408 21:39:12.787 UT 2 GRB 3167 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090408 19:46:38.539 UT 2 GRB 3166 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090406 17:22:11.417 UT 1 GRB 3165 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090401 15:59:40.038 UT 1 AXP 3164 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090401 08:35:22.964 UT 1 GRB 3163 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090401 00:02:50.845 UT 2 GRB 3162 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090330 14:13:09.358 UT 1 AXP 3161 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090329 21:23:20.001 UT 1 GRB 3160 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090328 17:07:06.985 UT 2 GRB 3159 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090328 09:36:49.486 UT 1 GRB 3158 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090323 00:02:54.632 UT 2 GRB 3157 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090322 22:39:18.056 UT 1 GRB 3156 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090315 04:13:00.047 UT 1 GRB 3155 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090312 19:00:39.330 UT 2 GRB 3154 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090310 04:22:46.052 UT 1 GRB 3153 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090308 17:36:22.287 UT 1 GRB 3152 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090306 23:07:23.368 UT 2 GRB 3151 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090305 17:19:36.646 UT 1 GRB 3150 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090305 01:14:38.290 UT 2 GRB 3149 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090301 06:55:49.694 UT 2 GRB 3148 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090228 11:56:58.414 UT 1 GRB 3147 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090228 04:53:22.239 UT 1 GRB 3146 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090227 18:30:59.079 UT 2 GRB 3145 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090227 13:43:34.348 UT 1 AXP 3144 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090227 07:25:56.067 UT 1 GRB 3143 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090225 11:25:24.960 UT 1 AXP 3142 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090223 17:34:27.715 UT 2 GRB 3141 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090223 03:04:39.665 UT 1 AXP 3140 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090222 21:44:48.773 UT 1 AXP 3139 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090222 00:28:14.689 UT 1 AXP 3138 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090221 15:27:33.101 UT 1 AXP 3137 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090219 09:02:09.556 UT 1 GRB 3136 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090217 04:56:44.799 UT 2 GRB 3135 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090214 19:31:43.255 UT 1 AXP 3134 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090212 11:59:04.456 UT 1 AXP 3133 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090211 10:43:54.152 UT 1 GRB 3132 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090209 00:25:09.532 UT 2 GRB 3131 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090207 10:47:29.641 UT 1 GRB 3130 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090204 20:27:17.930 UT 1 AXP 3129 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090203 19:33:02.351 UT 1 AXP 3128 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090203 02:25:22.534 UT 1 AXP 3127 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090201 17:47:00.275 UT 1 GRB 3126 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090131 02:09:22.774 UT 2 GRB 3125 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090129 14:06:34.800 UT 1 AXP 3124 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090129 09:17:07.224 UT 1 AXP 3123 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090126 04:48:01.917 UT 1 AXP 3122 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090125 08:43:37.781 UT 1 AXP 3120 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090123 16:54:33.488 UT 1 AXP 3119 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090123 02:42:05.150 UT 1 AXP 3118 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090123 01:19:37.838 UT 1 AXP 3117 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090122 21:07:56.190 UT 1 AXP 3115 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090122 17:02:52.833 UT 1 AXP 3114 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090122 00:59:14.882 UT 1 AXP 3111 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090112 17:30:15.758 UT 2 GRB 3110 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090108 00:29:00.629 UT 2 GRB 3109 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090106 12:29:23.335 UT 1 GRB 3108 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090102 02:55:36.283 UT 2 GRB 3107 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text
20090101 18:13:14.501 UT 1 GRB 3106 Postscript GIF JPEG Text Text


Past GCN/Konus Lightcurves:
Triggers 2008
Triggers 2007
Triggers 2006
Triggers 2005
Triggers 2004
Triggers 2003
Triggers 2002
Triggers 2001
Triggers 2000
Triggers 1999
Triggers 1998
Triggers 1997
Triggers 1996
Triggers 1995
Triggers 1994


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This file was last modified by a human on 03-Nov-09.