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GCN Circular 23929

Subject
GRB 190226A: Insight-HXMT/HE detection
Date
2019-02-27T14:29:19Z (6 years ago)
From
Shuo Xiao at IHEP <xiaoshuo@ihep.ac.cn>
S. Xiao, C. K. Li, X. B. Li, G. Li, J. Y. Liao, S. L. Xiong, 
C. Z. Liu, X. F. Li, Z. W. Li, Z. Chang, X. F. Lu, 
A. M. Zhang, Y. F. Zhang, C. L. Zou (IHEP), Y. J. Jin, 
Z. Zhang (THU), T. P. Li (IHEP/THU), F. J. Lu, L. M. Song, 
M. Wu, Y. P. Xu, S. N. Zhang (IHEP), 
report on behalf of the Insight-HXMT team: 

At 2019-02-26T12:21:45.500 (T0), the Insight-HXMT/HE detected 
GRB 190226A (trigger ID: HEB190226515) in a routine search of the data, 
which was also triggered by Fermi/GBM.

The Insight-HXMT/HE light curve mainly consists of single 
pulse with a duration (T90) of 0.12 s measured from T0+0.13 s. 
The 1-s peak rate, measured from T0+0.14 s, is 3602.6 cnts/s. 
The total counts from this burst is 357.0 counts. 
URL_LC: http://www.hxmt.org/images/GRB/HEB190226515_lc.jpg 

All measurements above are made with the CsI detectors operating in the 
regular mode with the energy range of about 80-800 keV (record energy). 
Only gamma-rays with energy greater than about 200 keV can penetrate 
the spacecraft and leave signals in the CsI detectors installed inside 
of the telescope. 

Insight-HXMT is the first Chinese space X-ray telescope, which was 
funded jointly by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) and 
the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). 
More information could be found at: http://www.hxmt.org.
GRB 190117A:Insight-HXMT/HE detection
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