GCN Circular 26317
Subject
LIGO/Virgo S191129u: Upper limits from Insight-HXMT/HE observations
Date
2019-11-30T13:45:12Z (5 years ago)
From
QiBin Yi at IHEP, HXMT <yiqb@ihep.ac.cn>
Q. B. Yi, S. Xiao, C. Cai, Q. Luo, 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, A. M. Zhang,
Y. F. Zhang, X. F. Lu, 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:
Insight-HXMT was taking data normally around the reported LIGO/Virgo
S191129u event (GCN #26303), trigger time 2019-11-29T13:40:29 UTC.
At T0, more than 59% of the LIGO localization region was covered by
Insight-HXMT without occultation by the Earth.
Within T0 +/- 100 s, no significant excess events (SNR > 3 sigma) are
found in a search of the Insight-HXMT/HE raw light curves.
Assuming the GW counterpart GRB with three typical GRB Band spectral
models, two typical duration timescales (1 s, 10 s) from the center
of the LIGO-Virgo location probability map (RA=315 deg, DEC=-60 deg),
the 5-sigma upper-limits fluence (0.2 - 5 MeV, incident energy) are
reported below:
Band model 1 (alpha=-1.9, beta=-3.7, Ep=70 keV):
1 s: 6.6e-08 erg cm^-2
10 s: 6.4e-07 erg cm^-2
Band model 2 (alpha=-1.0, beta=-2.3, Ep=230 keV):
1 s: 9.4e-08 erg cm^-2
10 s: 1.1e-06 erg cm^-2
Band model 3 (alpha=-0.0, beta=-1.5, Ep=1000 keV):
1 s: 2.0e-07 erg cm^-2
10 s: 3.1e-06 erg cm^-2
All measurements above are made with the CsI detectors operating in the
regular mode with the energy range of about 80-800 keV (deposited 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 spacecraft.
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.