GCN Circular 26482
Subject
GRB 191218A: AstroSat CZTI detection
Date
2019-12-18T10:02:28Z (5 years ago)
From
Ramkrishna Gaikwad at IUCAA/AstroSat <ramkrishna@iucaa.in>
R. Gaikwad, S.Gupta, V. Sharma, A. Vibhute and D. Bhattacharya (IUCAA), V. Bhalerao (IIT-B), A. R. Rao (TIFR) and S. Vadawale (PRL) report on behalf of the AstroSat CZTI collaboration:
Analysis of AstroSat CZTI data showed the detection of a GRB 191218A, which was also detected by Swift (Troja E. et al., GCN #26480).
The source was clearly detected in the 40-200 keV energy range. The light curve shows multiple peaks of emission with the strongest peak at 2019-12-18 02:42:43.0 UT. The measured peak count rate associated with the burst is 348 cts/s above the background in the combined data of four quadrants, with a total of 3669 cts. The local mean background count rate was 507 cts/s. Using cumulative rates, we measure a T90 of 51.03 s.
It was also clearly detected in the CsI anticoincidence (Veto) detector in the 100-500 keV energy range.
CZTI GRB detections are reported regularly on the payload site at http://astrosat.iucaa.in/czti/?q=grb. CZTI is built by a TIFR-led consortium of institutes across India, including VSSC, ISAC, IUCAA, SAC and PRL. The Indian Space Research Organisation funded, managed and facilitated the project.