GCN Circular 41401
Subject
sb25081602: Swift-XRT observations
Event
Date
2025-08-17T11:56:08Z (4 days ago)
From
Phil Evans at U of Leicester <pae9@star.le.ac.uk>
Via
email
P.A. Evans (U. Leicester), J.A. Kennea (PSU), E. Ambrosi (INAF-IASFPA) , A.P.
Beardmore (U. Leicester), M.G. Bernardini (INAF-OAB), R. Brivio (INAF-OAB), D.N.
Burrows (PSU), S. Campana (INAF-OAB), M. Capalbi (INAF-OAR), A. D'Ai (INAF-IASFPA),
P. D'Avanzo (INAF-OAB), V. D'Elia (SSDC & INAF-OAR), S. Dichiara (PSU), M. Ferro
(INAF-OAB), A. Melandri (INAF-OAR), J.P. Osborne (U. Leicester), K.L. Page (U.
Leicester), M. Perri (SSDC & INAF-OAR), C. Salvaggio (INAF-OAB), T. Sbarrato
(INAF-OAB), B. Sbarufatti (INAF-OAB), M.A. Williams (PSU) report on behalf of the
Swift-XRT team:
Swift-XRT has performed follow-up observations of the SVOM/ECLAIRs-detected source
sb25081602, collecting 1.7 ks of Photon Counting (PC) mode data between T0+1.8 ks
and T0+7.3 ks after the trigger. We have detected 2 sources. These have been
automatically classified as follows:
* 0 likely counterparts
* 0 candidate counterparts
* 0 uncatalogued X-ray sources
* 2 known X-ray sources
Known X-ray sources
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Source 1 (SWIFT J051406.2-400234):
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RA (J2000.0): 78.5261 = 05h 14m 06.26s
Dec (J2000.0): -40.0430 = -40d 02' 34.8"
Error: 3.5 (arcsec, radius, 90% confidence).
Detect flag: GOOD
Distance: 3.7 arcmin from the SVOM/ECLAIRs position.
Mean rate: 3.58 +/- 0.14 ct s^-1
Mean flux: (1.474 +/- 0.058)e-10 erg cm^-2 s^-1
Peak rate: 6.7 +/- 1.5 ct s^-1
Peak flux: (2.75 +/- 0.62)e-10 erg cm^-2 s^-1
ECF: 4.11e-11 erg cm^-2 ct^-1
assuming NH=9.61e+20 cm^-2, gamma=1.65
determined from a spectral fit.
This matches a catalogued X-ray source LSXPS J051406.5-400237
in the LSXPS catalogue. Details:
Separation: 4.4" from the XRT source
Cat Rate: 5.0e+00 +/- 2.1e-02 ct s^-1
Cat Flux: 2.1e-10 +/- 8.6e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1 (0.3-10 keV)
so the source is 1.1-sigma above the catalogued flux.
There is no evidence for fading.
This is 3.05" from the SIMBAD position of 4U 0513-40, noted by
Magnani et al. (GCN Circ. 41399).
There are 10 2MASS objects within the source's 3-sigma error radius.
Source 2 (SWIFT J051413.9-395933):
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RA (J2000.0): 78.5583 = 05h 14m 13.99s
Dec (J2000.0): -39.9927 = -39d 59' 33.7"
Error: 5.8 (arcsec, radius, 90% confidence).
Detect flag: REASONABLE
Distance: 2.1 arcmin from the SVOM/ECLAIRs position.
Mean rate: (-1.0 +/- -1.0)e0 ct s^-1
Mean flux: (-2.2 +/- -2.2)e-11 erg cm^-2 s^-1
Peak rate: (4.5 [+2.6, -2.1])e-3 ct s^-1
Peak flux: (9.6 [+5.6, -4.4])e-14 erg cm^-2 s^-1
ECF: 2.16e-11 erg cm^-2 ct^-1
assuming NH=1.21e+22 cm^-2, gamma=9.85
determined from a spectral fit.
This matches a catalogued X-ray source LSXPS J051414.3-395936
in the LSXPS catalogue. Details:
Separation: 4.6" from the XRT source
Cat Rate: 0.0e+00 +/- 2.3e-04 ct s^-1
Cat Flux: 0.0e+00 +/- 5.1e-15 erg cm^-2 s^-1 (0.3-10 keV)
so the source is 1.9-sigma above the catalogued flux.
There is no evidence for fading.
All fluxes are 0.3-10 keV, observed. For all flux conversions and comparisons with
catalogues and upper limits from other missions, we assumed a power-law spectrum
with NH=3x10^20 cm^-2 and photon index (Gamma)=1.7 unless otherwise stated.
The results of the XRT-team automatic analysis of the XRT observations, including a
position-specific upper limit calculator, are available at
https://www.swift.ac.uk/SVOM/SVOM_FIELD00030.
This circular is an official product of the Swift-XRT team.