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GCN Circular 42670

Subject
GRB 251111A: SVOM/ECLAIRs refined analysis
Date
2025-11-13T15:34:26Z (6 days ago)
From
SVOM_group <svomgroup@bao.ac.cn>
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H. Yang, M. Brunet, O. Godet (IRAP), W.-J. Xie (NAOC), S. Schanne, B. Hubert (CEA), Y.-H. Cheng (SWIFAR,YNU), B.-T. Wang (YNAO)

Using the event-by-event data downloaded through the X-band ground station, we report further analysis of ECLAIRs observations of GRB 251111A (SVOM burst-id sb25111101, GCN 42637) detected at T0 = 2025-11-11T05:10:18.26. 

The burst that triggered ECLAIRs consists of a single peak mostly seen in the 4-30 keV, with a duration of T90 = 5.31 (-0.68 / +2.36) s in the 4-20 keV energy band.

The time-averaged spectrum from the peak (T0-5.3 s to T0+5 s) in the 5-30 keV energy range is well fitted by a power-law model with a photon index of 2.4 +/-0.2.The large photon index suggests that the peak energy is below 4 keV, indicating that this event is an X-ray flash. A blackbody model is also tested but does not provide a good fit. With the power-law model, the total 4-120 keV fluence is (1.5+/-0.2)e-07 erg/cm^2. 
 
All the quoted errors are at the 68% confidence level.

The Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) is a China-France joint mission led by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA), French Space Agency (CNES), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), which is dedicated to observing gamma-ray bursts and other transient phenomena in the energetic universe. ECLAIRs was developed jointly by CNES, CEA-IRFU, CNRS-IRAP, CNRS-APC.

The SVOM/ECLAIRs point of contact for this burst is: Hui Yang (IRAP) (hui.yang@irap.omp.eu). 

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