GCN Circular 42721
Subject
GRB 251116C: Swift-XRT observations
Event
Date
2025-11-17T15:30:14Z (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
GRB 251116C, collecting 1.7 ks of Photon Counting (PC) mode data between T0+10 ks
and T0+26 ks after the trigger. We have detected 2 sources. These have been
automatically classified as follows:
* 0 likely counterparts
* 0 candidate counterparts
* 2 uncatalogued X-ray sources
* 0 known X-ray sources
Uncatalogued X-ray sources
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Source 1 (SWIFT J222122.5-102045):
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RA (J2000.0): 335.3441 = 22 21 22.58
Dec (J2000.0): -10.3459 = -10 20 45.2
Error: 6.9 (arcsec, radius, 90% confidence).
Detect flag: GOOD
Distance: 6.1 arcmin from the SVOM/ECLAIRs position.
Mean rate: (7.3 [+3.1, -2.5])e-3 ct s^-1
Mean flux: (4.4 [+1.9, -1.5])e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1
Peak rate: (7.3 [+3.1, -2.5])e-3 ct s^-1
Peak flux: (4.4 [+1.9, -1.5])e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1
ECF: 6.06e-11 erg cm^-2 ct^-1
assuming NH=4.81e+20 cm^-2, gamma=0.94
determined from a spectral fit.
XMM UL: 4.1e-12 erg cm^-2 s^-1, (0.3-10 keV)
so the source is not above this 3-sigma upper limit.
There is no evidence for fading.
There is 1 2MASS object within the source's 3-sigma error radius.
Source 2 (SWIFT J222052.1-102849):
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RA (J2000.0): 335.2172 = 22 20 52.13
Dec (J2000.0): -10.4803 = -10 28 49.1
Error: 5.8 (arcsec, radius, 90% confidence).
Detect flag: POOR
Distance: 5.1 arcmin from the SVOM/ECLAIRs position.
Mean rate: (-1.0 +/- -1.0)e0 ct s^-1
Mean flux: (-4.3 +/- -4.3)e-11 erg cm^-2 s^-1
Peak rate: (2.4 [+1.9, -1.3])e-3 ct s^-1
Peak flux: (1.03 [+0.80, -0.57])e-13 erg cm^-2 s^-1
XMM UL: 4.7e-12 erg cm^-2 s^-1, (0.3-10 keV)
so the source is not above this 3-sigma upper limit.
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_FIELD00051.
This circular is an official product of the Swift-XRT team.