GCN Circular 42739
Subject
GRB 251114B: Insight-HXMT/HE detection
Event
Date
2025-11-18T15:58:27Z (3 days ago)
From
zhangjinpeng@ihep.ac.cn
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Jin-Peng Zhang, Chen-Wei Wang, Chao Zheng, and Shao-Lin Xiong (IHEP) report on behalf of the Insight-HXMT team:
At 2025-11-14T20:38:30.400 (T0), Insight-HXMT/HE detected a short-duration GRB 251114B, which is also detected by Fermi/GBM (Fermi GBM team, GCN #42687).
The Insight-HXMT/HE light curve mainly consists of a short pulse with a duration of about 2 s. The 1s peak rate, measured from T0-0.325 s, is 1373 cnts/sec. Insight-HXMT/HE detected a total of 3247 counts from this burst.
The Insight-HXMT /HE light curve can be found here:
https://www.bursthub.cn//admin/static/hxmtgrb251114B.png
All measurements above are made with the CsI detectors of Insight-HXMT/HE operating in the regular mode with the energy range of about 60-900 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 telescope.
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 about it could be found at: http://www.hxmt.org