GCN Circular 44986
Subject
GRB 260614B: NuSTAR detection of prompt emission
Event
Date
2026-06-19T03:32:52Z (21 days ago)
From
Gaurav Waratkar at Caltech <gauravwaratkar@iitb.ac.in>
Via
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G. Waratkar (Caltech) and B. Grefenstette (Caltech) report on behalf of the NuSTAR Search for INteresting Gamma-ray Signals (SINGS) working group:
The NuSTAR SINGS working group reports the detection of prompt emission from the long-duration GRB 260614B in both the NuSTAR CsI anti-coincidence shields. Details of the search algorithm will be described in a future paper.
The NuSTAR SINGS algorithm, triggered at 2026-06-14T13:49:47.0 UTC, shows a detection of GRB 260614B, also detected by Fermi-GBM (Fermi GBM Team, GCN 44937), SVOM (Godet et al., GCN 44938), and GECAM-B (Luo et al., GCN 44945).
The NuSTAR CsI shield data are recorded at 1 Hz. We detect a burst lasting for about 20-s, consistent with the Fermi and GECAM-B lightcurve. The peak count rate is ~1500-cps with a baseline rate of ~1000-cps during this time period. We do not see any evidence in the signal above 100 keV in the CZT detectors.
The SVOM/VT counterpart (Palmerio et al., GCN 44939) at RA = 353.90883, Dec = -54.11628 implies an offset from the NuSTAR boresight of 99-deg (i.e. from the side) and an offset from the geocenter of 125-deg.
Lightcurves and analysis for this GRB can be found here:
https://nustarsoc.caltech.edu/NuSTAR_Public/grbs/reports/2026/260614B
Information on NuSTAR SINGS can be found here:
https://nustarsoc.caltech.edu/NuSTAR_Public/grbs/
NuSTAR is a NASA Small Explorer mission led by Caltech and managed by JPL for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington.