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GRB 200619A

GCN Circular 27985

Subject
GRB 200619A: Insight-HXMT/HE detection
Date
2020-06-19T11:52:34Z (5 years ago)
From
Shuo Xiao at IHEP <xiaoshuo@ihep.ac.cn>
S. Xiao, Y. G. Zheng, C. Cai, Y. F. Du, W. C. Xue, 
Q. Luo, Q. B. Yi, Y. Huang, C. K. Li, G. Li, 
X. B. Li, J. Y. Liao, S. L. Xiong,C. Z. Liu, 
X. F. Li, Z. W. Li, Z. Chang, A. M. Zhang, Y. F. Zhang, 
X. F. Lu, C. L. Zou (IHEP), Y. J. Jin, Z. Zhang (THU), 
T. P. Li (IHEP/THU), F. J. Lu, L. M. Song, 
M. Wu, Y. P. Xu, S. N. Zhang (IHEP), 
report on behalf of the Insight-HXMT team:

At 2020-06-19T02:36:11.60 (T0), Insight-HXMT/HE detected 
GRB 200619A (trigger ID: HEB200619108) in a routine search of the data, 
which also triggered Fermi/GBM and INTEGRAL (EXB 200619108).

The Insight-HXMT/HE light curve mainly consists of multiple 
pulses with a duration (T90) of 18.49 s measured from T0+0.35 s. 
The 1-ms peak rate, measured from T0-0.04 s, is 2889 cnts/sec. 
The total counts from this burst is 14248 counts. 
URL_LC: http://twiki.ihep.ac.cn/pub/HXMT/GRBList/HEB200619108_lc.jpg

All measurements above are made with the CsI detectors operating in the 
normal mode with the energy range of about 80-800 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.

GCN Circular 27991

Subject
GRB 200619A: AGILE detection
Date
2020-06-19T14:02:02Z (5 years ago)
From
Alessandro Ursi at INAF/IAPS <alessandro.ursi@gmail.com>
A. Ursi (INAF/IAPS), M. Tavani (INAF/IAPS, and Univ. Roma Tor Vergata), F.
Longo (Univ. Trieste and INFN Trieste), N. Parmiggiani (INAF/OAS-Bologna),
F. Lucarelli, C. Pittori, F. Verrecchia (SSDC, and INAF/OAR), A. Argan, M.
Cardillo, C. Casentini, Y. Evangelista, G. Piano (INAF/IAPS), A.
Bulgarelli, V. Fioretti, F. Fuschino, (INAF/OAS-Bologna), M. Marisaldi
(INAF/OAS-Bologna, and Bergen University), M. Pilia, A. Trois
(INAF/OA-Cagliari), I. Donnarumma (ASI), A. Giuliani (INAF/IASF-Mi), report
on behalf of the AGILE Team:

The AGILE satellite detected the GRB 200619A reported by Insight-HXMT/HE
(Xiao et al., GCN #27985), occurring at T0 = 2020-06-19T02:36:11.60 +/-
0.01 s (UTC).

The event is visible in the scientific ratemeters (RMs) of the
Anti-Coincidence (AC, 80-200 keV) and Mini-Calorimeter (MCAL, 0.4-100 MeV)
detectors. Their light curves show a FRED profile, lasting ~15 s and
releasing ~54380 counts in the AC RMs and ~22675 counts in the MCAL RMs.
The ratemeters light curves can be found at
http://www.agilescienceapp.it/notices/RM_GRB200619A.png .

Additional analysis of AGILE data is in progress.

GCN Circular 27993

Subject
GRB 200619A: Fermi GBM observation
Date
2020-06-19T21:15:01Z (5 years ago)
From
Cori Fletcher at USRA <cfletcher@usra.edu>
C. Fletcher (USRA) and C. Meegan (UAH)
report on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"At 02:36:11.67 UT on 19 June 2020, the Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GBM)
triggered and located GRB 200619A (trigger 614226976 / 200619108).
This burst was also detected by the AGILE satellite (A. Ursi et al. 2020, GCN 27991)
and Insight-HXMT/HE (S. Xiao et al. 2020, GCN 27985).

The on-ground calculated location, using the GBM trigger
data, is RA = 101.4, DEC = 56.7 (J2000 degrees,
equivalent to 06h 45m, 56d 44'), with a statistical uncertainty
of 4.0 degrees (radius, 1-sigma containment,
statistical only; there is additionally a systematic
error which we have characterized as a core-plus-tail model, with 90% of
GRBs having a 3.7 deg error and a small tail suffering a larger than 10 deg
systematic error. [Connaughton et al. 2015, ApJS, 216, 32] ).

The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight at the GBM trigger time is 103 degrees.

The GBM light curve consists of a single bright peak
with a duration (T90) of about 29 s (50-300 keV).
The time-averaged spectrum from T0+0.003 s to T0+29.120 s is
best fit by a power law function with an exponential
high-energy cutoff.  The power law index is -0.82 +/- 0.06 and
the cutoff energy, parameterized as Epeak, is 1268 +/- 199 keV.

The event fluence (10-1000 keV) in this time interval is
(1.42 +/- 0.04)E-05 erg/cm^2. The 1-sec peak photon flux measured
starting from T0+0.064 s in the 10-1000 keV band
is 4.8 +/- 0.4 ph/s/cm^2.

The spectral analysis results presented above are preliminary;
final results will be published in the GBM GRB Catalog:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/fermi/fermigbrst.html

For Fermi GBM data and info, please visit the official Fermi GBM Support Page:
https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/data/access/gbm/"

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