[vsnet-grb-info 11254] GRB 111211A: SuperAGILE localization of a long GRB

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  12666
SUBJECT: GRB 111211A: SuperAGILE localization of a long GRB
DATE:    11/12/12 07:34:30 GMT
FROM:    Marco Feroci at IASF/INAF  <sa.grb at iasf-roma.inaf.it>

F. Lazzarotto, E. Del Monte, I. Donnarumma, Y. Evangelista, M. Feroci,
L. Pacciani, P. Soffitta, E. Costa, I. Lapshov, M. Rapisarda
(INAF/IASF Rome), G. Barbiellini, F. Longo, E. Moretti (INFN Trieste),
A. Bulgarelli, F. Gianotti, M. Trifoglio, G. Di Cocco, C. Labanti,
F. Fuschino, M. Marisaldi, M. Galli (INAF/IASF Bologna),
A. Giuliani, A. Chen, S. Mereghetti, F. Perotti, P. Caraveo (INAF/IASF
Milan), M. Tavani, G. Pucella, V. Vittorini, A. Argan, A. Trois,
G. Piano, S. Sabatini, M. Cardillo (INAF/IASF Rome), A. Pellizzoni, M. Pilia
(INAF/OA Cagliari), S. Vercellone, F. D'Ammando (INAF/IASF Palermo),
P. W. Cattaneo, A. Rappoldi (INFN Pavia), P. Picozza, A. Morselli,
E. Striani, (INFN Roma-2), M. Prest, E. Vallazza (Universita`
dell'Insubria), P. Lipari, D. Zanello (INFN Roma-1),
P. Giommi, C. Pittori, F. Lucarelli, P. Santolamazza, F. Verrecchia
(ASDC) and L. Salotti (ASI), on behalf of the AGILE Team, report:

"SuperAGILE detected a gamma ray burst on 11 December 2011, at 22:17:33 UT.
The event had a duration of about 15 s in the 20-60 keV energy range,
with a double peak (with internal structure). Assuming a
crab-like energy spectrum, the peak flux on 1-s timescale was 1.50E-06  
erg/cm2/s.
The burst position was reconstructed  as (RA, Dec)
(153.091, 11.182) deg, which is:

RA(J2000)  = 10h 12m 21.84s
Dec(J2000) = 11d 10' 55.52"

with an uncertainty of 3' radius. The given uncertainty accounts
for both the statistical and systematic errors.

An analysis of the AGILE Gamma Ray Imager (GRID) data is in progress."

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