[vsnet-grb-info 21653] GRB 190117A: AGILE/MCAL detection of a burst

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  23752
SUBJECT: GRB 190117A: AGILE/MCAL detection of a burst
DATE:    19/01/17 19:01:06 GMT
FROM:    Alessandro Ursi at INAF/IAPS  <alessandro.ursi at gmail.com>

A.Ursi (INAF/IAPS), C. Pittori (SSDC, and INAF/OAR), M. Tavani (INAF/IAPS,
and Univ. Roma Tor Vergata), A. Argan, M. Cardillo, C. Casentini, Y.
Evangelista, G. Piano (INAF/IAPS), F. Lucarelli, F. Verrecchia (SSDC, and
INAF/OAR), A. Bulgarelli, V. Fioretti, F. Fuschino, N. Parmiggiani
(INAF/OAS-Bologna), M. Marisaldi (INAF/OAS-Bologna, and Bergen University),
M. Pilia, A. Trois (INAF/OA-Cagliari), I. Donnarumma (ASI), F. Longo (Univ.
Trieste and INFN Trieste), A. Giuliani (INAF/IASF-Mi), report on behalf of
the AGILE Team:

The AGILE Mini-CALorimeter (MCAL) detected a burst at T0 = 2019-01-17
14:36:49.01 +/- 0.01 s (UTC).

In the 0.4-100 MeV energy range, the event lasted about 0.6 s and released
a total number of ~530 counts in the detector, above an average background
rate of 540 counts / s.

The GRB is clearly detected also by the AGILE scientific ratemeters: in
particular, by the Super-AGILE (20-60 keV), Anti-Coincidence (50-200 keV),
and MCAL (0.4-100 MeV) ratemeters.

Further analysis is still in progress.

The AGILE-MCAL detector has a full solid angle acceptance, and is
operational in the range 0.4 - 100 MeV.