TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 32504
SUBJECT: IceCube-220822A: No significant detection in HAWC
DATE: 22/08/31 19:52:17 GMT
FROM: Hugo Ayala at Pennsylvania State University <hgayala(a)psu.edu>
Hugo Ayala (PSU) reports on behalf of the HAWC
collaboration (http://www.hawc-observatory.org/collaboration):
On 2022-08-22 20:26:30.03 UTC, the IceCube collaboration reported a
track-like very-high-energy event that has a high probability of
being an astrophysical neutrino, IceCube-220822A. Location is at
RA: 273.08 (+2.47, -2.50 deg 90% PSF containment) J2000
Dec: +21.54 (+0.94, -1.18 deg 90% PSF containment) J2000
(GCN circular 32475).
We performed two types of analyses for the follow-up. The first is for
a steady source in archival data and the second is a search for a
transient source. We assume a power-law spectrum with an index of -2.3
for both analyses.
Search for a steady source in archival data:
The archival data spans from November 2014 to June 2019. We searched
inside the reported IceCube error region.
The most significant location, with p-value 7.62e-4 (0.04 post-trials),
is at RA 274.13 deg, Dec +20.38 deg (±0.27 deg 68% containment) J2000.
We set a time-integrated 95% CL upper limit on gamma rays at the
maximum position of:
E^2 dN/dE = 1.33e-13(E/TeV)^-0.3 TeV.cm^-2.s^-1
Search for a transient source.
Since the event was not in our field of view at the time reported,
we report the combined result for the transits before and after the
IceCube event.
Data acquisition started on 2022/08/21 05:42:32 UTC and ended
2022/08/23 05:55:16 UTC.
The most significant location, with p-value 3.7e-2 (0.87 post-trials),
is at RA 272.33 deg, Dec +22.51 deg (±0.24 deg 68% containment) J2000.
We set a time-integrated 95% CL upper limit at the position of
maximum significance of:
E^2 dN/dE = 5.88e-12 (E/TeV)^-0.3 TeV.cm^-2.s^-1
HAWC is a very-high-energy gamma-ray observatory operating in Central
Mexico at latitude 19 deg. north. Operating day and night with over
95% duty cycle, HAWC has an instantaneous field of view of 2 sr and
surveys 2/3 of the sky every day. It is sensitive to gamma rays from
300 GeV to 100 TeV.
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 32502
SUBJECT: Fermi GBM trigger 683571622/220830709 is not a GRB
DATE: 22/08/30 19:28:52 GMT
FROM: Cori Fletcher at USRA <cfletcher(a)usra.edu>
C. Fletcher (USRA) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:
"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 683571622/220830709
at 17:00:17.49 UT on 30 August 2022, tentatively classified as a GRB,
is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to particle activity.
For Fermi GBM data and info, please visit the official
Fermi GBM Support Page: https://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/data/access/gbm/"
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 32501
SUBJECT: Fermi trigger No 683476673: Global MASTER-Net observations report
DATE: 22/08/30 13:30:13 GMT
FROM: Vladimir Lipunov at Moscow State U/Krylov Obs <lipunov(a)xray.sai.msu.ru>
V. Lipunov, V.Kornilov, E.Gorbovskoy, K.Zhirkov, N.Tyurina, P.Balanutsa, A.Kuznetsov, D. Vlasenko,
G.Antipov, D.Zimnukhov, V.Senik, E.Minkina, A.Chasovnikov, V.Topolev, D.Kuvshinov, D.Cheryasov, Ya.Kechin
(Lomonosov Moscow State University, SAI, Physics Department),
R. Podesta, C.Lopez, F. Podesta, C.Francile
(Observatorio Astronomico Felix Aguilar OAFA),
R. Rebolo, M. Serra
(The Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias),
D. Buckley
(South African Astronomical Observatory),
O.A. Gres, N.M. Budnev
(Irkutsk State University, API),
L.Carrasco, J.R.Valdes, V.Chavushyan, V.M.Patino Alvarez, J.Martinez, A.R.Corella, L.H.Rodriguez
(INAOE, Guillermo Haro Astrophysics Observatory),
A. Tlatov, D. Dormidontov
(Kislovodsk Solar Station of the Pulkovo Observatory),
A. Gabovich, V.Yurkov
(Blagoveschensk Educational State University)
MASTER-Amur robotic telescope (Global MASTER-Net: http://observ.pereplet.ru, Lipunov et al., 2010, Advances in Astronomy, vol. 2010, 30L) located in Russia (Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University) started inspect of the Fermi GRB220829.61 (trigger No 683476673,03h 07m 12.00s , +55d 21m 00.0s, R=1) errorbox 42739 sec after notice time and 81444 sec after trigger time at 2022-08-30 13:15:13 UT, with upper limit up to 18.2 mag. The observations began at zenith distance = 56 deg. The sun altitude is -24.0 deg.
The galactic latitude b = -2 deg., longitude l = 142 deg.
Real time updated cover map and OT discovered available here:
https://master.sai.msu.ru/site/master2/observ.php?id=2071460
We obtain a following upper limits.
Tmid-T0 | Date Time | Site | Coord (J2000) |Filt.| Expt. | Limit| Comment
_________|_____________________|_____________________|____________________________________|_____|_______|_______|________
41582 | 2022-08-30 02:10:20 | MASTER- | (03h 11m 34.98s , +54d 10m 56.7s) | C | 60 | 17.1 |
81474 | 2022-08-30 13:15:13 | MASTER-Amur | (02h 58m 45.56s , +54d 20m 33.2s) | C | 60 | 15.2 |
81554 | 2022-08-30 13:16:32 | MASTER-Amur | (03h 12m 35.91s , +54d 21m 02.5s) | C | 60 | 16.1 |
81634 | 2022-08-30 13:17:52 | MASTER-Amur | (03h 07m 17.65s , +56d 14m 38.4s) | C | 60 | 18.2 |
81714 | 2022-08-30 13:19:12 | MASTER-Amur | (03h 21m 45.83s , +56d 16m 45.3s) | C | 60 | 18.1 |
81875 | 2022-08-30 13:21:53 | MASTER-Amur | (03h 04m 25.92s , +52d 27m 28.2s) | C | 60 | 18.1 |
Filter C is a clear (unfiltred) band.
The observation and reduction will continue.
The message may be cited.
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 32500
SUBJECT: Konus-Wind detection of GRB 220826A
DATE: 22/08/29 17:46:51 GMT
FROM: Dmitry Frederiks at Ioffe Institute <fred(a)mail.ioffe.ru>
D. Frederiks, A.Lysenko, A. Ridnaya, D. Svinkin, A. Tsvetkova,
M. Ulanov, and T. Cline, on behalf of the Konus-Wind team, report:
The long GRB 220826A (Swift detection: Caputo et al., GCN 32484;
Fermi GBM observation: Veres & Meegan, GCN 32495)
was detected by Konus-Wind (KW) in the waiting mode.
A Bayesian block analysis of the KW waiting mode data in the 20-400 keV band
reveals a >10 sigma count rate increase in the interval
from T0-0.525 s to T0+37.747 s where T0 = T0(BAT) = 11:55:21.742 UT.
The KW light curve of this burst is available
at http://www.ioffe.ru/LEA/GRBs/GRB220826A/
Modeling a time-integrated spectrum of the burst
by a power law with exponential cutoff (CPL) model
dN/dE ~ (E^alpha)*exp(-E*(2+alpha)/Ep)
yields alpha = -0.48 (-0.22, + 0.25) and Ep = 113(-4,+4) keV.
In the 10 keV -10 MeV band, standard for the KW analysis,
the burst fluence is (2.53 ± 0.29)x10^-6 erg/cm^2
and the 2.944 s peak energy flux is (2.86 ± 0.18)x10^-7 erg/cm^2/s.
All the quoted errors are estimated at the 68% confidence level.
All the presented results are preliminary.
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 32499
SUBJECT: IceCube-Cascade 220826A: Upper limits from a search for additional neutrino events in IceCube
DATE: 22/08/29 14:14:46 GMT
FROM: Jessie Thwaites at IceCube/U Wisc-Madison <thwaites(a)wisc.edu>
The IceCube Collaboration (http://icecube.wisc.edu/) reports:
IceCube has performed a search [1] for track-like muon neutrino events arriving from the direction of IceCube-Cascade 220826A (https://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_amon_icecube_cascade/136985_60401984.amon) in a time range of 1000 seconds centered on the alert event time (2022-08-26 21:29:53.690 UTC to 2022-08-26 21:46:33.690 UTC) during which IceCube was collecting good quality data. Excluding the event that prompted the alert, zero track-like events are found within the 90% containment region of IceCube-Cascade 220826A. The IceCube sensitivity to neutrino point sources with an E^-2.5 spectrum (E^2 dN/dE at 1 TeV) within the locations spanned by the 90% spatial containment region of IceCube-Cascade 220826A ranges from 1.4e-01 to 1.5e-01 GeV cm^-2 in a 1000 second time window. 90% of events IceCube would detect from a source at this declination with an E^-2.5 spectrum have energies in the approximate energy range between 2e+02 GeV and 1e+05 GeV.
A subsequent search was performed including 2 days of data centered on the alert event time (2022-08-25 21:38:13.690 UTC to 2022-08-27 21:38:13.690 UTC). In this case, we report a p-value of 0.02, consistent with no significant excess of track events. The IceCube sensitivity to neutrino point sources with an E^-2.5 spectrum (E^2 dN/dE at 1 TeV) within the locations spanned by the 90% spatial containment region of IceCube-Cascade 220826A ranges from 1.6e-01 to 1.8e-01 GeV cm^-2 in a 2 day time window.
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a cubic-kilometer neutrino detector operating at the geographic South Pole, Antarctica. The IceCube realtime alert point of contact can be reached at roc(a)icecube.wisc.edu<mailto:roc@icecube.wisc.edu>.
[1] IceCube Collaboration, R. Abbasi et al., ApJ 910 4 (2021)
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 32498
SUBJECT: IceCube-220822A: Classification of AT2022saw as a Type Ia supernova
DATE: 22/08/28 19:58:48 GMT
FROM: Robert Stein at Caltech <rdstein(a)caltech.edu>
Robert Stein, Zach Vanderbosch, Ilaria Caiazzo (Caltech), Jannis Necker, Simeon Reusch (DESY), Sven Weimann (Ruhr University Bochum), Mansi Kasliwal, Viraj Karambelkar (Caltech), Anna Franckowiak (DESY/Ruhr University Bochum) and Jesper Sollerman (Stockholm) report:
We observed neutrino IC220822A (Lincetto et. al, GCN 32475) with the Zwicky Transient Facility (Necker et al., GCN 32480) as part of our ZTF neutrino follow-up program (Stein et al. 2022). As part of these observations, we reported the transient ZTF22aarmiqk/AT2022saw as a possible optical counterpart.
We undertook spectroscopic observations of AT2022saw with the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (LRIS, Oke et al. 95) at the Keck I Observatory. Using SNID (Blondin et al. 2007), we classify AT2022saw as a type Ia supernova at redshift z=0.14 (see https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022saw for the full spectrum), approximately 50 days post peak. Given that type Ia supernovae are not predicted to emit high-energy neutrinos, we therefore exclude AT2022saw as a candidate counterpart to IC220822A.
The data presented herein were obtained at the W. M. Keck Observatory, which is operated as a scientific partnership among the California Institute of Technology, the University of California and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Observatory was made possible by the generous financial support of the W. M. Keck Foundation.
The authors wish to recognize and acknowledge the very significant cultural role and reverence that the summit of Maunakea has always had within the indigenous Hawaiian community. We are most fortunate to have the opportunity to conduct observations from this mountain.
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 32497
SUBJECT: GRB 220827A: Fermi GBM Final Real-time Localization
DATE: 22/08/27 21:40:19 GMT
FROM: Fermi GBM Team at MSFC/Fermi-GBM <do_not_reply(a)GIOC.nsstc.nasa.gov>
The Fermi GBM team reports the detection of a likely LONG GRB
At 21:30:03 UT on 27 Aug 2022, the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) triggered and located GRB 220827A (trigger 683328608.07386 / 220827896).
The on-ground calculated location, using the Fermi GBM trigger data, is RA = 113.1, Dec = -1.1 (J2000 degrees, equivalent to J2000 07h 32m, -1d 06'), with a statistical uncertainty of 15.1 degrees.
The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight is 99.0 degrees.
The skymap can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2022/bn220827896/…
The HEALPix FITS file, including the estimated localization systematic, can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2022/bn220827896/…
The GBM light curve can be found here:
https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/fermi/data/gbm/triggers/2022/bn220827896/…
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 32496
SUBJECT: GRB 220826A: Swift-BAT refined analysis
DATE: 22/08/27 19:50:26 GMT
FROM: Amy Lien at GSFC <amy.y.lien(a)nasa.gov>
T. Sakamoto (AGU), S. D. Barthelmy (GSFC),
H. A. Krimm (NSF), S. Laha (GSFC/UMBC),
A. Y. Lien (U Tampa), C. B. Markwardt (GSFC),
D. M. Palmer (LANL), T. Parsotan (GSFC/UMBC),
R. Caputo (GSFC), M. Stamatikos (OSU)
(i.e. the Swift-BAT team):
Using the data set from T-239 to T+963 sec from the recent telemetry
downlink, we report further analysis of BAT GRB 220826A (trigger #1121751)
(Caputo et al., GCN Circ. 32484). The BAT ground-calculated position is
RA, Dec = 206.421, -44.036 deg which is
RA(J2000) = 13h 45m 41.0s
Dec(J2000) = -44d 02' 10.1"
with an uncertainty of 1.1 arcmin, (radius, sys+stat, 90% containment).
The partial coding was 92%.
The mask-weighted light curve shows a multi-peaked structure that
starts at ~T0 and ends at ~T+13 s. There are roughly three main
peaks at ~T+1 s, ~T+7 s, and ~T+11 s. respectively.
T90 (15-350 keV) is 11.14 +- 1.02 sec (estimated error including
systematics).
The time-averaged spectrum from T-0.20 to T+13.01 sec is best fit
by a simple power-law model. The power law index of the time-averaged
spectrum is 1.44 +- 0.10. The fluence in the 15-150 keV band
is 1.2 +- 0.1 x 10^-6 erg/cm2. The 1-sec peak photon flux measured
from T+6.58 sec in the 15-150 keV band is 2.6 +- 0.2 ph/cm2/sec.
All the quoted errors are at the 90% confidence level.
The results of the batgrbproduct analysis are available at
http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/notices_s/1121751/BA/
TITLE: GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER: 32495
SUBJECT: GRB 220826A: Fermi GBM observation
DATE: 22/08/27 11:13:39 GMT
FROM: Andreas von Kienlin at MPE <azk(a)mpe.mpg.de>
P. Veres and C. Meegan (both UAH)
report on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:
"At 11:55:22.98 UT on 26 August 2022, the Fermi Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor
(GBM)
triggered and located GRB 220826A (trigger 220826497 / 683207727)
which was also detected by the Swift/BAT (Caputo et al., GCN 32484)
The GBM on-ground location is consistent with the Swift position.
The angle from the Fermi LAT boresight at the GBM trigger time is 54
degrees.
The GBM light curve shows two pulses
with a duration (T90) of about 16.6 s (50-300 keV).
The time-averaged spectrum from T0-0.5 s to T0+10.8 s is
best fit by a power law function with an exponential
high-energy cutoff. The power law index is -0.66 +/- 0.20 and
the cutoff energy, parameterized as Epeak, is 113 +/- 14 keV
The event fluence (10-1000 keV) in this time interval is
(1.50 +/- 0.14)E-6 erg/cm^2. The 1-sec peak photon flux measured
starting from T0 + 5.2 s in the 10-1000 keV band
is 4.3 +/- 0.3 ph/s/cm^2.
A Band function fits the spectrum equally well
with Epeak= 66 +/- 13 keV, alpha = 0.28 +/- 0.58 and beta = -2.14 +/- 0.18.
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/"