LIGO/Virgo S190814bv: Upper limits from Insight-HXMT/HE observations
Abstract
Insight-HXMT was taking data normally around the reported LIGO/Virgo S190814bv event (GCN #25324), trigger time 2019-08-14T21:10:39.013 UTC. At T0, about 100% of the LIGO localization region was covered by the Insight-HXMT without occultationby the Earth. Within T0 +/- 100 s, no significant excess events (SNR > 3 sigma) are found in a search of the Insight-HXMT/HE raw light curves. Assuming the GW counterpart GRB with three typical GRB Band spectral models, two typical duration timescales (1 s, 10 s) from the center of the LIGO-Virgo location probability map (RA=15 deg, DEC=-20 deg), the 5-sigma upper-limits fluence (0.2 - 5 MeV, incident energy) are reported below: Band model 1 (alpha=-1.9, beta=-3.7, Ep=70 keV): 1 s: 1.2e-07 erg cm^-2 10 s: 8.5e-07 erg cm^-2 Band model 2 (alpha=-1.0, beta=-2.3, Ep=230 keV): 1 s: 1.7e-07 erg cm^-2 10 s: 1.2e-06 erg cm^-2 Band model 3 (alpha=-0.0, beta=-1.5, Ep=1000 keV): 1 s: 3.6e-07 erg cm^-2 10 s: 2.5e-06 erg cm^-2 All measurements above are made with the CsI detectors operating in the regular 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 spacecraft. 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 could be found at: http://www.hxmt.org.
- Publication:
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GRB Coordinates Network
- Pub Date:
- August 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019GCN.25365....1C