GRB 240101C: GRBAlpha detection
Abstract
The short-duration GRB 240101C (Fermi/GBM detection: GCN 35451; INTEGRAL/SPI-ACS peak detection at 2024-01-01 ~12:57:24 UT) was observed by the GRBAlpha 1U CubeSat (Pal et al. 2023, A&A, 677, 40; arXiv:2302.10048). The detection was confirmed at the peak time 2024-01-01 12:57:24 UTC. The T90 duration measured by GRBAlpha is 1 s and the overall significance during T90 reaches 4.9 sigma in the 120-400 keV band. The light curve obtained by GRBAlpha is available here: https://grbalpha.konkoly.hu/static/share/GRB240101C_GCN.pdf All GRBAlpha detections are listed at: https://monoceros.physics.muni.cz/hea/GRBAlpha/ GRBAlpha, launched on 2021 March 22, is a demonstration mission for a future CubeSat constellation (Werner et al. Proc. SPIE 2018). The detector of GRBAlpha consists of a 75 x 75 x 5 mm3 CsI scintillator read out by a SiPM array, covering the energy range from ~50 keV to ~1000 keV. To increase the duty cycle and the downlink rate, the upgrade of the on-board data acquisition software stack is in progress. The ground segment is also supported by the radio amateur community and it takes advantage of the SatNOGS network for increased data downlink volume.
- Publication:
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GRB Coordinates Network
- Pub Date:
- January 2024
- Bibcode:
- 2024GCN.35459....1D