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GCN Circular 17955

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor triggers bn150622899 and bn150623043 are not GRBs
Date
2015-06-23T04:10:31Z (10 years ago)
From
George A. Younes at George Washington U <gyounes@email.gwu.edu>
G. Younes (GWU) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) triggers bn150622899 and bn150623043
at 21:34:53.08 UT and 01:01:17.48 UT on 22 and 23 June 2015, respectively,
tentatively classified as GRBs, are in fact not due to GRBs. These triggers are
due to particle activity."
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