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GCN Circular 17957

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor triggers that are not GRBs
Date
2015-06-23T22:18:48Z (10 years ago)
From
Hoi-Fung Yu at MPE <sptfung@mpe.mpg.de>
H.-F. Yu (MPE) and G. Younes (GWU) 
report on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"The following Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger,
on 23 June 2015, tentatively classified as GRB, is in fact
not due to GRB. This trigger is due to particle activity:

150623.466 at UT 11:10:32.53.

The following Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger,
on 22 June 2015, tentatively classified as GRB, is in fact
not due to GRB. This trigger is due to solar activity:

150622.751 at UT 18:01:29.71."
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