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GCN Circular 18023

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor triggers that are not GRBs
Date
2015-07-14T15:32:53Z (10 years ago)
From
Hoi-Fung Yu at MPE <sptfung@mpe.mpg.de>
G. Younes (GWU) and H.-F. Yu (MPE) report on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"The following Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) triggers

150712.535 (12 July 2015, 12:50:53.84 UT),
150713.123 (13 July 2015, 02:57:44.70 UT),
150713.526 (13 July 2015, 12:37:45.28 UT),
150713.951 (13 July 2015, 22:50:00.78 UT), and
150714.116 (14 July 2015, 02:47:26.04 UT),

tentatively classified as GRBs, are in fact not due to GRBs. These triggers are
due to particle activity."
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