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GCN Circular 3844

Subject
GRB050820B XMM-Newton observation
Date
2005-08-21T06:20:24Z (19 years ago)
From
Norbert Schartel at XMM-Newton/ESA <too@xmm.vilspa.esa.es>
Pedro Rodriguez and Pedro Calderon report:

Quick-Look-Analysis of the XMM-Newton observation of the GRB050820B
field based on an exposure in the EPIC pn camera that started at 05:50 UT,
shows the
presence of a source within the SWIFT/XRT  error circle (Burrows, GCN3842).

The estimated EPIC/pn net count rate for the first 1ksec is 0.033 counts/sec.
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