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GCN Circular 9843

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 273123112 is not a GRB
Date
2009-08-28T16:20:45Z (16 years ago)
From
Sheila McBreen at MPE <smcbreen@mpe.mpg.de>
S. McBreen (UCD/MPE) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 273123112 at
03:31:50.22  UT on 28 August 2009, tentatively classified as a GRB,
is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to a Terrestrial
Gamma-Ray Flash (TGF)."
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