The performance of the LHAASO-KM2A tested by the cosmic-ray Moon shadow
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Issued Date
2022-03-18
Resource Type
eISSN
18248039
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85134114763
Journal Title
Proceedings of Science
Volume
395
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Proceedings of Science Vol.395 (2022)
Suggested Citation
Nan Y. The performance of the LHAASO-KM2A tested by the cosmic-ray Moon shadow. Proceedings of Science Vol.395 (2022). Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/86590
Title
The performance of the LHAASO-KM2A tested by the cosmic-ray Moon shadow
Author(s)
Author's Affiliation
State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection & Electronics
Nanjing University
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shandong University
Wuhan University
Yunnan University
Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guangzhou University
Tsinghua University
Sun Yat-Sen University
University of Science and Technology of China
Zhengzhou University
Institiúid Ard-Lénn Bhaile Átha Cliath
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Sichuan University
National Astronomical Observatories Chinese Academy of Sciences
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Southwest Jiaotong University
Purple Mountain Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Université de Genève
Hebei Normal University
Tibet University
TIANFU Cosmic Ray Research Center
Nanjing University
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shandong University
Wuhan University
Yunnan University
Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guangzhou University
Tsinghua University
Sun Yat-Sen University
University of Science and Technology of China
Zhengzhou University
Institiúid Ard-Lénn Bhaile Átha Cliath
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Sichuan University
National Astronomical Observatories Chinese Academy of Sciences
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Southwest Jiaotong University
Purple Mountain Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences
Université de Genève
Hebei Normal University
Tibet University
TIANFU Cosmic Ray Research Center
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
The KM2A is a major ground-based array for the researches on cosmic rays around the “knee” region and the ultra high energy gamma-ray astronomy, which depends heavily on its performance. The half array of the KM2A has been operated from December 27, 2019 to November 30, 2020. The cosmic ray Moon shadow, which moves between ±25◦ of declination and is observed with significance up to -25 standard deviation each month, is used as an unique and powerful source to test the array’s performance. Through the observation of the characteristics of the Moon shadow, including the position displacement, shape, deficit, and their variation with the time and energy, we test the pointing error, angular resolution, long-term stability of the KM2A and the absolute energy scale of the primary cosmic-ray particles. In particular, the pointing errors for showers from different declinations are discussed in this work.