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LHAASO-KM2A detector simulation using Geant4
Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Q. An +275
KM2A is one of the main sub-arrays of LHAASO, working on gamma ray astronomy and cosmic ray physics at energies above 10 TeV. Detector simulation is the important foundation for es…
Optimization of performance of the KM2A full array using the Crab Nebula
LHAASO collaboration
The full array of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has been in operation since July 2021. For its kilometer-square array (KM2A), we have optimized the select…
Very high energy gamma-ray emission beyond 10 TeV from GRB 221009A
Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Q. An +276
The highest energy gamma-rays from gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have important implications for their radiation mechanism. Here we report for the first time the detection of gamma-rays…
Does or did the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A operate as a PeVatron?
Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Q. An +276
For decades, supernova remnants (SNRs) have been considered the prime sources of Galactic Cosmic rays (CRs). But whether SNRs can accelerate CR protons to PeV energies and thus dom…
An Ultrahigh-energy -ray Bubble Powered by a Super PeVatron
The LHAASO Collaboration, Z. Cao, F. Aharonian +277
We report the detection of a -ray bubble spanning at least 100 in ultra high energy (UHE) up to a few PeV in the direction of the star-forming region Cygnus X, implyi…
A tera-electronvolt afterglow from a narrow jet in an extremely bright gamma-ray burst 221009A
LHAASO Collaboration
Some gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have an afterglow in the tera-electronvolt (TeV) band, but the early onset of this afterglow has not been observed. We report observations with the Lar…
The First LHAASO Catalog of Gamma-Ray Sources
Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Q. An +276
We present the first catalog of very-high energy and ultra-high energy gamma-ray sources detected by the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO). The catalog was compil…
Measurement of ultra-high-energy diffuse gamma-ray emission of the Galactic plane from 10 TeV to 1 PeV with LHAASO-KM2A
Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian, Q. An +276
The diffuse Galactic -ray emission, mainly produced via interactions between cosmic rays and the interstellar medium and/or radiation field, is a very important probe of the dis…
Constraints on heavy decaying dark matter from 570 days of LHAASO observations
The LHAASO Collaboration, Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian +276
The Kilometer Square Array~(KM2A) of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) aims at surveying the northern gamma-ray sky at energies above 10 TeV with unprecedente…
Flux Variations of Cosmic Ray Air Showers Detected by LHAASO-KM2A During a Thunderstorm on 10 June 2021
LHAASO Collaboration, F. Aharonian, Q. An +268
The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has three sub-arrays, KM2A, WCDA and WFCTA. The flux variations of cosmic ray air showers were studied by analyzing the KM2A…
Evidence for Extended Hydrogen-Poor CSM in the Three-Peaked Light Curve of Stripped Envelope Ib Supernova
Yossef Zenati, Qinan Wang, Alexey Bobrick +40
We present multi-band ATLAS photometry for SN 2019tsf, a stripped-envelope Type Ib supernova (SESN). The SN shows a triple-peaked light curve and a late (re-)brightening, making it…
Peta-electron volt gamma-ray emission from the Crab Nebula
The LHAASO Collaboration, Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian +269
The Crab pulsar and the surrounding nebula powered by the pulsar's rotational energy through the formation and termination of a relativistic electron-positron wind is a bright sour…
Discovery of a new -ray source LHAASO J0341+5258 with emission up to 200TeV
The LHAASO Collaboration, Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian +267
We report the discovery of a new unidentified extended -ray source in the Galactic plane named LHAASO J0341+5258 with a pre-trial significance of 8.2 standard deviations above 2…
Discovery of the Ultra-high energy gamma-ray source LHAASO J2108+5157
The LHAASO collaboration, Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian +267
We report the discovery of a UHE gamma-ray source, LHAASO J2108+5157, by analyzing the LHAASO-KM2A data of 308.33 live days. Significant excess of gamma-ray induced showers is obse…
Extended Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Emission Surrounding PSR J0622 + 3749 Observed by LHAASO-KM2A
The LHAASO collabration, Zhen Cao, F. Aharonian +310
We report the discovery of an extended very-high-energy (VHE) gamma-ray source around the location of the middle-aged (207.8 kyr) pulsar PSR J0622+3749 with the Large High Altitude…
Calibration of the Air Shower Energy Scale of the Water and Air Cherenkov Techniques in the LHAASO experiment
F. Aharonian, Q. An, Axikegu +246
The Wide Field-of-View Cherenkov Telescope Array (WFCTA) and the Water Cherenkov Detector Arrays (WCDA) of LHAASO are designed to work in combination for measuring the energy spect…
Construction and On-site Performance of the LHAASO WFCTA Camera
F. Aharonian, Q. An, Axikegu +246
The focal plane camera is the core component of the Wide Field-of-view Cherenkov/fluorescence Telescope Array (WFCTA) of the Large High-Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO). Be…
The observation of the Crab Nebula with LHAASO-KM2A for the performance study
F. Aharonian, Q. An, Axikegu +246
As a sub-array of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO), KM2A is mainly designed to cover a large fraction of the northern sky to hunt for gamma-ray sources at en…
Prospects for a Multi-TeV Gamma-ray Sky Survey with the LHAASO Water Cherenkov Detector Array
Yingying Guo, Xiaochuan Chang, Hongbo Hu +1
The Water Cherenkov Detector Array (WCDA) is a major component of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Array Observatory (LHAASO), a new generation cosmic-ray experiment with unprece…
Study on single-channel signals of water Cherenkov detector array for the LHAASO
Huicai Li, Zhiguo Yao, Mingjun Chen +8
The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) is planned to be built at Daocheng, Sichuan Province, China. The water Cherenkov detector array (WCDA), with an area of 78,0…
The Knee of the Cosmic Hydrogen and Helium Spectrum below 1 PeV Measured by ARGO-YBJ and a Cherenkov Telescope of LHAASO
B. Bartoli, P. Bernardini, X. J. Bi +93
The measurement of cosmic ray energy spectra, in particular for individual species, is an essential approach in finding their origin. Locating the "knees" of the spectra is an impo…
Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Protons and Helium Nuclei by a Hybrid Measurement at 4300 m a.s.l
B. Bartoli, P. Bernardini, X. J. Bi +97
The energy spectrum of cosmic Hydrogen and Helium nuclei has been measured, below the so-called "knee", by using a hybrid experiment with a wide field-of-view Cherenkov telescope a…