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Comparison of the Measurement and Simulation with KM2A Prototype Array

Authors :
Li Zhe
Chen Songzhan
He Huihai
Li Cong
Lv Hongkui
Wang Yaping
Source :
EPJ Web of Conferences, Vol 208, p 14006 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
EDP Sciences, 2019.

Abstract

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) is a new hybrid array for very high energy gamma ray astronomy and cosmic ray physics. The KM2A array, one of the main parts of LHAASO, covers an area of 1.3 km2 to observe gamma rays above 10 TeV up to 1 PeV for many sources. A prototype with 1% the size of the whole KM2A has been in stable operation for more than two years. A Monte Carlo simulation program named G4KM2A was developed; based on this work, the trigger rate, hit multiplicity, angular and core reconstruction are compared with KM2A prototype data. Finally, the moon shadow with -6.5 significance was obtained. The G4KM2A simulation results are consistent with KM2A prototype data and can be used for the whole KM2A array in future.

Subjects

Subjects :
Physics
QC1-999

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2100014X
Volume :
208
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
EPJ Web of Conferences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9f34a3b65c481db1db8901d2b895e1
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201920814006