Performance of LHAASO-WCDA and Observation of Crab Nebula as a Standard Candle

The first Water Cherenkov detector of the LHAASO experiment (WCDA-1) has been operating since April, 2019. The first 10 months of data have been analyzed to test its performance by observing the Crab Nebula as a standard candle. The WCDA-1 achieves the sensitivity of 65 mCU per year with a... Show more