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