25–29 Apr 2026
Kechuang Building
Asia/Shanghai timezone

Optimization of performance of the LHAASO-KM2A at large zenith angle

29 Apr 2026, 11:00
15m
A102 (Kechuang Building)

A102

Kechuang Building

NO.1520 Taihu Blvd, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Oral report (20min) KM2A data session

Speaker

Benyang Zhu (紫金山天文台)

Description

Standard data analysis at LHAASO typically employs a zenith angle cutoff of $< 50^{\circ}$, a constraint that excludes the scientifically rich Galactic Center (GC) region. Key targets within this region, such as the supermassive black hole Sgr A*, the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), and the supernova remnant G0.9+0.1, are only observable at zenith angles exceeding $58^{\circ}$, where standard selection methods become suboptimal due to a sharp decline in detection efficiency. To overcome these limitations, we reanalyzed data within the $50^{\circ} – 60^{\circ}$ range and optimized the algorithms for energy reconstruction and data selection. The reliability of this optimized framework is presented through preliminary spectral measurements of the Crab Nebula—the standard reference source—and the TeV significant region around source LHAASO J1825-1337, demonstrating its enhanced performance for large-zenith-angle observations.

Primary authors

Benyang Zhu (紫金山天文台) Cong Li (高能所) Wenlian Li (Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University) 会海 He (Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS) 晓渊 黄 (紫金山天文台)

Presentation materials