Abstract
Purpose
Observation of high energy and very high emission from Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) is crucial to study the gigantic explosion and the underline processes. With a large field-of-view and almost full duty cycle, the Water Cherenkov Detector Array (WCDA), a sub-array of the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO), is appropriate to monitor the very high energy emission from unpredictable transients such as GRBs.
Method
Nevertheless, the main issue for an extensive air shower array is the high energy threshold which limits the horizon of the detector. To address this issue a new trigger method is developed in this article to lower the energy threshold of WCDA for GRB observation.
Result
The proposed method significantly improves the detection efficiency of WCDA for gamma-rays around the GRB direction at 10-300 GeV. The sensitivity of the WCDA for GRB detection with the new trigger method is estimated. The achieved sensitivity of the quarter WCDA array above 10 GeV is comparable with that of Fermi-LAT. The data analysis process and corresponding fluence upper limit for GRB 190719C is presented as an example.
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This work is supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under the Grant 2018YFA0404201 and the Natural Sciences Foundation of China under the Grants 12022502, 11635011 and the Key R&D Program of SiChuan Province under the Grant 2019ZYZF0001. The authors would like to thank doctor Yibin Pan from University of Wisconsin for his comments and suggestions.
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Aharonian, F., An, Q., Axikegu et al. Line-of-shower trigger method to lower energy threshold for GRB detection using LHAASO-WCDA. Radiat Detect Technol Methods 5, 531–541 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41605-021-00281-6
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