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Date:2018-02-24
LHAASO is located 4410 meters above sea level (a.s.l.) on Mt. Haizi in Daocheng County, Sichuan Province, China, and covers an area of 1.36 km2. The construction of LHAASO project is under the charge of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), executed by Institute of High Energy Physics and the Chengdu Branch of CAS. The construction of LHAASO lasted for 4 years and was completed in July 2021, then the full array was put into operation. The project passed the national acceptance on May 10, 2023. LHAASO is currently operated and maintained by the Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS.