1. The Baikal Experiment: from Megaton to Gigaton
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N. M. Budnev, D. P. Petukhov, E. Middell, A. I. Klimov, R. Wischnewski, M.B. Milenin, K.V. Golubkov, I. A. Belolaptikov, A. I. Panfilov, E. A. Osipova, Olga Suvorova, M.I. Rozanov, O. N. Gaponenko, L. V. Pankov, V. A. Poleschuk, I. V. Yashin, B. Shoibonov, A.D. Avrorin, E.G. Popova, G.V. Domogatsky, A. N. Dyachok, L. A. Kuzmichev, A.A. Sheifler, V. M. Aynutdinov, S. Mikheyev, A. Kochanov, R. R. Mirgazov, B.A. Tarashansky, D.A. Kuleshov, S.V. Fialkovsky, Ch. Spiering, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, V. A. Zhukov, K.V. Konischev, D. Bogorodsky, A. V. Shirokov, A. A. Doroshenko, Zh.-A.M. Dzhilkibaev, E.N. Pliskovsky, V. V. Prosin, A. M. Klabukov, V.A. Balkanov, G. Pan'kov, A.P. Koshechkin, O. G. Grishin, V. Rubtzov, V.F. Kulepov, I. A. Danilchenko, and P. G. Pokhil
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Nuclear physics ,Physics ,History ,Radiation flux ,Neutrino detector ,C++ string handling ,ddc:530 ,Neutrino ,Particle detector ,Computer Science Applications ,Education ,Lepton - Abstract
We review the status of the Lake Baikal Neutrino Experiment. Preparation towards a km3-scale Gigaton Volume Detector (GVD) in Lake Baikal is currently a central activity. As an important milestone, a km3-prototype string comprising 6 optical modules and based on a completely new technology, has been installed and was put into operation together with NT200+ in April, 2008. An upgraded version of the prototype string, which comprises 12 optical modules, was put into operation in April 2009. We also present new results from the long-term operation of NT200, including an improved limit on the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux.
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- 2010