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1. TAIGA - An advanced hybrid detector complex for astroparticle physics and high energy gamma-ray astronomy

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N. M. Budnev, I. Astapov, P. Bezyazeekov, E. Bonvech, A. Borodin, A. Bulan, D. Chernov, A. Chiavassa, A. Dyachok, A. Gafarov, A. Garmash, V. Grebenyuk, E. Gress, O. Gress, T. Gress, A. Grinyuk, O. Grishin, A. D. Ivanova, A. L. Ivanova, N. Kalmykov, V. Kindin, S. Kiryuhin, R. Kokoulin, K. Kompaniets, E. Korosteleva, V. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, A. Kryukov, L. Kuzmichev, A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, Y. Lemeshev, B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, S. Malakhov, R. Mirgazov, R. Monkhoev, E. Osipova, A. Pakhorukov, L. Pankov, A. Pan, A. Panov, A. Petrukhin, I. Poddubnyi, D. Podgrudkov, V. Ponomareva, E. Popova, E. Postnikov, V. Prosin, V. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, R. Raikin, A. Razumov, G. Rubtsov, E. Ryabov, V. Samoliga, A. Satyshev, A. Silaev, A. Silaev, A. Sidorenkov, A. Skurikhin, A. Sokolov, L. Sveshnikova, V. Tabolenko, L. Tkachev, A. Tanaev, M. Ternovoy, R. Togoo, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. Volchugov, N. Volkov, D. Voronin, A. Zagorodnikov, D. Zhurov, I. Yashin

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The physical motivations, present status, main results in study of cosmic rays and in the field of gamma-ray astronomy as well future plans of the TAIGA-1 (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma Astronomy) project are presented. The TAIGA observatory addresses ground-based gamma-ray astronomy and astroparticle physics at energies from a few TeV to several PeV, as well as cosmic ray physics from 100 TeV to several EeV. The pilot TAIGA-1 complex is located in the Tunka valley, 50 km west from the southern tip of the lake Baikal.

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2023
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2. Primary cosmic ray energy spectrum and mean mass composition using data from the TAIGA astrophysical complex

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V. Prosin, I. Astapov, P. Bezyazeekov, E. Bonvech, A. Borodin, A. Bulan, A. Chiavassa, D. Chernov, A. Dyachok, A. Gafarov, A. Garmash, V. Grebenyuk, O. Gress, E. Gress, T. Gress, A. Grinyuk, O. Grishin, A. D. Ivanova, A. L. Ivanova, N. Kalmykov, V. Kindin, S. Kiryuhin, R. Kokoulin, K. Kompaniets, E. Korosteleva, V. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, A. Kryukov, L. Kuzmichev, A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, Y. Lemeshev, B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, S. Malakhov, R. Mirgazov, R. Monkhoev, E. Okuneva, E. Osipova, A. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, L. Panasenko, L. Pankov, A. D. Panov, A. Petrukhin, I. Poddubny, D. Podgrudkov, V. Poleschuk, V. Ponomareva, E. Popova, E. Postnikov, V. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, R. Raikin, A. Razumov, G. Rubtsov, E. Ryabov, Y. Sagan, V. Samoliga, A. Silaev, A. Silaev, A. Sidorenkov, A. Skurikhin, A. Sokolov, L. Sveshnikova, V. Tabolenko, A. Tanaev, B. Tarashchansky, M. Y. Ternovoy, L. Tkachev, R. Togoo, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. Volchugov, N. Volkov, D. Voronin, A. Zagorodnikov, A. Zhaglova, D. Zhurov, I. Yashin

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The corrected dependence of the mean depth of the EAS maximum $X_{max}$ on the energy was obtained from the data of the Tunka-133 array for 7 years and the TAIGA-HiSCORE array for 2 years. The parameter $\langle\ln A\rangle$, characterizing the mean mass compositon was derived from these results. The differential energy spectrum of primary cosmic rays in the energy range of $2\cdot 10^{14}$ – $2\cdot 10^{16}$ eV was reconstructed using the new parameter $Q_{100}$ the Cherenkov light flux at the core distance 100 m. Change of the parameter for the energy reconstuction for the TAIGA-HiSCORE from $Q_{200}$ to $Q_{100}$ provides a decreasing energy threshold for the spectrum to about 200 TeV.

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2023
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3. Muon puzzle in inclined muon bundles detected by NEVOD-DECOR

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A. G. Bogdanov, N. S. Barbashina, S. S. Khokhlov, V. V. Kindin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, A. Y. Konovalova, G. Mannocchi, A. A. Petrukhin, V. V. Shutenko, G. Trinchero, V. S. Vorobev, I. I. Yashin, E. A. Yurina, E. A. Zadeba

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The data of cosmic ray NEVOD-DECOR experiment on the investigation of inclined muon bundles for a long time period (May 2012 - March 2021) are presented. The analysis showed that the observed intensity of muon bundles at primary cosmic ray energies of about 1 EeV and higher can be compatible with the expectation in frame of widely used hadron interaction models only under the assumption of an extremely heavy mass composition. This conclusion is consistent with data of several experiments on investigations of muon content in air showers, but contradicts the available fluorescence data on $X_{\text{max}}$ which favor a light mass composition at these energies. In order to clarify the nature of the "muon puzzle", investigations of the muon bundle energy deposit in the detector material were carried out. For the first time, experimental estimates of the average energy of muons in the bundles of inclined air showers initiated by primary particles with energies from 10 to 1000 PeV have been obtained.

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2023
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4. The Tunka-Grande scintillation array: Current results

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A. L. Ivanova, I. Astapov, P. Bezyazeekov, E. Bonvech, A. Borodin, N. Budnev, A. Bulan, D. Chernov, A. Chiavassa, A. Dyachok, A. Gafarov, A. Garmash, V. Grebenyuk, E. Gress, O. Gress, T. Gress, A. Grinyuk, O. Grishin, A. D. Ivanova, N. Kalmykov, V. Kindin, S. Kiryuhin, R. Kokoulin, K. Kompaniets, E. Korosteleva, V. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, A. Kryukov, L. Kuzmichev, A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, Y. Lemeshev, B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, S. Malakhov, R. Mirgazov, R. Monkhoev, E. Osipova, A. Pakhorukov, L. Pankov, A. Pan, A. Panov, A. Petrukhin, I. Poddubnyi, D. Podgrudkov, V. Poleschuk, V. Ponomareva, E. Popova, E. Postnikov, V. Prosin, V. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, R. Raikin, A. Razumov, G. Rubtsov, E. Ryabov, Y. Sagan, V. Samoliga, A. Satyshev, A. Silaev, A. Silaev, A. Sidorenkov, A. Skurikhin, A. Sokolov, L. Sveshnikova, V. Tabolenko, L. Tkachev, A. Tanaev, M. Ternovoy, R. Togoo, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. Volchugov, N. Volkov, D. Voronin, A. Zagorodnikov, D. Zhurov, I. Yashin

Subjects
Physics, QC1-999
Abstract

The Tunka-Grande experiment is a scintillation array with about 0.5 km$^2$ sensitive area at Tunka Valley, Siberia, for measuring charged particles and muons in extensive air showers (EASs). Tunka-Grande is optimized for cosmic ray studies in the energy range 10 PeV to about 1 EeV, where exploring the composition is of fundamental importance for understanding the transition from galactic to extragalactic origin of cosmic rays. This paper attempts to provide a synopsis of the current results of the experiment. In particular, the reconstruction of the all-particle energy spectrum in the range of 10 PeV to 1 EeV based on experimental data from four observation seasons is presented.

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2023
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5. Energy Spectrum of Primary Cosmic Rays According to the Data of the TAIGA Astrophysical Complex

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V. V. Prosin, I. I. Astapov, P. A. Bezyazeekov, E. A. Bonvech, A. N. Borodin, N. M. Budnev, A. V. Bulan, D. V. Chernov, A. Chiavassa, A. N. Dyachok, A. R. Gafarov, A. Yu. Garmash, V. M. Grebenyuk, E. O. Gress, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, A. A. Grinyuk, O. G. Grishin, M. A. Iliushin, A. D. Ivanova, A. L. Ivanova, N. N. Kalmykov, V. V. Kindin, S. N. Kiryuhin, R. P. Kokoulin, N. I. Kolosov, K. G. Kompaniets, E. E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. A. Kravchenko, A. P. Kryukov, L. A. Kuzmichev, A. A. Lagutin, M. V. Lavrova, Yu. E. Lemeshev, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, S. D. Malakhov, R. R. Mirgazov, R. A. Monkhoev, E. A. Okuneva, E. A. Osipova, A. L. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, A. D. Panov, L. V. Pankov, A. A. Petrukhin, D. A. Podgrudkov, E. G. Popova, E. B. Postnikov, V. S. Ptuskin, A. A. Pushnin, R. I. Raikin, A. V. Razumov, E. V. Rjabov, G. I. Rubtsov, V. S. Samoliga, I. Satyshev, A. Yu. Sidorenkov, A. A. Silaev, A. V. Skurikhin, A. V. Sokolov, L. G. Sveshnikova, V. A. Tabolenko, A. B. Tanaev, B. A. Tarashansky, M. Yu. Ternovoy, L. G. Tkachev, N. A. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, N. V. Volkov, P. A. Volchugov, D. M. Voronin, I. I. Yashin, A. V. Zagorodnikov, and D. P. Zhurov

Subjects
General Physics and Astronomy
Published
2023

6. Astroclimate of the High Mountain Plains of the Greater Altai, According to Satellite Remote Sensing Data: Potential for Deploying a Full-Scale Gamma Astronomy Experiment

Author

E. Yu. Mordvin, N. V. Volkov, A. I. Revyakin, R. Togoo, I. I. Astapov, P. A. Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, E. A. Bonvech, A. N. Borodin, M. Bruchner, N. M. Budnev, A. Bulan, A. Vaidyanathan, R. Wischnewski, P. A. Volchugov, D. M. Voronin, A. Yu. Garmash, A. R. Gafarov, V. M. Grebenyuk, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, A. A. Grinyuk, O. G. Grishin, A. N. Dyachok, D. P. Zhurov, A. V. Zagorodnikov, A. L. Ivanova, N. N. Kalmykov, V. V. Kindin, S. N. Kiryuhin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, E. E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. A. Kravchenko, A. P. Kryukov, L. A. Kuzmichev, A. Chiavassa, A. A. Lagutin, Yu. E. Lemeshev, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. D. Monkhoev, E. A. Osipova, A. L. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, M. I. Panasyuk, L. V. Pankov, A. A. Petrukhin, D. A. Podgrudkov, V. A. Poleschuk, M. Popescu, E. G. Popova, A. Porelli, E. B. Postnikov, V. V. Prosin, V. S. Ptuskin, A. A. Pushnin, R. I. Raikin, G. I. Rubtsov, E. V. Ryabov, Y. I. Sagan, V. S. Samoliga, L. G. Sveshnikova, A. A. Silaev, A. Yu. Sidorenkov, A. V. Skurikhin, M. Slunecka, A. V. Sokolov, Ya. V. Suvorkin, V. A. Tabolenko, A. B. Tanaev, B. A. Tarashansky, M. Yu. Ternovoy, L. G. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, N. A. Ushakov, D. Horns, D. V. Chernov, and I. I. Yashin

Subjects
General Physics and Astronomy
Published
2022

7. Energy Spectrum and Mass Composition of Cosmic Rays from the Data of the Astrophysical Complex TAIGA

Author

V. Prosin, I. Astapov, P. Bezyazeekov, A. Borodin, M. Brückner, N. Budnev, A. Bulan, A. Chiavassa, A. Dyachok, A. Gafarov, A. Garmash, V. Grebenyuk, O. Gress, T. Gress, A. Grinyuk, O. Grishin, D. Horns, A. Ivanova, N. Kalmykov, V. Kindin, S. Kiryuhin, R. Kokoulin, K. Kompaniets, E. Korosteleva, V. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, A. Kryukov, L. Kuzmichev, A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, Yu. Lemeshev, B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Lubsandorzhiev, R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. Monkhoev, E. Osipova, A. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, L. Pankov, V. Poleschuk, M. Popesku, E. Popova, A. Porelli, E. Postnikov, V. Ptuskin, A. Petrukhin, A. Pushnin, R. Raikin, E. Rjabov, G. Rubtsov, Y. Sagan, V. Samoliga, A. Sidorenkov, A. Silaev, A. Skurikhin, M. Slunecka, A. Sokolov, L. Sveshnikova, Y. Suvorkin, V. Tabolenko, A. Tanaev, B. Tarashansky, M. Ternovoy, L. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. Volchugov, D. Voronin, R. Wischnewski, I. Yashin, A. Zagorodnikov, and D. Zhurov

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Published
2021

8. Cosmic Ray Study at the Astrophysical Complex TAIGA: Results and Plans

Author

L. A. Kuzmichev, I. I. Astapov, P. A. Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, E. A. Bonvech, A. N. Borodin, M. Brueckner, N. M. Budnev, A. V. Bulan, D. V. Chernov, A. Chiavassa, A. N. Dyachok, A. R. Gafarov, A. Yu. Garmash, V. M. Grebenyuk, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, A. A. Grinyuk, O. G. Grishin, D. Horns, A. L. Ivanova, N. N. Kalmykov, V. V. Kindin, S. N. Kiryuhin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, E. E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. A. Kravchenko, A. P. Kryukov, A. A. Lagutin, M. V. Lavrova, Yu. Lemeshev, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, A. D. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. D. Monkhoev, E. A. Osipova, A. L. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, L. V. Pankov, A. D. Panov, A. A. Petrukhin, D. A. Podgrudkov, V. A. Poleschuk, E. G. Popova, A. Porelli, E. B. Postnikov, V. V. Prosin, V. S. Ptuskin, A. A. Pushnin, R. I. Raikin, A. Razumov, E. Rjabov, G. I. Rubtsov, Y. I. Sagan, V. S. Samoliga, A. Yu. Sidorenkov, A. A. Silaev, A. V. Skurikhin, M. Slunecka, A. V. Sokolov, Y. Suvorkin, L. G. Sveshnikova, V. A. Tabolenko, A. B. Tanaev, B. A. Tarashansky, M. Ternovoy, L. G. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. A. Volchugov, N. V. Volkov, D. Voronin, R. Wischnewski, I. I. Yashin, A. V. Zagorodnikov, and D. P. Zhurov

Subjects
Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Published
2021

9. Detecting Gamma Rays with Energies Greater than 3–4 ТeV from the Crab Nebula and Blazar Markarian 421 by Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes in the TAIGA Experiment

Author

L. G. Sveshnikova, I. I. Astapov, P. A. Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, A. N. Borodin, M. Brückner, N. M. Budnev, A. Bulan, A. Vaidyanathan, R. Wischnewski, P. Volchugov, D. Voronin, A. R. Gafarov, A. Yu. Garmash, V. M. Grebenyuk, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, A. A. Grinyuk, O. G. Grishin, A. N. Dyachok, D. P. Zhurov, A. V. Zagorodnikov, A. L. Ivanova, N. N. Kalmykov, V. V. Kindin, S. N. Kiryukhin, V. A. Kozhin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, E. E. Korosteleva, E. A. Kravchenko, A. P. Kryukov, L. A. Kuzmichev, A. Chiavassa, M. Lavrova, A. A. Lagutin, Yu. Lemeshev, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. D. Monkhoev, E. A. Osipova, A. Pan, M. I. Panasyuk, L. V. Pankov, A. L. Pakhorukov, A. A. Petrukhin, V. A. Poleschuk, M. Popesku, E. G. Popova, A. Porelli, E. B. Postnikov, V. V. Prosin, V. S. Ptuskin, A. A. Pushnin, R. I. Raikin, G. I. Rubtsov, E. V. Rjabov, Ya. I. Sagan, V. S. Samoliga, A. Yu. Sidorenkov, A. A. Silaev, A. V. Skurikhin, M. Slunecka, A. V. Sokolov, Ya. Suvorkin, V. A. Tabolenko, A. Tanaev, B. A. Tarashansky, M. Ternovoy, L. G. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, N. Ushakov, D. Horns, and I. I. Yashin

Subjects
010302 applied physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, 0103 physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences
Published
2021

10. First Results from Operating a Prototype Wide-Angle Telescope for the TAIGA Installation

Author

D. A. Podgrudkov, E. A. Bonvech, I. V. Vaiman, D. V. Chernov, I. I. Astapov, P. A. Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, A. N. Borodin, M. Brückner, N. M. Budnev, A. V. Bulan, A. Vaidyanathan, R. Wischnewski, P. A. Volchugov, D. M. Voronin, A. R. Gafarov, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, O. G. Grishin, A. Yu. Garmashi, V. M. Grebenyuk, A. V. Grinyuk, A. N. Dyachok, D. P. Zhurov, A. V. Zagorodnikov, A. L. Ivanova, N. N. Kalmykov, V. V. Kindin, S. N. Kiryuhin, R. L. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, E. E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. A. Kravchenko, A. P. Kryukov, L. A. Kuzmichev, A. Chiavassa, M. Lavrova, A. A. Lagutin, Yu. E. Lemeshev, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. D. Monkhoev, E. A. Osipova, A. L. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, M. I. Panasyuk, L. V. Pankov, A. A. Petrukhin, V. A. Poleschuk, M. Popesku, E. G. Popova, A. Porelli, E. B. Postnikov, V. V. Prosin, V. S. Ptuskin, A. A. Pushnin, R. I. Raikin, G. I. Rubtsov, E. V. Ryabov, Ya. I. Sagan, V. S. Samoliga, A. A. Silaev, A. Yu. Sidorenkov, A. V. Skurikhin, M. Slunecka, A. V. Sokolov, L. G. Sveshnikova, Ya. V. Suvorkin, V. A. Tabolenko, A. V. Tanaev, B. A. Tarashansky, M. Yu. Ternovoy, L. G. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, N. A. Ushakov, D. Horns, and I. V. Yashin

Subjects
010302 applied physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, 0103 physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences
Published
2021

11. Experimental Complex TAIGA

Author

N. Ushakov, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, E. A. Kravchenko, Yu. Lemeshev, D. Chernykh, E. E. Korosteleva, Anatoly Lagutin, L. V. Pankov, A. Garmash, R. P. Kokoulin, A. V. Skurikhin, P. Volchugov, Andrey Sokolov, V. V. Prosin, D. A. Podgrudkov, A. L. Pakhorukov, Dmitry Chernov, M. Blank, A. Tanaev, L. G. Sveshnikova, L. G. Tkachev, E. A. Osipova, M. Slunechka, V.A. Tabolenko, Dieter Horns, M. Tluczykont, R. D. Monkhoev, I. I. Astapov, E. Popova, A. Chiavassa, A. Pushnin, M. Ternovoy, I. I. Yashin, A. N. Dyachok, Grigory Rubtsov, P. Bezyazykov, N. N. Kalmykov, D. Shipilov, M. Popesku, A. A. Petrukhin, A. Ivanova, Alexander Kryukov, Y. Sagan, A. Sidorenkov, Evgenii V Rjabov, V. Poleshchuk, D. Voronin, V. S. Ptuskin, Roman Raikin, B. A. Tarashchansky, Mikhail Panasyuk, O. A. Gress, V. Kiryukhin, A. Bulan, A. A. Grinyuk, V. A. Kozhin, V. V. Kindin, T. I. Gress, M. Brückner, R. R. Mirgazov, A. Pan, V. Samoliga, A. Vaidyanathan, Y. Kazarina, Oleg Fedorov, Dmitry Zhurov, A. Borodin, R. Mirzoyan, A. Porelli, A. Bonvech, K. G. Kompaniets, O. Grishin, Evgeny Postnikov, Aleksandr Gafarov, A. A. Silaev, A. V. Zagorodnikov, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, Y. Suvorkin, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. M. Grebenyuk, and R. Wischnewski

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, 0103 physical sciences, Taiga, Astronomy, 010306 general physics, 01 natural sciences, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

The astrophysical complex TAIGA (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic-ray physics and Gamma-ray Astronomy), whose first phase is being completed in the Tunka valley 50 km from Lake Baikal, is described. Its research program, first results, and development prospects are discussed.

Published
2020

12. NEVOD–DECOR Experiment on the Measurement of the Energy Deposit of Cosmic Ray Muon Bundles

Author

G. Mannocchi, V. V. Shutenko, S. S. Khokhlov, N. S. Barbashina, K. G. Kompaniets, I. I. Yashin, V. V. Kindin, A. G. Bogdanov, E. A. Yurina, R. P. Kokoulin, A. A. Petrukhin, and G. C. Trinchero

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Range (particle radiation), Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Hadron, Observation period, Cosmic ray, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Energy (signal processing), Characteristic energy, Zenith
Abstract

In comparison with calculations, the excess of multimuon events found in many experiments at ultrahigh energies of extensive air showers (EASs) cannot be explained using modern models of hadron interactions. The existence of muon excess is called the muon puzzle. One of the ways to solve this problem is to study the energy characteristics of the EAS muon component. For this purpose, the energy deposit of cosmic ray muon bundles is measured in the NEVOD–DECOR experiment. Registration of muon bundles in a wide range of zenith angles allows one to explore a wide range of energies of the primary particles of cosmic rays (from 10 to 1000 PeV) within a single experiment. The results of measurements of the energy deposit of muon bundles over a long observation period are presented.

Published
2020

13. Status of the TAIGA Experiment: From Cosmic-Ray Physics to Gamma Astronomy in Tunka Valley

Author

Dmitry Chernov, A. V. Skurikhin, Andrey Sokolov, M. Slunecka, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, B. A. Tarashchansky, D. A. Podgrudkov, V. A. Poleschuk, Y. Suvorkin, P. Volchugov, A. L. Pakhorukov, Dieter Horns, N. M. Budnev, A. Tanaev, Roman Raikin, A. N. Dyachok, M. Tluczykont, A. A. Grinyuk, R. R. Mirgazov, A. Haungs, Evgeny Postnikov, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Pan, T. Marshalkina, Oleg Fedorov, V. Samoliga, V. S. Ptuskin, M. Kleifges, A. Chiavassa, Y. Sagan, R. Mirzoyan, A. Porelli, M. Brueckner, N. Ushakov, T. I. Gress, A. Borodin, V. Lenok, Aleksandr Gafarov, R. Togoo, A. Garmash, Dmitry Zhurov, A. A. Silaev, D. Kostyunin, L. G. Tkachev, A. V. Zagorodnikov, E. A. Osipova, V. Kiryuhin, E. V. Ryabov, Pavel Bezyazeekov, O. G. Grishin, D. Shipilov, A. Ivanova, E. Popova, O. A. Gress, L. G. Sveshnikova, A. Vaidyanathan, L. V. Pankov, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, V. A. Kozhin, V. V. Kindin, M. Ternovoy, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. M. Grebenyuk, I. I. Astapov, R. Wischnewski, Mikhail Panasyuk, Frank G. Schröder, A. Pushnin, A. Bulan, A. Bonvech, K. G. Kompaniets, D. Voronin, V.A. Tabolenko, E. A. Kravchenko, D. Chernykh, E. E. Korosteleva, S. Malakhov, R. P. Kokoulin, A. A. Petrukhin, Yulia Kazarina, Ig. Yashin, Yu. Lemeshev, V. V. Prosin, Anatoly Lagutin, T. Huege, R. D. Monkhoev, Alexander Kryukov, and A. Sidorenkov

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Observatory, 0103 physical sciences, Taiga, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, Radiation, 010306 general physics, Hybrid approach, 01 natural sciences, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Abstract

The importance and advantages of the hybrid approach developed within the TAIGA project for studying the high-energy section of the spectrum of gamma radiation in the Universe are discussed. The pilot complex of the TAIGA gamma observatory with an area of 1 km $${}^{2}$$ is briefly described along with the lines of its development, and the first results obtained on this basis are given.

Published
2020

14. Gamma/Hadron Separation for a Ground Based IACT in Experiment TAIGA Using Machine Learning Methods

Author

Maria Vasyutina, L. Sveshnikova, I. I. Astapov, P. A. Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, E. A. Bonvech, A. N. Borodin, M. Brueckner, N. M. Budnev, A. V. Bulan, D. V. Chernov, A. Chiavassa, A. N. Dyachok, A. R. Gafarov, A. Yu. Garmash, V. M. Grebenyuk, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, A. A. Grinyuk, O. G. Grishin, Dieter Horns, A. L. Ivanova, N. N. Kalmykov, V. V. Kindin, S. N. Kiryuhin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, E. E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. A. Kravchenko, A. P. Kryukov, L. A. Kuzmichev, A. A. Lagutin, M. V. Lavrova, Yu. Lemeshev, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, A. D. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. D. Monkhoev, E. A. Osipova, A. L. Pakhorukov, L. A. Panasenko, A. Pan, L. V. Pankov, A. D. Panov, A. A. Petrukhin, D. A. Podgrudkov, V. A. Poleschuk, M. Popesku, E. G. Popova, A. Porelli, E. B. Postnikov, V. V. Prosin, V. S. Ptuskin, A. A. Pushnin, R. I. Raikin 𝑗, A. Razumov, E. Rjabov, G. I. Rubtsov, Y. I. Sagan, V. S. Samoliga, Andrei Sidorenkov, A. A. Silaev, A. A. Silaev jr, A. V. Skurikhin, M. Slunecka, A. V. Sokolov, Y. Suvorkin, V. A. Tabolenko, A. B. Tanaev, B. A. Tarashansky, M. Ternovoy, L. G. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. A. Volchugov, N. V. Volkov, D. Voronin, R. Wischnewski, I. I. Yashin, A. V. Zagorodnikov, and D. P. Zhurov

Subjects
Computer science, Hadron, Taiga, Separation (aeronautics), IACT, Random forest, Remote sensing
Published
2021

15. Depth of the Maximum of Extensive Air Showers (EASes) and the Mean Mass Composition of Primary Cosmic Rays in the 1015–1018 eV Range of Energies, According to Data from the TUNKA-133 and TAIGA-HiSCORE Arrays for Detecting EAS Cherenkov Light in the Tunkinsk Valley

Author

V. V. Prosin, I. I. Astapov, P. A. Bezyazeekov, A. N. Borodin, M. Brückner, N. M. Budnev, A. Bulan, A. Vaidyanathan, R. Wischnewski, P. Volchugov, D. Voronin, A. R. Gafarov, A. Yu. Garmash, V. M. Grebenyuk, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, A. A. Grinyuk, O. G. Grishin, A. N. Dyachok, D. P. Zhurov, A. V. Zagorodnikov, A. L. Ivanova, N. N. Kalmykov, V. V. Kindin, S. N. Kiryuhin, V. A. Kozhin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, E. E. Korosteleva, E. A. Kravchenko, A. P. Kryukov, L. A. Kuzmichev, A. Chiavassa, M. Lavrova, A. A. Lagutin, Yu. Lemeshev, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. D. Monkhoev, E. A. Osipova, A. Pan, M. I. Panasyuk, L. V. Pankov, A. L. Pakhorukov, A. A. Petrukhin, V. A. Poleschuk, M. Popesku, E. G. Popova, A. Porelli, E. B. Postnikov, V. S. Ptuskin, A. A. Pushnin, R. I. Raikin, G. I. Rubtsov, E. V. Ryabov, Ya. I. Sagan, V. S. Samoliga, L. G. Sveshnikova, A. Yu. Sidorenkov, A. A. Silaev, A. V. Skurikhin, M. Slunecka, A. V. Sokolov, Y. Suvorkin, V. A. Tabolenko, A. Tanaev, B. A. Tarashansky, M. Ternovoy, L. G. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, N. Ushakov, D. Horns, and I. I. Yashin

Subjects
010302 applied physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, 0103 physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences
Published
2021

16. Tests of Elements of the Muon Hodoscope Based on Scintillation Strips with Fiber Light Collection

Author

V. V. Kindin, K. G. Kompaniets, M. Yu. Tselinenko, I. I. Yashin, and N. N. Pasyuk

Subjects
010302 applied physics, Physics, Scintillation, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Cosmic ray muons, Fiber (mathematics), business.industry, General Physics and Astronomy, STRIPS, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, Optics, Hodoscope, law, 0103 physical sciences, Physics::Accelerator Physics, business
Abstract

Cosmic ray muons are widely used to study the internal structure of different large-scale natural and artificial objects. The technique is called muonography in analogy with radiography. In this work, results are presented from tests of different elements of the detecting system of the muon hodoscope under development at MEPhI.

Published
2021

17. Status of the NEVOD–DECOR Experiment on the Study of Muon Bundles Energy Deposit

Author

V. V. Shutenko, G.C. Trinchero, N. S. Barbashina, A. G. Bogdanov, E. A. Yurina, K. G. Kompaniets, V. V. Kindin, G. Mannocchi, S. S. Khokhlov, R. P. Kokoulin, A. A. Petrukhin, and I. I. Yashin

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear physics, Muon, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Component (UML), Bundle, Hadron, General Physics and Astronomy, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Software package, Characteristic energy, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract

The existence of an excessive number of multimuon events observed in many experiments at ultrahigh EAS energies (above 1017 eV) relative to calculations cannot be explained using modern models of hadronic interactions. One way of solving the problem of muon excess is to study the energy characteristics of the EAS muon component. Results are presented from measurements of muon bundle energy characteristics over 7 years of observations. The experimental dependences are compared to results from simulation done with the CORSIKA software package.

Published
2021

18. Studying the Characteristics of Optical Modules in the Volume of the NEVOD Cherenkov Water Detector

Author

A. A. Petrukhin, V. V. Kindin, K. G. Kompaniets, S. S. Khokhlov, I. I. Yashin, N. A. Pasyuk, V. V. Shutenko, and E. A. Zadeba

Subjects
010302 applied physics, Physics, Photomultiplier, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, business.industry, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, Optical Module, Optics, Volume (thermodynamics), Water detector, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, business, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

The possibility of measuring the characteristics of the response of optical modules of neutrino telescopes to various classes events registered in the volume of the Cherenkov water detector NEVOD is discussed. Results are presented from measuring the response of a prototype optical module with a Hamamatsu R877 photomultiplier to single muons and high-energy events.

Published
2021

19. TAIGA—A hybrid array for high energy gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic-ray physics

Author

N. Budnev, I. Astapov, P. Bezyazeekov, E. Bonvech, A. Borodin, A. Bulan, A. Chiavassa, D. Chernov, A. Dyachok, A. Gafarov, A. Garmash, V. Grebenyuk, O. Gress, E. Gress, T. Gress, A. Grinyuk, O. Grishin, A.D. Ivanova, A.L. Ivanova, N. Kalmykov, V. Kindin, S. Kiryuhin, R. Kokoulin, K. Komponiets, E. Korosteleva, V. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, A. Kryukov, L. Kuzmichev, A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, Y. Lemeshev, B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, S. Malakhov, R. Mirgazov, R. Monkhoev, E. Okuneva, E. Osipova, A. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, L. Panasenko, L. Pankov, A.D. Panov, A. Petrukhin, I. Poddubny, D. Podgrudkov, V. Poleschuk, V. Ponomareva, E. Popova, E. Postnikov, V. Prosin, V. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, R. Raikin, A. Razumov, G. Rubtsov, E. Ryabov, Y. Sagan, V. Samoliga, A. Silaev, A. Sidorenkov, A. Skurikhin, A. Sokolov, L. Sveshnikova, V. Tabolenko, A. Tanaev, B. Tarashchansky, M.Y. Ternovoy, L. Tkachev, R. Togoo, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. Volchugov, N. Volkov, D. Voronin, A. Zagorodnikov, A. Zhaglova, D. Zhurov, and I. Yashin

Subjects
ImagingTAIGA-IACTarray, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Cosmicray, TimingTAIGA-HiSCOREarray, Gammaastronomy, Instrumentation
Published
2022

20. TAIGA-IACT pointing control and monitoring software status

Author

Dmitriy Zhurov, O. A. Gress, D. S. Lukyantsev, I. I. Astapov, A. K. Awad, P. A. Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, E. A. Bonvech, A. N. Borodin, A. V. Bulan, M. Brueckner, N. M. Budnev, A. Chiavassa, D. V. Chernov, A. N. Dyachok, A. R. Gafarov, A. Yu. Garmash, V. M. Grebenyuk, E. Gress, T. I. Gress, O. G. Grishin, A. A. Grinyuk, Dieter Horns, N. N. Kalmykov, V. V. Kindin, S. N. Kiryuhin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, E. E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. A. Kravchenko, A. P. Kryukov, L. A. Kuzmichev, A. A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, A. D. Lukanov, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. D. Monkhoev, E. A. Osipova, A. L. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, L. V. Pankov, A. D. Panov, A. A. Petrukhin, D. A. Podgrudkov, V. A. Poleschuk, M. Popesku, E. G. Popova, A. Porelli, E. B. Postnikov, V. V. Prosin, V. S. Ptuskin, A. A. Pushnin, R. I. Raikin, A. Y. Razumov, G. I. Rubtsov, E. V. Ryabov, Y. I. Sagan, V. S. Samoliga, A. A. Silaev, A. A. junior Silaev, Andrei Sidorenkov, A. V. Skurikhin, M. Slunecka, A. V. Sokolov, L. G. Sveshnikova, V. A. Tabolenko, B. A. Tarashansky, L. G. Tkachev, R. Togoo, M. Tluczykont, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. A. Volchugov, N. V. Volkov, D. Voronin, R. Wischnewski, A. V. Zagorodnikov, and I. I. Yashin

Published
2021

21. Search for nanosecond-fast optical transients with TAIGA-HiSCORE array

Author

Alexander Panov, I. Astapov, A. Awad, G. M. Beskin, Pavel Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, E. A. Bonvech, A. Borodin, M. Brückner, N. M. Budnev, A. Bulan, D. V. Chernov, A. Chiavassa, A. N. Dyachok, A. R. Gafarov, A. Garmash, V. Grebenyuk, O. Gress, T. I. Gress, A. Grinyuk, O. Grishin, Dieter Horns, A. Ivanova, N. Kalmykov, V. Kindin, S. Kiryuhin, R. Kokoulin, K. Kompaniets, E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, A. A. Krivopalova, L. Kuzmichev, Alexander Kryukov, A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, Yu. Lemeshev, B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. Monkhoev, E. Osipova, A. Pakhorukov, L. A. Panasenko, A. Pan, L. Pankov, A. Petrukhin, D. A. Podgrudkov, V. Poleschuk, M. Popesku, E. Popova, A. Porelli, E. Postnikov, V. Prosin, V. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, R. Raikin, A. Razumov, E. Rjabov, G. Rubtsov, Y. Sagan, V. Samoliga, Andrei Sidorenkov, A. Silaev, A. A. Silaev (junior), A. V. Skurikhin, M. Slunecka, A. V. Sokolov, Y. Suvorkin, L. G. Sveshikova, V. A. Tabolenko, A. Tanaev, B. Tarashansky, M. Ternovoy, L. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. Volchugov, N. Volkov, D. Voronin, R. Wischnewski, I. Yashin, A. Zagorodnikov, and D. Zhurov

Published
2021

22. TAIGA - an advanced hybrid detector complex for astroparticle physics, cosmic ray physics and gamma-ray astronomy

Author

V. P. Sulakov, E. A. Kravchenko, Roman Raikin, A. A. Grinyuk, A. Chiavassa, E. E. Korosteleva, BayarJon Paul Lubsandorzhiev, E. Popova, R. R. Mirgazov, L. G. Sveshnikova, S. Malakhov, R. P. Kokoulin, R. Togoo, A. Petrukhin, Yu. Lemeshev, A.V. Igoshin, S. Kiryuhin, V. V. Prosin, A. Porelli, A. Borodin, M. Blank, A. Ivanova, M. Tluczykont, A. N. Dyachok, V.A. Tabolenko, L. G. Tkachev, V. Samoliga, V. A. Poleschuk, R. Wischnewski, A. Bulan, E. A. Osipova, N. Ushakov, Pavel Bezyazeekov, Evgeny Postnikov, D. Zhurov, L. V. Pankov, A. Garmash, M. Ternovoy, D. Voronin, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, V. V. Kindin, I. I. Astapov, V. A. Kozhin, K. G. Kompaniets, Andrey Sokolov, E. V. Ryabov, R. Mirzoyan, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, O. Grishin, M. Popesku, D. Lukyantsev, V. Slunecka, A. V. Skurikhin, Y. Sagan, Dieter Horns, V. S. Ptuskin, P. Volchugov, A. L. Pakhorukov, A. Tanaev, A. Pushnin, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, Aleksandr Gafarov, A. A. Silaev, A. V. Zagorodnikov, N. M. Budnev, Y. Suvorkin, E. Gress, A. Zhaglova, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. M. Grebenyuk, B. A. Tarashchansky, A. Vaidyanathan, I. Poddubnyi, Anatoly Lagutin, V. Ponomareva, M. Brückner, R. D. Monkhoev, B. M. Sabirov, I. I. Yashin, Alexander Kryukov, and A. Sidorenkov

Subjects
Astroparticle physics, Physics, Observatory, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Taiga, Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, Electron, Gamma-ray astronomy, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

The physical motivations and performance of the TAIGA (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma Astronomy) project are presented. The TAIGA observatory addresses ground-based gamma-ray astronomy at energies from a few TeV to several PeV, as well as cosmic ray physics from 100 TeV to several EeV and astroparticle physics. The pilot TAIGA complex locates in the Tunka valley, ~50 km West from the southern tip of the lake Baikal. It includes integrating air Cherenkov TAIGA-HiSCORE array with 120 wide-angle optical stations distributed over on area 1 square kilometer about and three the 4-m class Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes of the TAIGA-IACT array. The latter array has a shape of triangle with side lengths of about 300m, 400m and 500m. The expected integral sensitivity of the 1 km2 TAIGA detector will be about 2,5 × 10-13 TeV cm-2 sec-1 for detection of E ≥ 100 TeV gamma-rays in 300 hours of source observations. The combination of the wide angle Cherenkov array and IACTs could offer a cost effective-way to build a really large (up to 10 km2) array for very high energy gamma-ray astronomy. The reconstruction of a given EAS energy, incoming direction and the core position, based on the TAIGA-HiSCORE data, allows one to increase the distance between the relatively expensive IACTs up to 600-800 m. These, together with the surface and underground electron/Muon detectors will be used for selection of gamma-ray induced EAS. Present status of the project, together with the current array description and the first experimental results and plans for the future will be reported.

Published
2021

24. Muon excess in ultra-high energy inclined EAS according to the NEVOD-DECOR data

Author

V. V. Kindin, K. G. Kompaniets, G. Trinchero, V. V. Shutenko, I. I. Yashin, A. A. Petrukhin, G. Mannocchi, E. A. Yurina, S. S. Khokhlov, N. S. Barbashina, R. P. Kokoulin, A. G. Bogdanov, and E A Zadeba

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Atmosphere, Physics, Range (particle radiation), Muon, Primary (astronomy), Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Hadron, Particle, Cosmic ray, Intensity (heat transfer)
Abstract

Data of the NEVOD-DECOR experiment on investigations of inclined cosmic ray muon bundles for a long time period (May 2012 – March 2021) are presented. Their comparison with the results of calculations based on simulations of EAS muon component allows one to study the behavior of the energy spectrum and mass composition of primary cosmic rays and/or to check the validity of hadron interaction models in a wide energy range from about 10^16 to more than 10^18 eV. The analysis showed that the observed intensity of muon bundles at primary particle energies of about 10^18 eV and higher can be compatible with the expectation only under the assumption of an extremely heavy mass composition of cosmic rays. This conclusion is consistent with data of a number of other experiments investigating the muon component of air showers at ultra-high energies. On the contrary, measurements of the depth of the shower maximum in the atmosphere (Xmax) in the experiments using air fluorescence technique favor a light mass composition of primary cosmic rays at these energies. This contradiction (so-called “muon puzzle”) cannot be resolved without serious changes of the existing hadron interaction models.

Published
2021

25. Stereoscopic and monoscopic operation of the five IACTs in the TAIGA experiment

Author

Pavel Volchugov, A. Grinyuk, E. Postnikov, I. Astapov, A. Awad, Pavel Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, A. Borodin, A. Bulan, M. Brueckner, N. M. Budnev, A. Chiavassa, A. N. Dyachok, A. R. Gafarov, A. Garmash, V. Grebenyuk, O. Gress, T. I. Gress, O. Grishin, Dieter Horns, N. Kalmykov, V. Kindin, S. Kiryuhin, R. Kokoulin, K. Kompaniets, E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, Alexander Kryukov, L. Kuzmichev, A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. Monkhoev, E. Osipova, A. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, M. I. Panasyuk, L. Pankov, A. Petrukhin, V. Poleschuk, M. Popesku, E. Popova, A. Porelli, V. Prosin, V. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, R. Raikin, A. Razumov, G. Rubtsov, E. V. Ryabov, Y. Sagan, V. Samoliga, Yu. Semeney, A. Silaev, A. Silaev(junior), Andrei Sidorenkov, A. V. Skurikhin, M. Slunecka, A. Sokolov, C. Spiering, L. Sveshnikova, V. A. Tabolenko, B. Tarashansky, L. Tkachev, R. Togoo, M. Tluczykont, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, N. Volkov, D. Voronin, R. Wischnewski, A. Zagorodnikov, D. Zhurov, and I. Yashin

Published
2021

26. Tunka-Grande array for high-energy gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic-ray physics: preliminary results

Author

A. Ivanova, M. Brueckner, V. Ptuskino, R. Monkhoev, I. Astapov, Pavel Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, E. A. Bonvech, A. Borodin, M. Brückner, N. M. Budnev, A. Bulan, D. V. Chernov, A. Chiavassa, A. N. Dyachok, A. R. Gafarov, A. Garmash, V. Grebenyuk, E. Gress, O. Gress, T. I. Gress, A. Grinyuk, O. Grishin, Dieter Horns, A. Igoshin, A. D. Ivanova, N. Kalmykov, V. Kindin, S. Kiryuhin, R. Kokoulin, K. Kompaniets, E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, Alexander Kryukov, L. Kuzmichev, A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, Y. Lemeshev, B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, S. Malakhov, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, E. Osipova, A. Pakhorukov, L. A. Panasenko, L. Pankov, A. Panov, A. Petrukhin, I. Poddubnyi, D. A. Podgrudkov, V. Poleschuk, V. Ponomareva, M. Popesku, E. Popova, A. Porelli, E. Postnikov, V. Prosin, V. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, R. Raikin, G. Rubtsov, E. V. Ryabov, Y. Sagan, V. Samoliga, B. Sabirov, A. Silaev, A. Silaev (junior), Andrei Sidorenkov, A. V. Skurikhin, V. Slunecka, A. Sokolov, V. Sulakov, Y. Suvorkin, L. Sveshnikova, V. A. Tabolenko, B. Tarashchansky, L. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, A. Tanaev, M. Ternovoy, R. Togoo, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. Volchugov, N. Volkov, D. Voronin, R. Wischnewski, A. Zagorodnikov, A. Zhaglova, D. Zhurov, and I. Yashin

Published
2021

27. Investigation of the Energy Loss of Muon Bundles in the Cherenkov Water Calorimeter

Author

I. I. Yashin, R. P. Kokoulin, V. V. Shutenko, G.C. Trinchero, G. Mannocchi, K. G. Kompaniets, S. S. Khokhlov, V. V. Kindin, N. S. Barbashina, A. A. Petrukhin, A. G. Bogdanov, and E. A. Yurina

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Energy loss, Range (particle radiation), Muon, Calorimeter (particle physics), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Cosmic ray, 01 natural sciences, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear physics, Long period, Bundle, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

Investigations of the energy loss of muon bundles are being conducted at the Experimental complex NEVOD. Such investigations are directed to detailed study of “muon puzzle” (the excess of multi-muon events observed in several cosmic ray experiments at ultra-high energies). Results of measurements of the muon bundle energy deposit during a long period of observations in primary cosmic ray energy range 10–1000 PeV have been obtained and have been compared with simulations performed on the basis of the CORSIKA code.

Published
2019

28. First Season of Operation of the TAIGA Hybrid Cherenkov Array

Author

M. Brueckner, A. Pakhorukov, E. A. Osipova, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, L. G. Tkachev, Yu. Lemeshev, A. Ivanova, Y. Sagan, A. Yu. Garmash, Pavel Bezyazeekov, V. Boreyko, V. A. Poleschuk, S. Kiryuhin, A. Pushnin, A. V. Skurikhin, M. Kunnas, L. A. Kuzmichev, C. Spiering, V. M. Grebenyuk, Evgeny Postnikov, M. Tluczykont, N. V. Gorbunov, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, K. G. Kompaniets, Anatoly Lagutin, E. A. Kravchenko, Mikhail Panasyuk, Dieter Horns, O. A. Gress, A. A. Petrukhin, E. E. Korosteleva, A. V. Tkachenko, V. A. Kozhin, Yulia Kazarina, A. Yu. Sidorenkov, V. V. Kindin, Aleksey Zagorodnikov, R. P. Kokoulin, A. Chiavassa, V. Prosin, V. Samoliga, B.A. Tarashansky, Dmitry Zhurov, N. M. Budnev, R. Mirzoyan, M. Slunecka, B. M. Sabirov, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, I. I. Yashin, P. Kirilenko, Andrey Sokolov, V. S. Ptuskin, V.A. Tabolenko, I. I. Astapov, L. G. Sveshnikova, Yu. A. Semeney, V. V. Lenok, A. Porelli, O. G. Grishin, R. R. Mirgazov, Oleg Fedorov, A. Borodin, R. Wischnewski, Evgenii V Rjabov, Aleksandr Gafarov, A. A. Silaev, R. D. Monkhoev, T. I. Gress, Valery Zurbanov, Roman Raikin, E.G. Popova, A. A. Grinyuk, L. V. Pankov, A. N. Dyachok, and M. Popescu

Subjects
Physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Monte Carlo method, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Gamma ray, General Physics and Astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, IACT, Radiation, law.invention, Telescope, law, Observatory, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

Work is currently under way in the Tunka Valley, 50 km from Lake Baikal, to create the TAIGA gamma observatory for studying gamma radiation and cosmic ray fluxes in the 1013–1018 eV range of energies. To detect gamma rays with energies above tens of TeV, a hybrid method of detecting showers is implemented. It is based on data obtained by the TAIGA Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope (IACT) and the wide-angle TAIGA-HiSCORE array. The preliminary results from processing the telescope’s data for the low-energy region (>2–3 TeV) are presented. Joint events with energy more than 50 TeV are analyzed and compared to Monte Carlo calculations.

Published
2019

29. Dependence of the Energy Deposit of Muon Bundles on Local Muon Density and Zenith Angle

Author

A. G. Bogdanov, N. S. Barbashina, E. A. Yurina, V. V. Shutenko, V. A. Khomyakov, G. Mannocchi, K. G. Kompaniets, O. Saavedra, V. V. Kindin, G.C. Trinchero, A. A. Petrukhin, S. S. Khokhlov, I. I. Yashin, and R. P. Kokoulin

Subjects
010302 applied physics, Physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Hadron, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Characteristic energy, Zenith, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract

Energy characteristics of the muon component of extensive air showers (EASes) are investigated at the NEVOD experimental complex in order to solve the problem of a detected excess of muons in EASes at ultrahigh energies, relative to simulation results. The dependences of the energy deposit of muon bundles on the zenith angle and the local muon density are obtained for primary energies of 10–1000 PeV. The results from comparing the data to simulations performed with the CORSIKA program are presented.

Published
2019

30. Monte Carlo Simulation of the TAIGA Experiment

Author

R. D. Monkhoev, T. I. Gress, Y. Sagan, R. R. Mirgazov, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. M. Grebenyuk, Oleg Fedorov, M. Brueckner, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, A. V. Skurikhin, A. Borodin, A. Ivanova, Yu. Lemeshev, E.G. Popova, V.A. Tabolenko, Dmitry Zhurov, B.A. Tarashansky, S. Kiryuhin, A. V. Tkachenko, Mikhail Panasyuk, Dieter Horns, M. Tluczykont, V. S. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, Roman Raikin, O. G. Grishin, Anatoly Lagutin, A. Chiavassa, A. A. Petrukhin, R. Mirzoyan, V. Prosin, Evgeny Postnikov, Valery Zurbanov, C. Spiering, A. A. Grinyuk, Yulia Kazarina, M. Kunnas, O. A. Gress, L. G. Sveshnikova, A. Pakhorukov, R. Wischnewski, L. G. Tkachev, A. N. Dyachok, V. A. Poleschuk, M. Slunecka, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, V. A. Kozhin, Andrey Sokolov, I. I. Astapov, M. Popescu, A. Yu. Garmash, E. A. Kravchenko, Evgenii V Rjabov, B. M. Sabirov, E. E. Korosteleva, V. V. Kindin, I. I. Yashin, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, R. P. Kokoulin, L. V. Pankov, N. M. Budnev, P. Kirilenko, V. V. Lenok, A. Porelli, Yu. A. Semeney, V. Samoliga, E. A. Osipova, Pavel Bezyazeekov, V. Boreyko, N. V. Gorbunov, Aleksandr Gafarov, A. A. Silaev, Aleksey Zagorodnikov, K. G. Kompaniets, and A. Yu. Sidorenkov

Subjects
010302 applied physics, Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, business.industry, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Monte Carlo method, Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, General Physics and Astronomy, Cosmic ray, 01 natural sciences, Software, Air shower, Observatory, 0103 physical sciences, business, Energy (signal processing), Cherenkov radiation, Remote sensing
Abstract

The TAIGA (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma-ray Astronomy) experiment aims at observing gamma-rays in the energy range from 1 TeV to several 100 TeV. The operation of the observatory is based on a new hybrid approach that combines imaging air Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs) and wide-angle Cherenkov detectors (TAIGA-HiSCORE) for measuring times of extensive air shower (EAS) light front arrival. Monte Carlo simulations are compared to real data to determine the performance of the detector setup. Dedicated software and algorithms are described, model parameters are given, and an overview of the current status of model-based performance studies is presented.

Published
2019

31. TAIGA: A Complex of Hybrid Systems of Cooperating Detectors for Gamma Astronomy and Cosmic Ray Physics in the Tunka Valley

Author

Evgeny Postnikov, Roman Raikin, O. A. Gress, A. A. Grinyuk, V. A. Kozhin, V. V. Kindin, V. Samoliga, V. A. Poleschuk, M. Slunecka, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, A. Chiavassa, R. R. Mirgazov, V. S. Ptuskin, R. Mirzoyan, A. Yu. Garmash, V. Prosin, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. M. Grebenyuk, Anatoly Lagutin, Oleg Fedorov, M. Kunnas, L. V. Pankov, E. A. Osipova, Pavel Bezyazeekov, A. A. Petrukhin, Aleksandr Gafarov, Mihai Popescu, R. Wischnewski, A. A. Silaev, M. Tluczykont, A. V. Skurikhin, A. Borodin, Mikhail Panasyuk, R. D. Monkhoev, T. I. Gress, Aleksey Zagorodnikov, A. V. Tkachenko, Dieter Horns, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. V. Gorbunov, Dmitry Zhurov, A. Ivanova, L. G. Sveshnikova, A. Tanaev, I. I. Yashin, N. I. Karpov, E.G. Popova, O. G. Grishin, A. N. Dyachok, R. Nakhtigal, A. Pakhorukov, L. G. Tkachev, V.A. Tabolenko, Y. Sagan, K. G. Kompaniets, A. Porelli, Valery Zurbanov, A. Pushnin, E. A. Kravchenko, A. Yu. Sidorenkov, E. E. Korosteleva, S. Kiryuhin, R. P. Kokoulin, V. P. Sulakov, B.A. Tarashansky, Y. Kazarina, P. Kirilenko, Andrey Sokolov, N. M. Budnev, V. V. Lenok, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, C. Spiering, and I. I. Astapov

Subjects
010302 applied physics, COSMIC cancer database, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Observatory, 0103 physical sciences, Detector, Taiga, Gamma ray detectors, General Physics and Astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, Radiation, 01 natural sciences
Abstract

The relevance and benefits of the new TAIGA gamma observatory complex in the Tunka Valley (50 km from Lake Baikal) are discussed. The main aim of the TAIGA installation is to study high-energy gamma radiation and search for cosmic pevatrons. The first series of gamma stations was commissioned in 2019 and covers an area of 1 km2. Its expected integral gamma radiation sensitivity at an energy of 100 TeV over 300 h of source monitoring is (2–5) × 10−13 TeV cm−2 s−1. It is planned to expand the effective area of TAIGA gamma observation to 10 km2 in the future.

Published
2019

32. Multicomponent Registration of the EAS

Author

R. P. Kokoulin, A. A. Petrukhin, G.C. Trinchero, I. I. Yashin, V. V. Kindin, Yu. V. Stenkin, A. Chiavassa, M. B. Amelchakov, E. A. Zadeba, V. V. Shutenko, G. Mannocchi, S. S. Khokhlov, I. A. Shulzhenko, K. G. Kompaniets, D. M. Gromushkin, K. O. Yurin, O. I. Likiy, N. S. Barbashina, and A. G. Bogdanov

Subjects
010302 applied physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Computer science, 0103 physical sciences, Real-time computing, General Physics and Astronomy, Synchronizing, 01 natural sciences, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract

The NEVOD experimental complex was created at MEPhI. It includes several facilities for studying the electron–photon, muon, and hadron components of the EAS in the energy range of 1 PeV to 1 EeV. This work presents the first results for two months of the joint operation of five facilities (NEVOD-EAS, CWD, CTS, PRISMA-32, and DECOR). The problems of synchronizing the facilities and selecting joint events are considered. The experimental data of these facilities are analyzed for different components of the EAS in overlapping energy ranges.

Published
2019

33. Energy Spectrum of Primary Cosmic Rays, According to TUNKA-133 and TAIGA-HiSCORE EAS Cherenkov Light Data

Author

Evgeny Postnikov, Yu. Lemeshev, Mihai Popescu, Roman Raikin, M. Slunecka, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, O. G. Grishin, S. Kiryuhin, K. G. Kompaniets, A. A. Grinyuk, E. A. Osipova, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. M. Grebenyuk, Pavel Bezyazeekov, V. Boreyko, A. V. Tkachenko, Dmitry Zhurov, L. V. Pankov, Andrey Sokolov, N. V. Gorbunov, A. Chiavassa, V. Prosin, L. G. Sveshnikova, M. Kunnas, Anatoly Lagutin, A. Pakhorukov, L. G. Tkachev, N. M. Budnev, A. Yu. Sidorenkov, A. A. Petrukhin, V. Samoliga, Aleksey Zagorodnikov, R. Wischnewski, R. R. Mirgazov, V. A. Poleschuk, A. Pushnin, E.G. Popova, Oleg Fedorov, Valery Zurbanov, Aleksandr Gafarov, B. M. Sabirov, A. V. Skurikhin, A. A. Silaev, A. Borodin, V.A. Tabolenko, P. Kirilenko, Evgenii V Rjabov, I. I. Yashin, Y. Kazarina, A. Yu. Garmash, I. I. Astapov, R. D. Monkhoev, T. I. Gress, Dieter Horns, A. N. Dyachok, M. Tluczykont, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, C. Spiering, M. Brueckner, V. S. Ptuskin, A. Ivanova, Yu. A. Semeney, O. A. Gress, V. A. Kozhin, V. V. Kindin, Y. Sagan, V. V. Lenok, A. Porelli, E. A. Kravchenko, E. E. Korosteleva, R. P. Kokoulin, B.A. Tarashansky, Mikhail Panasyuk, and R. Mirzoyan

Subjects
010302 applied physics, Physics, Range (particle radiation), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Hadron, General Physics and Astronomy, Flux, Cosmic ray, 01 natural sciences, Spectral line, Nuclear physics, Primary (astronomy), 0103 physical sciences, Energy spectrum, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

The Tunka-133 Cherenkov complex for recording extensive air showers (EAS) collected data over seven winters from 2009 to 2017. The differential energy spectra of all particles was acquired in the 6 × 1015–3 × 1018 eV range of energies over 2175 h. The TAIGA-HiSCORE complex is continually being expanded and upgraded. Data acquired by 30 first-line stations over 35 days during the period 2017–2018 is analyzed in this work. As at the Tunka-133 setup, the primary particle energies above 1015 eV are measured using the density of the Cherenkov light flux at a distance of 200 m from a shower’s axis. Data on lower energies are collected by determining the energy of the light flux near a shower’s axis. This results in a spectrum of 2 × 1014–1017 eV. The combined spectrum for the two systems covers a range of 2 × 1014–2 × 1018 eV.

Published
2019

34. Optimisation studies of the TAIGA-Muon scintillation detector array

Author

I. Astapov, P. Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, E. Bonvech, A. Borodin, M. Brueckner, N. Budnev, A. Bulan, D. Chernov, A. Chiavassa, A. Dyachok, A. Gafarov, A. Garmash, V. Grebenyuk, E. Gress, O. Gress, T. Gress, A. Grinyuk, O. Grishin, D. Horns, A. Igoshin, A.D. Ivanova, A.L. Ivanova, N. Kalmykov, V. Kindin, S. Kiryuhin, R. Kokoulin, K. Kompaniets, E. Korosteleva, V. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, A. Kryukov, L. Kuzmichev, A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, Y. Lemeshev, B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, S. Malakhov, R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. Monkhoev, E. Osipova, A. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, L. Pankov, L. Panov, A. Petrukhin, I. Poddubnyi, D. Podgrudkov, V. Poleschuk, V. Ponomareva, M. Popesku, E. Popova, A. Porelli, E. Postnikov, V. Prosin, V. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, R. Raikin, G. Rubtsov, E. Ryabov, Y. Sagan, V. Samoliga, I. Satyshev, A. Silaev, A. Silaev(junior), A. Sidorenkov, S. Sinegovsky, A. Skurikhin, A. Sokolov, V. Sulakov, L. Sveshnikova, V. Tabolenko, A. Tanaev, B. Tarashchansky, M. Ternovoy, L. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, R. Togoo, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. Volchugov, N. Volkov, D. Voronin, R. Wischnewski, A. Zagorodnikov, A. Zhaglova, D. Zhurov, and I. Yashin

Subjects
Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics
Abstract

The TAIGA astroparticle observatory is progressing with the deployment of new detector stations. The Tunka-Grande — scintillation counter array of the observatory expands with the new TAIGA-Muon stations. Several simulation studies were conducted for optimisation of the new station positioning and performance. Extensive air showers induced by gamma quanta or a proton in the range from 100 TeV to 1 PeV at a zenith angle of 0° were used for these studies. Based on the developed simulation, the capabilities of identification of high energy extensive air showers were studied. The soil thickness, the detector and station positions, the lowest measurable energy range of the cosmic rays, and different methods of air shower identification were investigated.

Published
2022

35. Application of New Approximations of the Lateral Distribution of EAS Cherenkov Light in the Atmosphere

Author

R. R. Mirgazov, V. A. Poleschuk, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, Oleg Fedorov, A. Pakhorukov, L. G. Tkachev, Evgeny Postnikov, A. V. Tkachenko, M. Slunecka, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, A. Borodin, Andrey Sokolov, E.G. Popova, O. A. Gress, L. G. Sveshnikova, Y. Sagan, R. D. Monkhoev, T. I. Gress, E. A. Osipova, V. V. Lenok, A. N. Dyachok, P. S. Kirilenko, O. G. Grishin, Pavel Bezyazeekov, V. Boreyko, M. Tluczykont, V. A. Kozhin, V. V. Kindin, K. G. Kompaniets, A. V. Skurikhin, R. Nachtigall, A. Porelli, R. Mirzoyan, A. Pushnin, L. V. Pankov, Valery Zurbanov, N. V. Gorbunov, B.A. Tarashansky, A. A. Lagutin, Roman Raikin, Aleksandr Gafarov, I. I. Yashin, V. P. Sulakov, M. Popesku, Dieter Horns, A. Sidorenkov, A. A. Grinyuk, A. A. Silaev, Yu. A. Semeney, V. Samoliga, C. Spiering, Mikhail Panasyuk, Aleksey Zagorodnikov, M. Kunnas, V. S. Ptuskin, A. Chiavassa, E. A. Kravchenko, V. Prosin, A. Ivanova, N. I. Karpov, R. Wischnewski, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. M. Grebenyuk, A. A. Petrukhin, A. Sh. M. Elshoukrofy, Yulia Kazarina, N. M. Budnev, S. Kiryuhin, V.A. Tabolenko, E. E. Korosteleva, A. Garmash, Hussein A. Motaweh, R. P. Kokoulin, I. I. Astapov, Grigory Rubtsov, and N. N. Kalmykov

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Photon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, Probability density function, 01 natural sciences, Electromagnetic radiation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Computational physics, Massless particle, Distribution function, 0103 physical sciences, Range (statistics), 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

A new knee-like approximation of the lateral distribution function (LDF) of EAS Cherenkov light in the 30–3000 TeV energy range was proposed and tested with simulated showers in our earlier studies. This approximation fits the LDFs of individual showers accurately for all types of primary particles gamma-rays, protons, and nuclei) and is suitable for reconstructing the shower core, determining the energy, and separating gamma-induced showers from hadron-induced ones. In the present study, the knee-like fitting function is used to determine the parameters of real showers detected by TAIGA-HiSCORE. It is demonstrated that this approximation characterizes properly all types of individual LDFs of experimental events in the 300–1000 TeV range. The accuracy of fit is governed by fluctuations intrinsic to the process of measurement of the Cherenkov photon density. The probability density function of these fluctuations was reconstructed and introduced into simulations. Certain useful methodical applications of the knee-like approximation are con-sidered, and the possibility of shower sorting into nuclei groups is examined. The extensive statistical coverage and detailed LDF measurement data of HiSCORE have provided the first opportunity to examine in depth the LDF of Cherenkov radiation in the 300–1000 TeV range.

Published
2018

36. Testing the new QSM-6M optical module with the NEVOD Cherenkov water detector

Author

V. V. Kindin, S. S. Khokhlov, N. A. Pasyuk, A. A. Petrukhin, T. A. Karetnikova, and I. A. Shulzhenko

Subjects
Physics, Photomultiplier, High energy, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Muon, business.industry, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, FOS: Physical sciences, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Optical Module, Optics, Volume (thermodynamics), Water detector, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, business, Instrumentation, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), Mathematical Physics, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

The method for studying characteristics of the response of optical modules of neutrino telescopes to various classes of events registered in the volume of the Cherenkov water detector NEVOD is discussed. Results of testing of an optical module with Hamamatsu R877 photomultiplier in single muon events and in events with high energy deposit are presented.

Published
2021
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37. Identification of electromagnetic and hadronic EASs using neural network for TAIGA scintillation detector array

Author

I. Astapov, P. Bezyazeekov, M. Blank, E. Bonvech, A. Borodin, M. Brueckner, N. Budnev, A. Bulan, D. Chernov, A. Chiavassa, A. Dyachok, A. Gafarov, A. Garmash, V. Grebenyuk, E. Gress, O. Gress, T. Gress, A. Grinyuk, O. Grishin, D. Horns, A. Igoshin, M. Ilyushin, A.D. Ivanova, A.L. Ivanova, N. Kalmykov, V. Kindin, S. Kiryuhin, R. Kokoulin, K. Kompaniets, E. Korosteleva, V. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, A. Kryukov, A. Kuotb, L. Kuzmichev, A. Lagutin, M. Lavrova, Y. Lemeshev, B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Lukanov, D. Lukyantsev, S. Malakhov, R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. Monkhoev, E. Osipova, A. Pakhorukov, A. Pan, L. Pankov, L. Panov, A. Petrukhin, I. Poddubnyi, D. Podgrudkov, V. Poleschuk, V. Ponomareva, M. Popesku, E. Popova, A. Porelli, E. Postnikov, V. Prosin, V. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, R. Raikin, G. Rubtsov, E. Ryabov, Y. Sagan, V. Samoliga, I. Satyshev, A. Silaev, A. Silaev(junior), A. Sidorenkov, S. Sinegovsky, A. Skurikhin, A. Sokolov, V. Sulakov, L. Sveshnikova, V. Tabolenko, A. Tanaev, B. Tarashchansky, M. Ternovoy, L. Tkachev, M. Tluczykont, R. Togoo, N. Ushakov, A. Vaidyanathan, P. Volchugov, N. Volkov, V. Vorobyov, D. Voronin, R. Wischnewski, A. Zagorodnikov, A. Zhaglova, D. Zhurov, and I. Yashin

Subjects
Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics
Abstract

The TAIGA experiment in Tunka valley is expanding the present scintillation detector array with new TAIGA-Muon detector stations. A simulation model was developed for optimization of the layout of the new stations and study of the identification performance of the array. The extensive air showers (EASs) were simulated with the CORSIKA simulation tool, and the detector response was simulated with the GEANT4 package. EASs induced by gamma quanta or protons in the energy range from 1 PeV to 10 PeV and the zenith angle range from 0° to 45°, are used for these studies. For the identification of high energy extensive air showers, a method based on a neural network was suggested. With this method, the proton identification efficiency is more than 90%, while the gamma identification efficiency not less than 50%.

Published
2022

38. Optimization of electromagnetic and hadronic extensive air shower identification using the muon detectors of the TAIGA experiment

Author

K. G. Kompaniets, A. Chiavassa, V.A. Tabolenko, Valery Zurbanov, R. R. Mirgazov, E. A. Kravchenko, E. E. Korosteleva, R. P. Kokoulin, M. Kunnas, O. Grishin, Anatoly Lagutin, T. I. Gress, Oleg Fedorov, D. Voronin, Aleksandr Gafarov, L. G. Tkachev, A. V. Skurikhin, I. I. Astapov, R. Nachtigall, V. V. Lenok, A. A. Silaev, A. V. Zagorodnikov, A. Borodin, Evgeny Postnikov, B.A. Tarashansky, E. A. Osipova, V. Slunecka, A. Krykov, V. S. Ptuskin, A. Silaev junior, E.G. Popova, Dieter Horns, A. Porelli, R. D. Monkhoev, B. M. Sabirov, Pavel Bezyazeekov, V. Boreyko, I. I. Yashin, A. L. Pakhorukov, Mihai Popescu, R. Wischnewski, V. A. Poleschuk, D. Zhurov, M. Brueckner, A. Sidorenkov, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. M. Grebenyuk, A. Garmash, Yu. A. Semeney, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, A. Ivanova, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, N. V. Gorbunov, Evgenii V Rjabov, A. V. Tkachenko, Yu. Lemeshev, P. Kirilenko, Roman Raikin, N. M. Budnev, V. Samoliga, A. Vaidyanathan, S. Kiryuhin, V. V. Prosin, A. A. Grinyuk, O. A. Gress, C. Spiering, V. A. Kozhin, V. V. Kindin, A. A. Petrukhin, Y. Sagan, M. Tluczykont, Yulia Kazarina, L. G. Sveshnikova, Andrey Sokolov, A. Pushnin, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. Ushakov, L. V. Pankov, A. N. Dyachok, Mikhail Panasyuk, and R. Mirzoyan

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Range (particle radiation), TAIGA, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Monte Carlo method, Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, Scintillator, Wavelength shifter, Nuclear physics, Air shower, Scintillation detectors, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Instrumentation
Abstract

The TAIGA experiment in the Tunka valley near Lake Baikal is planning an extension with new TAIGA-Muon scintillation detector stations. The main purpose of TAIGA is gamma-ray astronomy in the TeV to PeV energy range and cosmic ray physics. The purpose of the Taiga-Muon detectors is to measure the muon component of air showers for improving cosmic ray composition measurements as well as gamma–hadron separation above 100 TeV. Monte Carlo simulations of the experiment are done with the software packages CORSIKA and GEANT4. Extensive air showers of primary particles in the energy range 100–3000 TeV are created with CORSIKA. The trigger efficiency is calculated and used for optimization. The suppression factor of hadronic showers versus electromagnetic showers is studied, leading to an optimum depth of soil absorber (2 m), at the lowest energy range. Data on the identification efficiency for primary gamma-quanta and proton events are presented as well as the suppression factor.

Published
2020

39. Cherenkov EAS arrays in the Tunka astrophysical center: From Tunka-133 to the TAIGA gamma and cosmic ray hybrid detector

Author

R. R. Mirgazov, A. Chiavassa, V. Prosin, Oleg Fedorov, A. Borodin, L. G. Sveshnikova, A. V. Skurikhin, Evgeny Postnikov, E.G. Popova, O. G. Grishin, Dieter Horns, Martin Tluczykont, M. Slunecka, D. Zhurov, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, V.A. Tabolenko, A. V. Tkachenko, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Grinyuk, E. A. Kravchenko, V. Samoliga, E. A. Osipova, K. G. Kompaniets, Razmik Mirzoyan, E. E. Korosteleva, V. Kiryuhin, Pavel Bezyazeekov, Alexander Kryukov, A. Sidorenkov, A. Garmash, Valery Zurbanov, Aleksandr Gafarov, R. P. Kokoulin, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, A. A. Silaev, A. Pan, A. A. Petrukhin, Aleksey Zagorodnikov, M. Brückner, R. D. Monkhoev, T. I. Gress, A. Pushnin, Anatoly Lagutin, D. Voronin, E. V. Ryabov, Victor Grebenyuk, L. Tkachev, A. Pakharukov, I. I. Astapov, Roman Raikin, Ralf Wischnewski, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. V. Lenok, A. Porelli, Yu. A. Semeney, P. Kirilenko, A. N. Dyachok, Ch. Spiering, N. Ushakov, L. V. Pankov, Y. Sagan, I. V. Yashin, M. Popesku, V. S. Ptuskin, O. A. Gress, V. A. Kozhin, V. V. Kindin, V. A. Poleschuk, Mikhail Panasyuk, Y. Kazarina, B.A. Tarashansky, Andrey Sokolov, and N. M. Budnev

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Gamma-ray astronomy, Calorimeter (particle physics), 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Aperture, Cosmic rays, EAS Cherenkov light array, Energy spectrum, IACT, Detector, Gamma ray, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, 13. Climate action, 0103 physical sciences, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Instrumentation, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

One of the most informative methods of cosmic ray studies is the detection of Cherenkov light from extensive air showers (EAS). The primary energy reconstruction is possible by using the Earth’s atmosphere as a huge calorimeter . The EAS Cherenkov light array Tunka-133, with ∼ 3 km 2 geometrical area, is taking data since 2009. Tunka-133 is located in the Tunka Astrophysical Center at ∼ 50 km west of Lake Baikal. This array allows us to perform a detailed study of the energy spectrum and the mass composition in the energy range from 6 ⋅ 1 0 15 eV to 1 0 18 eV . Most of the ongoing efforts are focused on the construction of the first stage of the detector TAIGA (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma Astronomy). The latter is designed for the study of gamma rays and charged cosmic rays in the energy range of 1 0 13 eV – 1 0 18 eV . The TAIGA prototype will consist of ∼ 100 wide angle timing Cherenkov stations (TAIGA-HiSCORE) and three IACTs deployed over an area of ∼ 1 km 2 . The installation of the array is planned to be finished in 2019 while the data-taking can start already during the commissioning phase. The joint reconstruction of energy, direction, and core position of the imaging and non-imaging detectors will allow us to increase the distance between the IACTs up to 800 m, therefore providing a low-cost, highly sensitive detector. The relatively low cost together with the high sensitivity for energies ≥ 30–50 TeV make this pioneering technique very attractive for exploring galactic PeVatrons and cosmic rays. In addition to the Cherenkov light detectors we intend to deploy surface and underground muon detectors over an area of 1 km 2 with a total area of about 1000 m 2 . The results of the first season of coincident operation of the first ∼ 4 m diameter IACT with an aperture of ∼ 10°with 30 stations of TAIGA-HiSCORE will be presented.

Published
2020

40. A Cherenkov Water Calorimeter Based on Quasi-Spherical Modules

Author

V. V. Shutenko, S. S. Khokhlov, V. A. Khomyakov, R. P. Kokoulin, E. A. Zadeba, I. S. Kartsev, K. G. Kompaniets, V. V. Kindin, V. V. Ovchinnikov, N. S. Barbashina, A. G. Bogdanov, A. A. Petrukhin, I. I. Yashin, and M. B. Amelchakov

Subjects
Physics, Range (particle radiation), Muon, Calorimeter (particle physics), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Cascade, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Instrumentation, Cherenkov radiation, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract

A description of the detection and data-acquisition systems of the Cherenkov water calorimeter of the NEVOD Experimental Complex, which is a unique scientific facility located on the Earth’s surface, is presented. In the development of these systems, a solution is sought to the problem of measuring the energy of cascade showers initiated by single muons and the energy deposited by high-multiplicity muon bundles in a wide energy range.

Published
2018

41. The TAIGA Experiment: From Cosmic Ray Physics to Gamma Astronomy in the Tunka Valley

Author

L. V. Pankov, Evgeny Postnikov, E. A. Osipova, Yu. Lemeshev, V. S. Ptuskin, A. Pushnin, Pavel Bezyazeekov, V.A. Tabolenko, S. Kiryuhin, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. M. Grebenyuk, Yu. A. Semeney, V. Prosin, M. Slunecka, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, B.A. Tarashansky, V. A. Poleschuk, Mikhail Panasyuk, E. I. Kravchenko, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, N. V. Gorbunov, K. G. Kompaniets, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, P. Kirilenko, E. E. Korosteleva, Dmitriy Kostunin, R. Mirzoyan, O. A. Gress, R. P. Kokoulin, A. Pakhorukov, Y. Kazarina, L. G. Tkachev, V. A. Kozhin, A. A. Petrukhin, V. V. Kindin, V. V. Lenok, E.G. Popova, V. Samoliga, A. Ivanova, A. Yu. Sidorenkov, N. M. Budnev, Aleksey Zagorodnikov, A. O. Skurikhin, Andrey Sokolov, I. I. Astapov, A. A. Grinyuk, Y. Sagan, A. V. Boreyko, A. N. Dyachok, L. G. Sveshnikova, A. Yu. Garmash, Dmitry Zhurov, O. G. Grishin, R. D. Monkhoev, T. I. Gress, A. V. Tkachenko, E. V. Ryabov, Aleksandr Gafarov, A. A. Silaev, R. R. Mirgazov, Valery Zurbanov, Oleg Fedorov, A. Borodin, B. M. Sabirov, and I. I. Yashin

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Hadron, Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astronomy, Cosmic ray, Electron, Radiation, 01 natural sciences, Observatory, 0103 physical sciences, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

The article presents the relevance and advantages of the new gamma observatory TAIGA (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma Astronomy), which is being constructed in the Tunka Valley 50 km from Lake Baikal. Various detectors of the six TAIGA gamma observatory arrays register the Cherenkov and radio radiation, as well as the electron and muon components of EAS. The primary objective of the TAIGA gamma observatory is to study the high-energy part of the gamma-ray spectrum, in particular, in order to search for Galactic PeVatrons. The energy, direction, and position of the EAS axis are reconstructed in the observatory based on the data of the wide-angle Cherenkov detectors of the TAIGA-HiSCORE experiment. Taking into account this information, the gamma quanta are distinguished from the hadron background using the data obtained by the muon detectors and telescopes that register the EAS image in the Cherenkov light. In this hybrid mode of operation, the atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes can operate in the mono-mode, and the distance between them can be increased to 800–1000 m, which makes it possible to construct an array with an area of 5 km2 and more at relatively low cost and in a short time. By 2019, the first stage of the gamma observatory with an area of 1 km2 will be constructed; its expected integral sensitivity for detecting the gamma radiation with an energy of 100 TeV at observation of the source for 300 hours will be approximately $$2 \times 5$$ 10–13 TeV cm–2s–1.

Published
2018

42. TAIGA Gamma Observatory: Status and Prospects

Author

M. Kunnas, Roman Raikin, Aleksey Zagorodnikov, A. A. Grinyuk, K. G. Kompaniets, V. Samoliga, A. V. Skurikhin, Evgeny Postnikov, A. N. Dyachok, Y. Sagan, B.A. Tarashansky, S. Kiryuhin, L. A. Kuzmichev, R. Wischnewski, V. M. Grebenyuk, L. V. Pankov, M. Slunecka, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, A. V. Tkachenko, R. D. Monkhoev, T. I. Gress, V. A. Poleschuk, M. Popesku, L. G. Sveshnikova, V. S. Ptuskin, R. Nachtigall, E. A. Osipova, A. Chiavassa, V. Prosin, N. I. Karpov, O. A. Gress, M. Tluczykont, Pavel Bezyazeekov, V. Boreyko, O. G. Grishin, V. A. Kozhin, A. Pakhorukov, V. V. Kindin, L. G. Tkachev, Aleksandr Gafarov, N. V. Gorbunov, A. A. Silaev, Valery Zurbanov, A. Pushnin, R. R. Mirgazov, Oleg Fedorov, A. Borodin, E. A. Kravchenko, A. A. Petrukhin, E. E. Korosteleva, A. Sh. M. Elshoukrofy, A. Ivanova, Yulia Kazarina, A. Garmash, R. P. Kokoulin, V.A. Tabolenko, E.G. Popova, V. P. Sulakov, Yu. A. Semeney, A. D. Horns, V. V. Lenok, A. Porelli, P. Kirilenko, C. Spiering, Andrey Sokolov, I. I. Yashin, A. Sidorenkov, Anatoly Lagutin, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, I. I. Astapov, N. M. Budnev, R. Mirzoyan, and Mikhail Panasyuk

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Gamma ray, Astronomy, IACT, Cosmic ray, 01 natural sciences, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Particle detector, Observatory, 0103 physical sciences, Measuring instrument, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

Over the past few years, the TAIGA (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma-ray Astronomy) observatory has been being deployed in the Tunka Valley, Republic of Buryatia. It is designed for studying gamma rays of energy above 30 TeV and performing searches for sources of galactic cosmic rays with energies in the vicinity of 1 PeV, which is an energy region around the classic knee in the cosmic-ray energy spectrum. The first phase of the observatory will be situated at a distance of about 50 km from Lake Baikal at the site of the Tunka-133 array. The TAIGA gamma observatory will include a network of 500 wide-angle (0.6 sr) Cherenkov detectors (TAIGA-HiSCORE array) and up to 16 atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (ACT) designed for analyzing the EAS images (imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes, or IACT) and positioned within an area of 5 km2. The observatory will also include muon detectors of total area 2000 m2 distributed over an area of 1 km2. Within the next three years, it is planned to enhance the area of the TAIGA-HiSCORE array by a factor of four—from 0.25 km2 to 1 km2; to supplement the existing IACT with two new ones; and to deploy new muon detectors with a total coverage of 200 m2. The structure of the new observatory is described along with the data analysis techniques used. The most interesting physical results are presented, and the research program for the future is discussed.

Published
2018

43. Techniques for detecting the Cherenkov light from cascade showers in water

Author

A. G. Bogdanov, S. S. Khokhlov, V. V. Shutenko, R. P. Kokoulin, V. A. Khomyakov, V. V. Kindin, I. I. Yashin, and A. A. Petrukhin

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Scattering, business.industry, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, Particle detector, Radiation length, Light intensity, Optics, Cascade, Water detector, 0103 physical sciences, Measuring instrument, 010306 general physics, business, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

The NEVOD Cherenkov water detector (CWD) features a denser lattice of sensitive elements than the existing large-scale CWDs, whereby the spatial distribution of Cherenkov light from cascade showers is sampled with a superior resolution of ~0.5 m, which is close to one radiation length for water (36 cm). The experimental techniques for investigating the Cherenkov light generated by particle cascades in water is proposed. The dependence of light intensity on the depth of shower development is for the first time measured at different distances from the shower axis. The results are compared with the Cherenkov light distributions predicted by various model descriptions for the scattering of cascade particles.

Published
2018

44. Measuring the energy deposited by muon bundles of inclined EAS in the NEVOD–DECOR experiment

Author

A. A. Petrukhin, G. Mannocchi, O. Saavedra, L. I. Dushkin, V. V. Shutenko, V. V. Kindin, G. C. Trinchero, N. S. Barbashina, S. S. Khokhlov, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, I. I. Yashin, D. V. Chernov, V. A. Khomyakov, A. G. Bogdanov, and E. A. Yurina

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Calorimeter (particle physics), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, Elementary particle, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, Characteristic energy, Cherenkov radiation, Lepton
Abstract

As part of an in-depth investigation of the muon excess observed in ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, one needs to measure the energy characteristics of muon component of extensive air showers (EAS). The mean muon energy can be estimated from the energy deposited in the detector by the muon bundles. In the NEVOD–DECOR experiment, the local muon density and the shower-arrival direction are measured with a track-coordinate detector, and the deposited energy is measured in the Cherenkov calorimeter. The results of the measurements carried out in 17400 h of detector operation are compared with those of the simulation based on the CORSIKA package.

Published
2018

45. Investigating Cascade Showers Generated by Muons in a Cherenkov Water Detector

Author

V. V. Shutenko, N. S. Barbashina, A. G. Bogdanov, A. A. Petrukhin, I. I. Yashin, S. S. Khokhlov, K. G. Kompaniets, V. A. Khomyakov, R. P. Kokoulin, and V. V. Kindin

Subjects
010302 applied physics, Physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Hadron, Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Cascade, Water detector, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Zenith, Cherenkov radiation
Abstract

Results are presented from analyzing experimental data on 0.1–10 TeV cascade showers generated by muons in the NEVOD Cherenkov water detector. The procedure for selecting and reconstructing the parameters of events with cascades in the detector volume is discussed. Results are presented from measurements of the zenith angle distribution of cascades for different energies. The measured distributions are compared to results from calculations.

Published
2019

46. Scintillation detectors for the TAIGA experiment

Author

Evgeny Postnikov, Yu. A. Semeney, P. Kirilenko, V.A. Tabolenko, V. V. Lenok, Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev, A. Porelli, L. A. Kuzmichev, Aleksandr Gafarov, M. Kunnas, V. M. Grebenyuk, D. Zhurov, Andrey Sokolov, R. R. Mirgazov, E. A. Kravchenko, Valery Zurbanov, A. A. Petrukhin, Aleksey Zagorodnikov, A. A. Grinyuk, A. Chiavassa, V. Prosin, Mikhail Panasyuk, E. E. Korosteleva, B.A. Tarashansky, A. A. Silaev, V. Samoliga, A. Garmash, R. P. Kokoulin, M. Brueckner, Yulia Kazarina, R. D. Monkhoev, T. I. Gress, E. A. Osipova, L. G. Sveshnikova, V. A. Poleschuk, R. Mirzoyan, A. V. Skurikhin, Oleg Fedorov, Pavel Bezyazeekov, A. Ivanova, R. Nachtigall, A. Pakhorukov, L. G. Tkachev, N. M. Budnev, Yu. Lemeshev, E.G. Popova, N. V. Gorbunov, Dieter Horns, M. Tluczykont, K. G. Kompaniets, I. I. Astapov, A. Borodin, S. Kiryuhin, Grigory Rubtsov, N. N. Kalmykov, O. Grishin, L. V. Pankov, A. N. Dyachok, M. V. Lavrova, A. Vaidyanathan, C. Spiering, O. A. Gress, V. A. Kozhin, V. V. Kindin, Evgenii V Rjabov, R. Wischnewski, M. Popesku, V. Slunecka, V. S. Ptuskin, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, B. M. Sabirov, I. I. Yashin, A. Sidorenkov, A. Pushnin, and Y. Sagan

Subjects
Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Scintillation, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Detector, Scintillator, Wavelength shifter, 01 natural sciences, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, 0103 physical sciences, Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Instrumentation, Remote sensing
Abstract

It is planned that new TAIGA-Muon detectors will complement the existing Tunka-GRANDE facility of scintillation detectors of the TAIGA gamma-observatory in the Tunka valley, Russia. The new design of scintillation detector with wavelength shifting bars and PMTs is developed. The first prototype of the counter was installed and tested using infrastructure of the Tunka-GRANDE installation in 2017. The mass production of counters has begun in 2018 at the Novosibirsk State University.

Published
2019

47. Tunka-Grande scintillation array: resent results

Author

A L Ivanova, R Monkhoev, I Astapov, P Bezyazeekov, M Blank, E Bonvech, A Borodin, M Brückner, N Budnev, A Bulan, D Chernov, A Chiavassa, A Dyachok, A Gafarov, A Garmash, V Grebenyuk, E Gress, O Gress, T Gress, A Grinyuk, O Grishin, D Horns, A D Ivanova, N Kalmykov, V Kindin, S Kiryuhin, R Kokoulin, K Kompaniets, E Korosteleva, V Kozhin, E Kravchenko, A Kryukov, L Kuzmichev, A Lagutin, M Lavrova, Y Lemeshev, B Lubsandorzhiev, N Lubsandorzhiev, A Lukanov, D Lukyantsev, S Malakhov, R Mirgazov, R Mirzoyan, E Osipova, A Pakhorukov, L Pankov, A Pan, A Panov, A Petrukhin, I Poddubnyi, D Podgrudkov, V Poleschuk, V Ponomareva, E Popova, A Porelli, E Postnikov, V Prosin, V Ptuskin, A Pushnin, R Raikin, A Razumov, G Rubtsov, E Ryabov, Y Sagan, V Samoliga, A Satyshev, A Silaev, A Sidorenkov, S Sinegovsky, A Skurikhin, A Sokolov, V Sulakov, L Sveshnikova, V Tabolenko, B Tarashchansky, L Tkachev, M Tluczykont, A Tanaev, M Ternovoy, R Togoo, N Ushakov, A Vaidyanathan, P Volchugov, N Volkov, D Voronin, R Wischnewski, A Zagorodnikov, A Zhaglova, D Zhurov, and I Yashin

Subjects
History, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Computer Science Applications, Education
Abstract

Objectives of the TAIGA Astrophysical complex include the study of the flux of charged cosmic rays and diffuse gamma rays with energies above 100 TeV. This complex is located in the Tunka Valley about 50 km from Lake Baikal at the site of the Tunka-133 Cherenkov facility. TAIGA includes the TAIGA-HiSCORE wide-angle Cherenkov array, the network of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (TAIGA-IACT), the Tunka-Grande and TAIGA-Muon scintillation arrays. In this work, we present the results of an analysis of the joint events of the Tunka-Grande scintillation array and TAIGA-HiSCORE and Tunka-133 Cherenkov facilities. The results verify sufficient accuracy of the scintillation experiment for the hybrid study of mass composition of cosmic rays and gamma-hadron separation.

Published
2021

48. Geant4 simulation of the Tunka-Grande experiment

Author

R Monkhoev, M Ternovoy, I Astapov, P Bezyazeekov, A Borodin, M Brueckner, N Budnev, A Chiavassa, A Dyachok, A Gafarov, A Garmash, V Grebenyuk, O Gress, T Gress, A Grinyuk, O Grishin, D Horns, A Igoshin, A Ivanova, Al Ivanova, N Kalmykov, V Kindin, S Kiryuhin, R Kokoulin, K Kompaniets, E Korosteleva, V Kozhin, E Kravchenko, A Kryukov, L Kuzmichev, A Lagutin, Y Lemeshev, B Lubsandorzhiev, N Lubsandorzhiev, D Lukyantsev, S Malakhov, R Mirgazov, R Mirzoyan, E Osipova, A Pakhorukov, L Pankov, A Petrukhin, I Poddubnyi, V Poleschuk, V Ponomareva, M Popesku, E Popova, A Porelli, E Postnikov, V Prosin, V Ptuskin, A Pushnin, R Raikin, G Rubtsov, E Ryabov, Y Sagan, V Samoliga, B Sabirov, A Silaev, A Sidorenkov, S Sinegovsky, A Skurikhin, V Slunecka, A Sokolov, Y Suvorkin, L Sveshnikova, V Tabolenko, B Tarashchansky, L Tkachev, M Tluczykont, A Tanaev, R Togoo, N Ushakov, A Vaidyanathan, P Volchugov, D Voronin, R Wischnewski, A Zagorodnikov, A Zhaglova, D Zhurov, and I Yashin

Subjects
History, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Computer Science Applications, Education
Abstract

The Tunka-Grande array is part of a single experimental complex, which also includes the Tunka-133 and TAIGA-HiScORE (High Sensitivity COsmic Rays and gamma Explorer) wide-angle Cherenkov arrays, TAIGA-IACT array (Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope) and TAGA-MUON scintillation array. This complex is located in the Tunka Valley (Buryatia Republic, Russia), 50 km from Lake Baikal. It is designed to study the energy spectrum and the mass composition of charged cosmic rays in the energy range 100 TeV - 1000 PeV, to search for diffuse gamma rays above 100 TeV and to study local sources of gamma rays with energies above 30 TeV. This report outlines 3 key points. The first is the description of the Tunka-Grande scintillation array. The second one presents the computer simulation strategy of the Tunka Grande array based on the Geant4 software. The third one is devoted to the prospects for future research in the field of cosmic ray physics and gamma-ray astronomy using simulation results.

Published
2021

49. NEVOD — An experimental complex for multi-component investigations of cosmic rays and their interactions in the energy range 1–1010 GeV

Author

A. Chiavassa, A. G. Bogdanov, E A Zadeba, A. N. Dmitrieva, E. A. Yurina, G. Mannocchi, I. I. Astapov, Yu. N. Mishutina, A. Yu. Konovalova, V. V. Shutenko, S. S. Khokhlov, K. O. Yurin, V. V. Ovchinnikov, R. P. Kokoulin, V. V. Borog, I. A. Shulzhenko, Gian Carlo Trinchero, M. B. Amelchakov, Yu. V. Stenkin, V. S. Vorobiev, N. S. Barbashina, V. V. Kindin, K. G. Kompaniets, D. M. Gromushkin, I. I. Yashin, F. A. Bogdanov, A. A. Kovylyaeva, and A. A. Petrukhin

Subjects
Nuclear physics, Physics, Range (particle radiation), Component (thermodynamics), Cosmic ray, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics, Energy (signal processing)
Published
2021

50. The TAIGA-HiSCORE array prototype: Status and first results

Author

I. I. Astapov, N. S. Barbashina, A. G. Bogdanov, V. Boreyko, N. M. Budnev, R. Wischnewski, A. R. Gafarov, V. Grebenyuk, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, A. A. Grinyuk, O. G. Grishin, N. Gorbunov, A. N. Dyachok, S. N. Epimakhov, A. V. Zagorodnikov, V. L. Zurbanov, A. L. Ivanova, Y. A. Kazarina, N. N. Kalmykov, N. I. Karpov, V. V. Kindin, S. N. Kiryuhin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, E. E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, M. Kunnas, L. A. Kuzmichev, A. Chiavassa, V. V. Lenok, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. D. Monkhoev, R. Nachtigall, A. L. Pakhorukov, E. A. Osipova, M. I. Panasyuk, L. V. Pankov, A. A. Petrukhin, M. Popescu, A. Porelli, A. A. Pushnin, V. A. Poleschuk, E. G. Popova, E. B. Postnikov, V. V. Prosin, V. S. Ptuskin, G. I. Rubtsov, V. S. Samoliga, Y. A. Semeney, A. A. Silaev, A. V. Skurikhin, L. G. Sveshnikova, A. Sokolov, V. A. Tabolenko, B. A. Tarashchansky, L. G. Tkachev, A. V. Tkachenko, M. Tluczykont, O. L. Fedorov, D. Horns, C. Spiering, K. Yurin, and I. I. Yashin

Subjects
010308 nuclear & particles physics, Observatory, 0103 physical sciences, Taiga, Gamma ray, General Physics and Astronomy, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, 01 natural sciences, Geology, Remote sensing
Abstract

The design for the TAIGA-HiSCORE array, a part of the TAIGA Gamma Ray Observatory, is considered. The observatory is being constructed in the Tunka Valley, 50 km from Lake Baikal. Preliminary results obtained using the first 28 optical stations of the array are presented.

Published
2017

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