Experimental Complex TAIGA

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.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Physics of Atomic Nuclei
Main Authors: Kuzmichev, L., Astapov, I., Volchugov, P., Voronin, D., Gafarov, A., Gress, O., Gress, T., Grishin, O., Garmash, A., Grebenyuk, V., Grinyuk, A., Dyachok, A., Bezyazykov, P., Zhurov, D., Zagorodnikov, A., Ivanova, A., Kalmykov, N., Kazarina, Yu., Kindin, V., Kiryukhin, V., Kokoulin, R., Kompaniets, K., Korosteleva, E., Blank, M., Kozhin, V., Kravchenko, E., Kryukov, A., Chiavassa, A., Lagutin, A., Lemeshev, Yu., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Lubsandorzhiev, N., Mirgazov, R., Mirzoyan, R., Borodin, A., Monkhoev, R., Osipova, E., Pakhorukov, A., Pan, A., Panasyuk, M., Pankov, L., Petrukhin, A., Podgrudkov, D., Poleshchuk, V., Popesku, M., Bonvech, A., Popova, E., Porelli, Andrea, Postnikov, E., Prosin, V.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: AIP 2020
Subjects:
info:eu-repo/classification/ddc/530
* Automatic Keywords *
Cherenkov counter: atmosphere
radiation: Cherenkov
showers: atmosphere
cosmic radiation
gamma ray
imaging
Baikal
air
cosmic gamma radiation
Cherenkov radiation
extensive air shower
imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope (IACT)
taiga
Online Access:https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/455778
https://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/search?p=id:%22PUBDB-2021-01212%22
Description
Summary: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.

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