The Tunka detector complex: from cosmic-ray to gamma-ray astronomy. (July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Budnev, N; Astapov, I; Barbashina, N; Bogdanov, A; Bogorodskii, D; Boreyko, V; Büker, M; Brückner, M; Chiavassa, A; Chvalaev, O; Gress, O; Gress, T; Dyachok, A; Epimakhov, S; Gafatov, A; Gorbunov, N; Grebenyuk, V; Grinuk, A; Haungs, A; Hiller, R; Horns, D; Huege, T; Ivanova, A; Kalinin, A; Karpov, N; Kalmykov, N; Kazarina, Y; Kindin, V; Kirichkov, N; Kiryuhin, S; Kleifges, M; Kokoulin, R; Komponiest, K; Konstantinov, A; Konstantinov, E; Korobchenko, A; Korosteleva, E; Kostunin, D; Kozhin, V; Krömer, O; Kunnas, M; Kuzmichev, L; Lenok, V; Lubsandorzhiev, B; Lubsandorzhiev, N; Mirgazov, R; Mirzoyan, R; Monkhoev, R; Nachtigall, R; Pakhorukov, A; Panasyuk, M; Pankov, L; Petrukhin, A; Platonov, V; Poleschuk, V; Popova, E; Porelli, A; Prosin, V; Ptuskin, V; Rubtsov, G; Rühle, C; Samoliga, V; Satunin, P; Savinov, V; Saunkin, A; Schröder, F; Semeney, Yu; Shaibonov, B; Silaev, A; Silaev, A; Skurikhin, A; Slucka, V; Spiering, C; Sveshnikova, L; Tabolenko, V; Tkachenko, A; Tkachev, L; Tluczykont, M; Voronin, D; Wischnewski, R; Zagorodnikov, A; Zurbanov, V; Yashin, I;
• Is Part Of: Journal of physics. Number 632(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-07
• Subjects: Physics -- Congresses; 530.5
• DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/632/1/012034
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6588

Abstract

Abstract: TAIGA stands for "Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma Astronomy" and is a project to build a complex, hybrid detector system for ground-based gamma- ray astronomy from a few TeV to several PeV, and for cosmic-ray studies from 100 TeV to 1 EeV. TAIGA will search for "PeVatrons" (ultra-high energy gamma-ray sources) and measure the composition and spectrum of cosmic rays in the knee region (100 TeV - 10 PeV) with good energy resolution and high statistics. TAIGA will include Tunka-HiSCORE (an array of wide-angle air Cherenkov stations), an array of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes, an array of particle detectors, both on the surface and underground, and the TUNKA-133 air Cherenkov array.