Published May 21, 2011
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Journal article
A new 1 km2 EAS Cherenkov array in the Tunka Valley
Creators
- Antokhonov, B.A.1
- Besson, D.2
- Beregnev, S.F.1
- Budnev, N.M.3
- Chvalaev, O.B.3
- Chiavassa, A.4
- Gress, O.A.3
- Kalmykov, N.N.1
- Karpov, N.N.1
- Koresteleva, E.E.1
- Kozhin, V.A.1
- Kuzmichev, L.A.1
- Lubsandorzhiev, B.K.5, 6
- Lubsandorzhiev, N.B.6
- Mirgazov, P.M.3
- Panasyuk, M.I.1
- Pankov, L.V.3
- Prosin, V.V.1
- Ptuskin, V.S.7
- Semeney, Yu.A.3
- and others
- 1. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics of Moscow State University, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- 2. Kansas State University, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- 3. Institute of Applied Physics of Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk (Russian Federation)
- 4. Torino University, Torino (Italy)
- 5. Kepler Center for Astro and Particle Physics, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen (Germany)
- 6. Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pr-t 60th Anniversary of October, 7a, 117312 Moscow (Russian Federation)
- 7. Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radiowave Propagation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)
Description
A new 1 km2 EAS Cherenkov detector in the Tunka Valley has been put into full operation in the fall of 2009. In this paper we give a short description of the detector and discuss its physics capabilities.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2010.09.142Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nima.2010.09.142;
- PII
- S0168-9002(10)02176-5;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
- Journal Volume
- 639
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 42-45
- ISSN
- 0168-9002
- CODEN
- NIMAER
Conference
- Title
- 7. International workshop on ring imaging Cherenkov detectors
- Acronym
- RICH2010
- Dates
- 3-7 May 2010
- Place
- Cassis (France)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42096999
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CHERENKOV COUNTERS; ENERGY SPECTRA; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; OPERATION; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; VALLEYS
- Descriptors DEC
- COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC SHOWERS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SHOWERS; SPECTRA
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.