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NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
Volume 692, Issue -, Pages 98-105Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.12.091
Keywords
EAS Cherenkov light array; Cosmic rays; Energy spectrum; Mass composition
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A new EAS Cherenkov light array, Tunka-133, with similar to 1 km(2) geometrical area has been installed at the Tunka Valley (50 km from Lake Baikal) in 2009. The array permits a detailed study of cosmic ray energy spectrum and mass composition in the energy range 10(16)-10(18) eV with a uniform method. We describe the array construction, DAQ and methods of the array calibration. The method of energy reconstruction and absolute calibration of measurements are discussed. The analysis of spatial and time structure of EAS Cherenkov light allows to estimate the depth of the EAS maximum X-max. The results on the all particles energy spectrum and the mean depth of the EAS maximum X-max vs. primary energy derived from the data of two winter seasons (2009-2011) are presented. Preliminary results of joint operation of the Cherenkov array with antennas for the detection of EAS radio signals are shown. Plans for future upgrades - deployment of remote clusters, radioantennas and a scintillator detector network and a prototype of the HiSCORE gamma-telescope - are discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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