Speaker
Nikolay Budnev
(Irkutsk State University)
Description
The TAIGA - Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma Astronomy with hybrid detector system for gamma-ray astronomy from 10 TeV to several PeV, and cosmic rays studies from 100 TeV to 1 EeV is presented. It will search for "Pevatrons" (ultra-high energy gamma-ray sources), and measure cosmic ray composition and spectrum in the transition range from a supposed Galactic to extragalactic origin of cosmic rays. The TAIGA is include wide-angle optical stations (0.6 sr) placed at distances of 150-200m which will cover an area of 1 km² - 100 km² (Tunka-HiSCORE installation), 16 Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACT) with 3 m diameter reflectors, a net of surface and underground scintillation stations and Cherenkov array Tunka-133 which have been in operation since 2009 year.
Primary author
Nikolay Budnev
(Irkutsk State University)
