@article{4ca3a16985764a1693e0e22a587be348,
title = "Status and First Results of TAIGA",
abstract = "The Tunka Advanced Instrument for Gamma-ray and cosmic ray Astrophysics (TAIGA) is a hybrid experiment for the measurement of Extensive Air Showers (EAS) with good spectral resolution in the TeV to PeV energy range. In this domain, the long-sought Pevatrons can be detected. Currently the TAIGA detector complex combines a two wide angle shower front Cherenkov light sampling timing arrays (HiSCORE and Tunka-133), two 4 m class, 10º aperture Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) and 240 m2 surface and underground charged particle detector stations. Our goal is to introduce a new hybrid reconstruction technique, combining the good angular and shower core resolution of HiSCORE with the gamma-hadron separation power of imaging air Cherenkov telescopes. This approach allows to maximize the effective area and simultaneously to reach a good gamma-hadron separation at low energies (few teraelectronvolts). At higher energies, muon detectors are planned to enhance gamma-hadron separation. During the commissioning phase of the first and second IACT, several sources were observed. First detections of known sources with the first telescope show the functionality of the TAIGA IACTs. Here, the status of the TAIGA experiment will be presented, along with first results from the current configuration.",
author = "{TAIGA Collaboration} and M. Tluczykont and Astapov, {I. I.} and Awad, {A. K.} and Bezyazeekov, {P. A.} and M. Blank and Bonvech, {E. A.} and Borodin, {A. N.} and Bulan, {A. V.} and M. Br{\"u}ckner and Budnev, {N. M.} and A. Chiavassa and Chernov, {D. V.} and Dyachok, {A. N.} and Gafarov, {A. R.} and Garmash, {A. Yu} and Grebenyuk, {V. M.} and Gress, {O. A.} and E. Gress and Gress, {T. I.} and Grishin, {O. G.} and Grinyuk, {A. A.} and D. Horns and Ivanova, {A. L.} and Kalmykov, {N. N.} and Kindin, {V. V.} and Kiryuhin, {S. N.} and Kokoulin, {R. P.} and Kompaniets, {K. G.} and Korosteleva, {E. E.} and Kozhin, {V. A.} and Kravchenko, {E. A.} and Kryukov, {A. P.} and Kuzmichev, {L. A.} and Lagutin, {A. A.} and M. Lavrova and Lemeshev, {Yu E.} and Lubsandorzhiev, {B. K.} and Lubsandorzhiev, {N. B.} and Lukanov, {A. D.} and Lukyantsev, {D. S.} and Mirgazov, {R. R.} and R. Mirzoyan and Monkhoev, {R. D.} and Osipova, {E. A.} and Pakhorukov, {A. L.} and A. Pan and Panasenko, {L. A.} and Rubtsov, {G. I.} and Sokolov, {A. V.} and A. Vaidyanathan",
note = "Funding Information: The work was performed at the UNU {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Astrophysical Complex of MSU-ISU{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright} (agreement 13.UNU.21.0007). The work is supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants 19-52-44002, 19-32-60003), the Russian Science Foundation (grant 19-72-20067 (Section D,E), the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and High Education (projects FZZE-2020-0017, FZZE-2020-0024), by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, TL 51/6-1) and by the Helmholtz Association (HRJRG-303) and by European Union{\textquoteright}s Horizon 2020 programme (No.653477). D.H., M.T, A.K.A. and M.B. acknowledge support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany{\textquoteright}s Excellence Strategy—EXC 2121 {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}Quantum Universe{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}—390833306. Funding Information: The work was performed at the UNU ??Astrophysical Complex of MSU-ISU?? (agreement 13.UNU.21.0007). The work is supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants 19-52-44002, 19-32-60003), the Russian Science Foundation (grant 19-72-20067 (Section D,E), the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and High Education (projects FZZE-2020-0017, FZZE-2020-0024), by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, TL 51/6-1) and by the Helmholtz Association (HRJRG-303) and by European Union?s Horizon 2020 programme (No.653477). D.H., M.T, A.K.A. and M.B. acknowledge support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany?s Excellence Strategy?EXC 2121 ??Quantum Universe???390833306. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1134/S1063778821130378",
language = "English",
volume = "84",
pages = "1045--1052",
journal = "Physics of Atomic Nuclei",
issn = "1063-7788",
publisher = "Maik Nauka-Interperiodica Publishing",
number = "6",
}