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Tunka-25 Air Shower Cherenkov array: The main results

Authors :
L. A. Kuzmichev
O. A. Gress
Dmitry Chernov
Bayarto Lubsandorzhiev
I. V. Yashin
R. Wischnewski
V. V. Prosin
L. V. Pankov
E. E. Korosteleva
Yu. A. Semeney
G. Navarra
C. Spiering
N. M. Budnev
Source :
Astroparticle Physics. :18-25
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2013.

Abstract

We present the main results of the Extensive Air Shower Cherenkov array Tunka-25. They cover the energy spectrum from 8 · 1014 to 1017 eV and mass composition of primary cosmic rays in the energy range of 3·1015 − 3 · 1016 eV. A new lateral distribution function (LDF) of Air Shower Cherenkov light and a new method to analyze the maximum depth distribution of the shower have been developed. Both have been successfully applied in the data analysis of Tunka-25. We also discuss methods of time and amplitude calibration of the array, providing an accurate determination of the primary energy and the steepness of the LDF.

Details

ISSN :
09276505
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Astroparticle Physics
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........f8e55ea495b286cdfe2df4061675cb96
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.09.006