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Cosmic Ray Study at the Astrophysical Complex TAIGA: Results and Plans

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TAIGA (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma Astronomy) Astrophysical complex is being developed for studies of gamma rays and charged cosmic rays in the energy range of 10\({}^{13}\)–10\({}^{18}\) eV. The complex is located in the Tunka Valley, about 50 km from Lake Baikal. In this report we present the experiment status and plans for study of high-energy cosmic-ray physics as well as main results reached by wide-angle TAIGA-HiSCORE and Tunka-133 Cherenkov arrays of the Astrophysical complex. Plans to study cosmic rays by means of other arrays of the complex, namely scintillation array Tunka-Grande and new TAIGA-muons array and system of IACT telescopes, are discussed too.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The work was performed at the Unique scientific installation ‘‘Astrophysical Complex of MSU-ISU’’ (agreement 13.UNU.21.0007). The work is supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants nos. 19-52-44002, 19-32-60003), the Russian Science Foundation (grant no. 19-72-20067 (Section 2, 4), grant no. 19-72-20230 (Section 6) the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Higher Education (projects FZZE-2020-0017, FZZE-2020-0024, project FSUS-2020-0039).

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Kuzmichev, L.A., Astapov, I.I., Bezyazeekov, P.A. et al. Cosmic Ray Study at the Astrophysical Complex TAIGA: Results and Plans. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 84, 966–974 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778821130172

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