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Main Results from the TUNKA-GRANDE Experiment

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The Tunka-Grande scintillation array is described. Scientific results obtained over the first five years of its operation are presented. Prospects for studying cosmic rays in the 1016–1018 eV range of energies are discussed.

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This work was performed at the unique Moscow State University–Irkutsk State University Astrophysical Complex with the support of the RF Ministry of Science and Higher Education under agreement EB-075-15-2021-675. It was performed as part of State Tasks FZZE-2023-0004 and FZZE-2020-0024 from the RF Ministry of Science and Higher Education; project no. 23-72-00016, section PCR ENERGY SPECTRUM of the Russian Science Foundation; and project no. 19-32-60003 of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.

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Monkhoev, R.D., Astapov, I.I., Bezyazeekov, P.A. et al. Main Results from the TUNKA-GRANDE Experiment. Bull. Russ. Acad. Sci. Phys. 87, 893–899 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1062873823702799

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