Optimization of electromagnetic and hadronic extensive air shower identification using the muon detectors of the TAIGA experiment

I. Astapov; P. Bezyazeekov; V. Boreyko; A. Borodin; M. Brueckner; N. Budnev; A. Chiavassa; A. Dyachok; O. Fedorov; A. Gafarov; A. Garmash; N. Gorbunov; V. Grebenyuk; O. Gress; T. Gress; O. Grishin; A. Grinyuk; D. Horns; A. Ivanova; N. Kalmykov; Y. Kazarina; V. Kindin; P. Kirilenko; S. Kiryuhin; R. Kokoulin; K. Kompaniets; E. Korosteleva; V. Kozhin; E. Kravchenko; A. Krykov; M. Kunnas; L. Kuzmichev; A.A. Lagutin; Yu Lemeshev; V. Lenok; B. Lubsandorzhiev; N. Lubsandorzhiev; R. Mirgazov; R. Mirzoyan; R. Monkhoev; R. Nachtigall; E. Osipova; A. Pakhorukov; M. Panasyuk; L. Pankov; A. Petrukhin; V. Poleschuk; M. Popescu; E. Popova; A. Porelli; E. Postnikov; V. Prosin; V. Ptuskin; A. Pushnin; E. Rjabov; G. Rubtsov; R.I. Raikin; Y. Sagan; B. Sabirov; V. Samoliga; Yu Semeney; A. Sidorenkov; A. Silaev; A. Skurikhin; V. Slunecka; A. Sokolov; C. Spiering; L. Sveshnikova; V. Tabolenko; B. Tarashansky; A. Tkachenko; L. Tkachev; M. Tluczykont; N. Ushakov; A. Vaidyanathan; D. Voronin; R. Wischnewski; A. Zagorodnikov; D. Zhurov; V. Zurbanov; I. Yashin

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Optimization of electromagnetic and hadronic extensive air shower identification using the muon detectors of the TAIGA experiment

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Optimization of electromagnetic and hadronic extensive air shower identification using the muon detectors of the TAIGA experiment

I. Astapov, P. Bezyazeekov, V. Boreyko, A. Borodin, M. Brueckner, N. Budnev, A. Chiavassa, A. Dyachok, O. Fedorov, A. Gafarov, …

Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, Vol.952, p.161730

01/02/2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.12.045

Abstract

Scintillation detectors

TAIGA

Wavelength shifter

The TAIGA experiment in the Tunka valley near Lake Baikal is planning an extension with new TAIGA-Muon scintillation detector stations. The main purpose of TAIGA is gamma-ray astronomy in the TeV to PeV energy range and cosmic ray physics. The purpose of the Taiga-Muon detectors is to measure the muon component of air showers for improving cosmic ray composition measurements as well as gamma–hadron separation above 100 TeV. Monte Carlo simulations of the experiment are done with the software packages CORSIKA and GEANT4. Extensive air showers of primary particles in the energy range 100–3000 TeV are created with CORSIKA. The trigger efficiency is calculated and used for optimization. The suppression factor of hadronic showers versus electromagnetic showers is studied, leading to an optimum depth of soil absorber (2 m), at the lowest energy range. Data on the identification efficiency for primary gamma-quanta and proton events are presented as well as the suppression factor.

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Title: Optimization of electromagnetic and hadronic extensive air shower identification using the muon detectors of the TAIGA experiment
Creators - without role: I. Astapov - Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
P. Bezyazeekov - Irkutsk State University
V. Boreyko - Dubna State University
A. Borodin - Dubna State University
M. Brueckner - German Institute for Adult Education
N. Budnev - Irkutsk State University
A. Chiavassa - INFN Sezione di Torino
A. Dyachok - Irkutsk State University
O. Fedorov - Irkutsk State University
A. Gafarov - Irkutsk State University
A. Garmash - Novosibirsk State University
N. Gorbunov - Dubna State University
V. Grebenyuk - Dubna State University
O. Gress - Irkutsk State University
T. Gress - Irkutsk State University
O. Grishin - Irkutsk State University
A. Grinyuk - Dubna State University
D. Horns - Universität Hamburg
A. Ivanova - Irkutsk State University
N. Kalmykov - Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU, Moscow, Russia
Y. Kazarina - Institute of Applied Physics ISU, Irkutsk, Russia
V. Kindin - Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
P. Kirilenko - Irkutsk State University
S. Kiryuhin - Universität Hamburg
R. Kokoulin - Universität Hamburg
K. Kompaniets - Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
E. Korosteleva - Irkutsk State University
V. Kozhin - Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU, Moscow, Russia
E. Kravchenko - Irkutsk State University
A. Krykov - Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU, Moscow, Russia
M. Kunnas - Universität Hamburg
L. Kuzmichev - Institute of Nuclear Physics
A.A. Lagutin - Altai State University
Yu Lemeshev - Dubna State University
V. Lenok - Institute of Applied Physics ISU, Irkutsk, Russia
B. Lubsandorzhiev - Dubna State University
N. Lubsandorzhiev - Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU, Moscow, Russia
R. Mirgazov - Universität Hamburg
R. Mirzoyan - Universität Hamburg
R. Monkhoev - Universität Hamburg
R. Nachtigall - Universität Hamburg
E. Osipova - Irkutsk State University
A. Pakhorukov - Institute of Applied Physics ISU, Irkutsk, Russia
M. Panasyuk - Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU, Moscow, Russia
L. Pankov - Institute of Applied Physics ISU, Irkutsk, Russia
A. Petrukhin - Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
V. Poleschuk - Institute of Applied Physics ISU, Irkutsk, Russia
M. Popescu - ISS, Bucharest, Romania
E. Popova - Irkutsk State University
A. Porelli - DESY, Zeuthen, Germany
E. Postnikov - Irkutsk State University
V. Prosin - Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU, Moscow, Russia
V. Ptuskin - Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation
A. Pushnin - Institute of Applied Physics ISU, Irkutsk, Russia
E. Rjabov - Irkutsk State University
G. Rubtsov - Dubna State University
R.I. Raikin - Dubna State University
Y. Sagan - JINR, Dubna, Russia
B. Sabirov - Dubna State University
V. Samoliga - Institute of Applied Physics ISU, Irkutsk, Russia
Yu Semeney - Dubna State University
A. Sidorenkov - Institute for Nuclear Research of RAN, Moscow, Russia
A. Silaev - Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU, Moscow, Russia
A. Silaev - Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU, Moscow, Russia
A. Skurikhin - Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics MSU, Moscow, Russia
V. Slunecka - JINR, Dubna, Russia
A. Sokolov - Novosibirsk State University
C. Spiering - Irkutsk State University
L. Sveshnikova - Institute of Nuclear Physics
V. Tabolenko - Institute of Applied Physics ISU, Irkutsk, Russia
B. Tarashansky - Dubna State University
A. Tkachenko - JINR, Dubna, Russia
L. Tkachev - JINR, Dubna, Russia
M. Tluczykont - Universität Hamburg
N. Ushakov - Institute for Nuclear Research of RAN, Moscow, Russia
A. Vaidyanathan - Novosibirsk State University
D. Voronin - Universität Hamburg
R. Wischnewski - Universität Hamburg
A. Zagorodnikov - Institute of Applied Physics ISU, Irkutsk, Russia
D. Zhurov - Universität Hamburg
V. Zurbanov - Institute of Applied Physics ISU, Irkutsk, Russia
I. Yashin - Irkutsk State University
Publication Details: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, Vol.952, p.161730
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Identifiers: 9944104408331
Academic Unit: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article