Deep-Water Neutrino Telescope in Lake Baikal
https://doi.org/10.56304/S2079562920060081
Abstract
The Baikal-GVD deep-water neutrino telescope of the cubic kilometer scale, focused on research in the field of astrophysics and particle physics, is being built in Lake Baikal. As of 2021, the effective volume of the detector reaches 0.4 km3 for cascades generated by high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. The article describes the design and basic characteristics of the telescope data acquisition system, discusses some aspects of deepwater engineering related to the deployment of the detector, and presents a selected results obtained with the partially complete detector.
About the Authors
А. V. AvrorinRussian Federation
Moscow, 117312
A. D. Avrorin
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
V. M. Aynutdinov
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
V. A. Allakhverdyan
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
R. Bannasch
Germany
Berlin, 13355
Z. Bardаčová
Slovakia
Bratislava, 81499
I. A. Belolaptikov
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
I. V. Borina
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
V. B. Brudanin
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
N. M. Budnev
Russian Federation
Irkutsk, 664003
A. R. Gafarov
Russian Federation
Irkutsk, 664003
K. V. Golubkov
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
N. S. Gorshkov
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
T. I. Gress
Russian Federation
Irkutsk, 664003
R. Dvornický
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
Bratislava, 81499 Slovakia
Zh.-A. M. Dzhilkibaev
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
V. Y. Dik
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
G. V. Domogatsky
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
A. A. Doroshenko
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
A. N. Dyachok
Russian Federation
Irkutsk, 664003
T. V. Elzhov
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
D. N. Zaborov
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
M. S. Katulin
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
K. G. Kebkal
Germany
Berlin, 13355
O. G. Kebkal
Germany
Berlin, 13355
V. A. Kozhin
Russian Federation
Moscow, 119991
M. M. Kolbin
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
K. V. Konischev
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
K. A. Kopański
Poland
Krakow, 60179
A. V. Korobchenko
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
A. P. Koshechkin
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
M. V. Kruglov
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
M. K. Kryukov
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
V. F. Kulepov
Russian Federation
Nizhny Novgorod, 603950
Pa. Malecki
Poland
Krakow, 60179
Y. M. Malyshkin
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
M. B. Milenin
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
R. R. Mirgazov
Russian Federation
Irkutsk, 664003
V. Nazari
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
D. V. Naumov
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
W. Noga
Poland
Krakow, 60179
D. P. Petukhov
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
E. N. Pliskovsky
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
M. I. Rozanov
Russian Federation
St. Petersburg, 190008
V. D. Rushay
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
E. V. Ryabov
Russian Federation
Irkutsk, 664003
G. B. Safronov
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
A. E. Sirenko
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
A. V. Skurikhin
Russian Federation
Moscow, 119991
A. G. Solovjev
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
M. N. Sorokovikov
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
A. P. Stromakov
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
O. V. Suvorova
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
E. O. Sushenok
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
V. A. Tabolenko
Russian Federation
Irkutsk, 664003
B. A. Tarashansky
Russian Federation
Irkutsk, 664003
L. Fajt
Czech Republic
Prague, 16000
S. V. Fialkovsky
Russian Federation
Nizhny Novgorod, 603950
E. V. Khramov
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
B. A. Shaybonov
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
M. D. Shelepov
Russian Federation
Moscow, 117312
F. Šimkovic
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
Bratislava, 81499 Slovakia
Prague, 16000 Czech Republic
I. Štekl
Czech Republic
Prague, 16000
E. Eckerová
Slovakia
Bratislava, 81499
Y. V. Yablokova
Russian Federation
Dubna, Moscow obl., 141980
S. А. Yakovlev
Germany
Berlin, 13355
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Review
For citations:
Avrorin А.V., Avrorin A.D., Aynutdinov V.M., Allakhverdyan V.A., Bannasch R., Bardаčová Z., Belolaptikov I.A., Borina I.V., Brudanin V.B., Budnev N.M., Gafarov A.R., Golubkov K.V., Gorshkov N.S., Gress T.I., Dvornický R., Dzhilkibaev Zh.M., Dik V.Y., Domogatsky G.V., Doroshenko A.A., Dyachok A.N., Elzhov T.V., Zaborov D.N., Katulin M.S., Kebkal K.G., Kebkal O.G., Kozhin V.A., Kolbin M.M., Konischev K.V., Kopański K.A., Korobchenko A.V., Koshechkin A.P., Kruglov M.V., Kryukov M.K., Kulepov V.F., Malecki P., Malyshkin Y.M., Milenin M.B., Mirgazov R.R., Nazari V., Naumov D.V., Noga W., Petukhov D.P., Pliskovsky E.N., Rozanov M.I., Rushay V.D., Ryabov E.V., Safronov G.B., Sirenko A.E., Skurikhin A.V., Solovjev A.G., Sorokovikov M.N., Stromakov A.P., Suvorova O.V., Sushenok E.O., Tabolenko V.A., Tarashansky B.A., Fajt L., Fialkovsky S.V., Khramov E.V., Shaybonov B.A., Shelepov M.D., Šimkovic F., Štekl I., Eckerová E., Yablokova Y.V., Yakovlev S.А. Deep-Water Neutrino Telescope in Lake Baikal. Nuclear Physics and Engineering. 2021;12(6):315-325. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.56304/S2079562920060081