Deep-Water Neutrino Telescope in Lake Baikal Allakhverdyan, V. A.; Avrorin, A. D.; Avrorin, A. V. ...
Physics of atomic nuclei,
12/2021, Letnik:
84, Številka:
9
Journal Article
Recenzirano
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 km
3
for cascades generated by high-energy astrophysical neutrinos. The paper describes the design and basic characteristics of the telescope data acquisition system, discusses some aspects of deep-water engineering related to the deployment of the detector, and presents selected results obtained with the partially complete detector.
Neutrino astronomy offers a novel view of the non-thermal Universe and is complementary to other astronomical disciplines. The field has seen rapid progress in recent years, including the first ...detection of astrophysical neutrinos in the TeV–PeV energy range by IceCube and the first identified extragalactic neutrino source (TXS 0506+056). Further discoveries are aimed for with new cubic-kilometer telescopes in the Northern Hemisphere: Baikal-GVD, in Lake Baikal, and KM3NeT-ARCA, in the Mediterranean sea. The construction of Baikal-GVD proceeds as planned; the detector currently includes over 2000 optical modules arranged on 56 strings, providing an effective volume of 0.35 km
. We review the scientific case for Baikal-GVD, the construction plan, and first results from the partially built array.
The Gigaton Volume Detector in Lake Baikal Avrorin, A.; Aynutdinov, V.; Belolaptikov, I. ...
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment,
05/2011, Letnik:
639, Številka:
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Odprti dostop
The objective of the Baikal Project is the creation of a kilometer-scale high-energy neutrino observatory: the Gigaton Volume Detector (GVD) in Lake Baikal. Basic elements of the GVD – new optical ...modules, FADC readout units, and underwater communication systems – were investigated and tested in Lake Baikal with prototype strings in 2008–2010. We describe the results of prototype strings operation and review the preliminary design and expected sensitivity of the GVD telescope.
We present the results of a search for high-energy extraterrestrial neutrinos with the Baikal underwater Cherenkov detector NT200, based on data taken in 1998–2003. Upper limits on the diffuse fluxes ...of
ν
e
+
ν
μ
+
ν
τ
, predicted by several models of AGN-like neutrino sources, are derived. For an
E
−2 behavior of the neutrino spectrum, our limit is
E
2
Φ
ν
(
E)
<
8.1
×
10
−7
cm
−2
s
−1
sr
−1
GeV over an neutrino energy range 2
×
10
4–5
×
10
7
GeV. The upper limit on the resonant
ν
¯
e
diffuse flux is
Φ
ν
¯
e
<
3.3
×
10
-
20
cm
-
2
s
-
1
sr
-
1
GeV
-
1
.
The Baikal neutrino experiment Avrorin, A.; Aynutdinov, V.; Balkanov, V. ...
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment,
01/2011, Letnik:
626
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We review the status of the Lake Baikal Neutrino Experiment. Preparation towards a km
3-scale Gigaton Volume Detector (GVD) in Lake Baikal is currently a central activity. As an important milestone, ...a km
3-prototype string comprising of 12 optical modules and based on a completely new technology, has been installed and was put in operation together with NT200+ in April, 2009. We also present recent results from the long-term operation of NT200, including an improved limit on the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux.
The operation of large underwater neutrino telescopes requires the precise knowledge of the water parameters governing light absorption and scattering, as well as a continuous monitoring of these ...parameters. For this purpose, a stationary underwater device, ASP-15, has been developed by the Baikal collaboration. We describe the basic assumptions and formulae behind ASP-15, the methods how absorption length, scattering length and phase functions are determined, the design of the device, and give some results obtained over many years of operation in conjuction with the Baikal telescope NT200.
The Baikal Neutrino Project: Present and perspective Aynutdinov, V.; Avrorin, A.; Balkanov, V. ...
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment,
02/2011, Letnik:
628, Številka:
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The first stage Baikal Neutrino Telescope NT200 has been operating since 1998 and was upgraded to the 10
Mton detector NT200+ in 2005. The preparation towards a development of a km
3-scale detector ...in Lake Baikal is currently a central activity point. As an important milestone a km
3-prototype Cherenkov string, based on completely new technology, was installed in 2008 and has been successfully operating together with NT200+. It was upgraded in April 2009. Also, we review the status of high-energy acoustic neutrino detection activities in Lake Baikal.
The Baikal neutrino telescope—Results and plans Avrorin, A.; Aynutdinov, V.; Balkanov, V. ...
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment,
02/2011, Letnik:
630, Številka:
1
Journal Article
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Odprti dostop
The Neutrino Telescope NT200 is operated since 1998 and was upgraded to the 10 Mton detector NT200+ in 2005. The preparation towards a km
3-scale (Gigaton Volume) detector in Lake Baikal is currently ...a central activity. As an important milestone, a km
3-prototype string, based on completely new technology, has been installed and was operating together with NT200+ since April 2008. Also selected astroparticle physics results from the long-term operation of NT200 are presented.
ABSTRACT
The existence of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos has been unambiguously demonstrated, but their sources remain elusive. IceCube reported an association of a 290-TeV neutrino with a ...gamma-ray flare of TXS 0506 + 056, an active galactic nucleus with a compact radio jet pointing to us. Later, radio-bright blazars were shown to be associated with IceCube neutrino events with high statistical significance. These associations remained unconfirmed with the data of independent experiments. Here, we report on the detection of a rare neutrino event with the estimated energy of 224 ± 75 TeV from the direction of TXS 0506 + 056 by the new Baikal Gigaton Volume Detector (Baikal-GVD) in April 2021. This event is the highest energy cascade detected so far by the Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope from a direction below horizon. The result supports previous suggestions that radio blazars in general, and TXS 0506 + 056 in particular, are the sources of high-energy neutrinos, and opens up the cascade channel for the neutrino astronomy.
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