14.04.2026
A. A. Grinyuk "Astrophysical Research in the TAIGA Experiment"
TAIGA (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic rays and Gamma Astronomy) is an observatory located in the Tunka valley (Buryatia, Russia), near Lake Baikal. It is a hybrid detector complex designed to study the most extreme phenomena in the Universe by detecting ultra-high-energy cosmic rays, primarily gamma rays in the range from ~1 TeV to several PeV.
The hybrid concept of the TAIGA observatory combines the advantages of wide-angle detectors (large field of view and area and low cost) and atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (high resolution). The problems it solves concern fundamental questions in astrophysics: the origin of cosmic rays, the nature of extreme objects (pulsars, supernova remnants, black holes), and the search for dark matter.
Key project objectives:
- further expansion of the capabilities of the TAIGA gamma observatory for conducting interdisciplinary scientific research by installing additional detectors and facilities of different kinds;
- conductment of complex scientific research aimed at solving fundamental problems in the field of astroparticle physics, gamma astronomy, cosmic ray physics, etc.
The current state of the project and its development plan was presented at the seminar.
(In connection with the extension of the project.)
Link to watch the video on the JINR resource:
https://disk.jinr.ru/index.php/s/wdoC7xQEs8qac5t
Link to watch on VK:
https://vkvideo.ru/video-179241683_456239860
