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High-energy cosmic-ray research via the detection of Cherenkov radiation from extensive air showers was begun in the Tunka valley (50 km to the west from the southern extremity of Lake Baikal) in the early 1990s. A series of large arrays combined into the TAIGA (Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic-ray physics and Gamma Astronomy) astrophysical facility and designed to study gamma rays and charged cosmic rays have been created in the elapsed time. Descriptions of the facility arrays and the main results obtained while investigating high-energy cosmic rays are presented. Plans for a further development of the astrophysical facility are discussed.
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The work was performed at the MSU-ISU Astrophysical Facility (contract 13.UNU.21.0007) and was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (projects FZZE-2020-0017 and FZZE-2020-0024), the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 19-72-20230), and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project nos. 19-52-44002 and 19-32-60003).
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A paper for the special issue of JETP devoted to the centenary of A.E. Chudakov
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Astapov, I.I., Bezyazeekov, P.A., Blank, M. et al. Cosmic-Ray Research at the TAIGA Astrophysical Facility: Results and Plans. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 134, 469–478 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776122040136
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