EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2017)

Baikal-GVD

  • Avrorin A.D.,
  • Avrorin A.V.,
  • Aynutdinov V.M.,
  • Bannash R.,
  • Belolaptikov I.A.,
  • Brudanin V.B.,
  • Budnev N.M.,
  • Danilchenko I.A.,
  • Demidov S.V.,
  • Domogatsky G.V.,
  • Doroshenko A.A.,
  • Dvornicky R.,
  • Dyachok A.N.,
  • Dzhilkibaev Zh.-A.M.,
  • Fajt L.,
  • Fialkovsky S.V.,
  • Gafarov A.R.,
  • Gaponenko O.N.,
  • Golubkov K.V.,
  • Gress T.I.,
  • Honz Z.,
  • Kebkal K.G.,
  • Kebkal O.G.,
  • Konischev K.V.,
  • Korobchenko A.V.,
  • Koshechkin A.P.,
  • Koshel F.K.,
  • Kozhin A.V.,
  • Kulepov V.F.,
  • Kuleshov D.A.,
  • Milenin M.B.,
  • Mirgazov R.A.,
  • Osipova E.R.,
  • Panfilov A.I.,
  • Pan’kov L.V.,
  • Pliskovsky E.N.,
  • Rozanov M.I.,
  • Rjabov E.V.,
  • Shamakhov F.A.,
  • Shaybonov B.A.,
  • Sheifler A.A.,
  • Shelepov M.D.,
  • Simkovic F.,
  • Skurihin A.V.,
  • Smagina A.A.,
  • Stekl I.,
  • Suvorova O.V.,
  • Tabolenko V.A.,
  • Tarashansky B.A.,
  • Yakovlev S.A.,
  • Zagorodnikov A.V.,
  • Zurbanov V.L.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201713604007
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 136
p. 04007

Abstract

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We present the status of the Gigaton Volume Detector in Lake Baikal (Baikal-GVD) designed for the detection of high energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. The telescope consists of functionally independent clusters, sub-arrays of optical modules (OMs), which are connected to shore by individual electro-optical cables. During 2015 the GVD demonstration cluster, comprising 192 OMs, has been successfully operated in Lake Baikal. In 2016 this array was upgraded to baseline configuration of GVD cluster with 288 OMs arranged on eight vertical strings. Thus the instrumented water volume has been increased up to about 5.9 Mtons. The array was commissioned in early April 2016 and takes data since then. We describe the configuration and design of the 2016 array. Preliminary results obtained with data recorded in 2015 are also discussed.