The first results obtained with the installation HORIZON-T

R. U. Beisembaev, Yu. N. Vavilov, M. I. Vildanova, N. G. Vildanov, Oleg D. Dalkarov, V. V. Zhukov, S. K. Machavariani, R.A. Nam, V. P. Pavlyuchenko, V. A. Ryabov

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Nurzhan Saduyev, T. Kh. Sadykov, A. V. Stepanov, Zh.S. Takibaev

2013

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DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/409/1/012127

Data confidence 70 medium

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Abstract

A new installation HORIZON-T is commissioned at the high altitude scientific station of P.N. Lebedev Institute at the Tien-Shan Mountains. The purpose of this installation is to study EAS arriving at the zenith angles close to the horizon. The installation consists of three Vavilov – Cherenkov detectors located at the center of the installation and five registration points for muons which are placed within 500 m from the center. With the help of HORIZON-T installation EAS events have been detected at zenith angles more than 65 degrees, some of which had muon pulses with the front being ahead of one from Vavilov – Cherenkov pulses by more than 20 ns. Simulations show that such EAS are most likely initiated by primary nuclei with the mass more than 10.