(TAIGA experiment, Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma Astronomy)
(Russian Cherenkov detector aimed at cosmic rays and gamma rays)
The Tunka experiment (aka TAIGA experiment, TAIGA
for Tunka Advanced Instrument for cosmic ray physics and Gamma Astronomy)
is a group of Cherenkov detectors in Tunka Valley, Siberia, aimed at
observing cosmic rays and gamma rays. The first detector
began operation in 1993 and detectors have been added, upgraded,
and replaced and over the years.