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Astroparticle Physics Experiments in the Baksan Neutrino Observatory

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The Baksan Neutrino Observatory (BNO) of the Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences is one of the first-rate scientific centers where the experimental research in the field of astroparticle physics is performed. In this paper, a brief overview of research at the unique complex of surface and underground experimental facilities, consisting of the Baksan Underground Scintillation Telescope (BUST) and EAS arrays Carpet-2 and Andyrchy, is presented.

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The work was carried out at the Baksan Underground Scintillation Telescope (Baksan Neutrino Observatory, INR RAS) and supported by the Program of Fundamental Scientific Research of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Physics of Fundamental Interactions and Nuclear Technologies”.

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Petkov, V.B. Astroparticle Physics Experiments in the Baksan Neutrino Observatory. Phys. Part. Nuclei 49, 633–638 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063779618040457

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