SEARCH FOR HIGH-ENERGY GAMMA QUANTA FROMTHE CYGNUS COCOON SOURCE IN OCTOBER–NOVEMBER 2020

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Abstract

In November 2020, the IceCube neutrino Observatory registered a neutrino event with an energy of 150 TeV directed at the Cygnus Cocoon gamma-ray source. In the Carpet-2 experiment, as part of the Baksan Neutrino Observatory (BNO), a sharp increase in the flow of events with an energy of more than 300 TeV was recorded from the same direction within the angular accuracy of the events. This flux is 4 orders of magnitude higher than the expected intensity of gamma quanta of this energy region according to data in the region of less than 100 TeV. It was expected that such a powerful flare could be registered by the TAIGAHiSCORE installation of the TAIGA astrophysical complex. We analyzed the events of the EAS recorded by the installation of TAIGA-HiSCORE for 18 hours in October-November 2020 fromthe Cygnus Cocoon source. The article provides the upper limit of the expected excess flow.

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E. Okuneva

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Email: lina.okuneva.97@mail.ru
Moscow, Russia

L. Sveshnikova

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

I. Astapov

National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”

Moscow, Russia

P. Bezyazykov

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

A. Blinov

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Dubna, Russia

A. Borodin

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Dubna, Russia

E. Bonvech

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

N. Budnev

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

A. Bulan

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

P. Busygin

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

A. Vaidyanatan

Novosibirsk State University

Novosibirsk, Russia

N. Volkov

Altai State University

Barnaul, Russia

P. Volchugov

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

D. Voronin

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

A. Gafarov

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

E. Gres

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

O. Gres

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

T. Gres

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

O. Grishin

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

A. Garmash

Novosibirsk State University; Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences

Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk, Russia

V. Grebenyuk

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Dubna, Russia

A. Grinyuk

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Dubna, Russia

A. Dyachok

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

D. Zhurov

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

A. Zagorodnikov

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

A. Ivanova

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

A. Ivanova

Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences; API ISU

Novosibirsk, Russia; Irkutsk, Russia

M. Ilyushin

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

N. Kalmykov

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

V. Kindin

National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”

Moscow, Russia

V. Kiryukhin

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

R. Kokoulin

National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”

Moscow, Russia

N. Kolosov

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

K. Kompaniets

National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”

Moscow, Russia

E. Korosteleva

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

V. Kozhin

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

E. Kravchenko

Novosibirsk State University; Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences

Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk, Russia

A. Kryukov

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

L. Kuzmichev

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

A. Chiavassa

INFN

Turin, Italy

M. Lavrova

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Dubna, Russia

A. Lagutin

Altai State University

Barnaul, Russia

Y. Lemeshev

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

B. Lubsandorzhiev

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

N. Lubsandorzhiev

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

S. Malakhov

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

R. Mirgazov

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

R. Monkhoev

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

E. Osipova

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

A. Pakhorukov

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

A. Pan

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Dubna, Russia

A. Panov

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

L. Pankov

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

A. Petrukhin

National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”

Moscow, Russia

D. Podgrudkov

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

I. Poddubny

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

E. Popova

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

E. Postnikov

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

V. Prosin

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

V. Ptuskin

Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation of the Russian Academy ofSciences

Moscow, Russia

A. Pushnin

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

A. Razumov

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

R. Raikin

Altai State University

Barnaul, Russia

G. Rubtsov

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

E. Ryabov

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

V. Samoliga

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

I. Satyshev

Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Dubna, Russia

A. Silaev

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

A. Silaev, Jr.

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

A. Sidorenkov

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

A. Skurikhin

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

A. Sokolov

Novosibirsk State University; Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics of Siberian Branch Russian Academy of Sciences

Novosibirsk, Russia; Novosibirsk, Russia

V. Tabolenko

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

A. Tanaev

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

M. Ternovoy

API ISU

Irkutsk, Russia

L. Tkachev

Dubna University

Dubna, Russia

N. Ushakov

Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Moscow, Russia

D. Chernov

Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

Moscow, Russia

I. Yashin

National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”

Moscow, Russia

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