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In: Physics of Atomic Nuclei, Vol. 84, No. 6, 31, 11.2021, p. 1037-1044.

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the TAIGA Collaboration, Вайдянатан А. Search for Astrophysical Nanosecond Optical Transients with TAIGA-HiSCORE Array. Physics of Atomic Nuclei. 2021 Nov;84(6):1037-1044. 31. doi: 10.1134/S1063778821130251

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the TAIGA Collaboration ; Вайдянатан, Арун . / Search for Astrophysical Nanosecond Optical Transients with TAIGA-HiSCORE Array. In: Physics of Atomic Nuclei. 2021 ; Vol. 84, No. 6. pp. 1037-1044.

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title = "Search for Astrophysical Nanosecond Optical Transients with TAIGA-HiSCORE Array",
abstract = "A wide-angle Cerenkov array TAIGA-HiSCORE (FOV ~0.6 sr), was originally created as a part of TAIGA installation for high-energy gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic ray physics. Array now consist on nearly 100 optical stations on the area of 1 km2. Due to high accuracy and stability (~1 ns) of time synchronization of the optical stations the accuracy of EAS arrival direction reconstruction is reached 0.1. It was proven that the array can also be used to search for nanosecond events of the optical range. The report discusses the method of searching for optical transients using the HiSCORE array and demonstrates its performance on a real example of detecting signals from an artificial Earth satellite. The search for this short flares in the HiSCORE data of the winter season 2018–2019 is carried out. One candidate for double repeater has been detected, but the estimated probability of random simulation of such a transient by background EAS events is not less than 10\%, which does not allow us to say that the detected candidate corresponds to a real astrophysical transient. An upper bound on the frequency of optical spikes with flux density of more than 10-4erg/s/cm2 and a duration of more than 5 ns is established as ~2×10−3 events/sr/h.",
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author = "{the TAIGA Collaboration} and Panov, {A. D.} and Astapov, {I. I.} and Beskin, {G. M.} and Bezyazeekov, {P. A.} and M. Blank and Bonvech, {E. A.} and Borodin, {A. N.} and M. Bruckner and Budnev, {N. M.} and A. Bulan and D. Chernov and A. Chiavassa and Dyachok, {A. N.} and Gafarov, {A. R.} and Garmash, {A. Yu} and Grebenyuk, {V. M.} and Gress, {O. A.} and T. Gress and Grinyuk, {A. A.} and Grishin, {O. G.} and D. Horns and Ivanova, {A. L.} and Kalmykov, {N. N.} and Kindin, {V. V.} and Kiryuhin, {S. N.} and Kokoulin, {R. P.} and Kompaniets, {K. G.} and Korosteleva, {E. E.} and Kozhin, {V. A.} and Kravchenko, {E. A.} and Krivopalova, {A. A.} and Kuzmichev, {L. A.} and Kryukov, {A. P.} and Lagutin, {A. A.} and M. Lavrova and Yu Lemeshev and Lubsandorzhiev, {B. K.} and Lubsandorzhiev, {N. B.} and Lukanov, {A. D.} and Mirgazov, {R. R.} and R. Mirzoyan and Monkhoev, {R. D.} and Osipova, {E. A.} and Pakhorukov, {A. L.} and A. Pan and L. Pankov and Petrukhin, {A. A.} and Podgrudkov, {D. A.} and G. Rubtsov and A. Sokolov and Арун Вайдянатан",
note = "The work was performed at theUNU{"}Astrophysical Complex of MSU-ISU{"} (agreement 13.UNU.21.0007). The work is supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant no. 19-7220067) (Section 3), the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and High Education (projects FZZE2020-0017, FZZE-2020-0024). The work was (partially) performed as part of the government contract of the SAO RAS approved by theMinistry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. G. Beskin acknowledges the support of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation under the grant no. 075-15-2020-780 (N13.1902.21.0039). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.",
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language = "English",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Search for Astrophysical Nanosecond Optical Transients with TAIGA-HiSCORE Array

AU - the TAIGA Collaboration

AU - Panov, A. D.

AU - Astapov, I. I.

AU - Beskin, G. M.

AU - Bezyazeekov, P. A.

AU - Blank, M.

AU - Bonvech, E. A.

AU - Borodin, A. N.

AU - Bruckner, M.

AU - Budnev, N. M.

AU - Bulan, A.

AU - Chernov, D.

AU - Chiavassa, A.

AU - Dyachok, A. N.

AU - Gafarov, A. R.

AU - Garmash, A. Yu

AU - Grebenyuk, V. M.

AU - Gress, O. A.

AU - Gress, T.

AU - Grinyuk, A. A.

AU - Grishin, O. G.

AU - Horns, D.

AU - Ivanova, A. L.

AU - Kalmykov, N. N.

AU - Kindin, V. V.

AU - Kiryuhin, S. N.

AU - Kokoulin, R. P.

AU - Kompaniets, K. G.

AU - Korosteleva, E. E.

AU - Kozhin, V. A.

AU - Kravchenko, E. A.

AU - Krivopalova, A. A.

AU - Kuzmichev, L. A.

AU - Kryukov, A. P.

AU - Lagutin, A. A.

AU - Lavrova, M.

AU - Lemeshev, Yu

AU - Lubsandorzhiev, B. K.

AU - Lubsandorzhiev, N. B.

AU - Lukanov, A. D.

AU - Mirgazov, R. R.

AU - Mirzoyan, R.

AU - Monkhoev, R. D.

AU - Osipova, E. A.

AU - Pakhorukov, A. L.

AU - Pan, A.

AU - Pankov, L.

AU - Petrukhin, A. A.

AU - Podgrudkov, D. A.

AU - Rubtsov, G.

AU - Sokolov, A.

AU - Вайдянатан, Арун

N1 - The work was performed at theUNU"Astrophysical Complex of MSU-ISU" (agreement 13.UNU.21.0007). The work is supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant no. 19-7220067) (Section 3), the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and High Education (projects FZZE2020-0017, FZZE-2020-0024). The work was (partially) performed as part of the government contract of the SAO RAS approved by theMinistry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. G. Beskin acknowledges the support of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation under the grant no. 075-15-2020-780 (N13.1902.21.0039). Publisher Copyright: © 2021, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.

PY - 2021/11

Y1 - 2021/11

N2 - A wide-angle Cerenkov array TAIGA-HiSCORE (FOV ~0.6 sr), was originally created as a part of TAIGA installation for high-energy gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic ray physics. Array now consist on nearly 100 optical stations on the area of 1 km2. Due to high accuracy and stability (~1 ns) of time synchronization of the optical stations the accuracy of EAS arrival direction reconstruction is reached 0.1. It was proven that the array can also be used to search for nanosecond events of the optical range. The report discusses the method of searching for optical transients using the HiSCORE array and demonstrates its performance on a real example of detecting signals from an artificial Earth satellite. The search for this short flares in the HiSCORE data of the winter season 2018–2019 is carried out. One candidate for double repeater has been detected, but the estimated probability of random simulation of such a transient by background EAS events is not less than 10\%, which does not allow us to say that the detected candidate corresponds to a real astrophysical transient. An upper bound on the frequency of optical spikes with flux density of more than 10-4erg/s/cm2 and a duration of more than 5 ns is established as ~2×10−3 events/sr/h.

AB - A wide-angle Cerenkov array TAIGA-HiSCORE (FOV ~0.6 sr), was originally created as a part of TAIGA installation for high-energy gamma-ray astronomy and cosmic ray physics. Array now consist on nearly 100 optical stations on the area of 1 km2. Due to high accuracy and stability (~1 ns) of time synchronization of the optical stations the accuracy of EAS arrival direction reconstruction is reached 0.1. It was proven that the array can also be used to search for nanosecond events of the optical range. The report discusses the method of searching for optical transients using the HiSCORE array and demonstrates its performance on a real example of detecting signals from an artificial Earth satellite. The search for this short flares in the HiSCORE data of the winter season 2018–2019 is carried out. One candidate for double repeater has been detected, but the estimated probability of random simulation of such a transient by background EAS events is not less than 10\%, which does not allow us to say that the detected candidate corresponds to a real astrophysical transient. An upper bound on the frequency of optical spikes with flux density of more than 10-4erg/s/cm2 and a duration of more than 5 ns is established as ~2×10−3 events/sr/h.

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