Contents
Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Physics
Vol. 81, No. 4, 2017
A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Physics ISSN 1062-8738.
Measuring the Isotopic Composition of Superheavy Nuclei of Galactic Cosmic Rays in the NUCLEON-2 Experiment
D. E. Karmanov, A. A. Kurganov, M. I. Panasyuk, A. D. Panov, D. M. Podorozhny, L. G. Tkachev and A. N. Turundaevskiy p. 401 abstract
PAMELA Spectrum of Electrons and Positrons of Cosmic Rays in the Energy Range of 0.05–1.2 TeV
A. A. Kvashnin, A. N. Kvashnin and Y. I. Stozhkov p. 404 abstract
Preliminary Results from the TUS Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray Orbital Telescope: Registration of Low-Energy Particles Passing through the Photodetector
P. A. Klimov, M. Yu. Zotov, N. P. Chirskaya, B. A. Khrenov, G. K. Garipov, M. I. Panasyuk, S. A. Sharakin, A. V. Shirokov, I. V. Yashin, A. A. Grinyuk, A. V. Tkachenko and L. G. Tkachev p. 407 abstract
Characteristics of the Energy Spectra of Cosmic Rays and a Single Source Model
A. D. Erlykin and A. W. Wolfendale p. 410 abstract
An Anomaly in the Properties of Primary Cosmic Rays from the Vela Cluster
V. P. Pavlyuchenko, R. M. Martirosov, N. M. Nikolskaya and A. D. Erlykin p. 413 abstract
Studying the Mechanism of Gamma Quantum Radiation in Cosmic Gamma-Ray Bursts Using Data from the Swift, CGRO, and Fermi Spacecraft
V. A. Dranevich and V. N. Gartmanov p. 416 abstract
Properties of Intermediate GRBs Subset, According to the GBM, BAT, and BATSE Data
I. V. Arkhangelskaja p. 419 abstract
The Carpet-3 Experiment to Search for Diffuse Gamma Rays with Energies of More than 100 TeV
D. D. Dzhappuev, V. B. Petkov, A. S. Lidvansky, V. I. Volchenko, G. V. Volchenko, E. A. Gorbacheva, I. M. Dzaparova, A. U. Kudzhaev, N. F. Klimenko, A. N. Kurenya, O. I. Mikhailova, K. V. Ptitsyna, M. M. Khadzhiev and A. F. Yanin p. 424 abstract
Primary Gamma Ray Selection Technique in the Joint Operation of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) and Wide-Angle Cherenkov Timing Detectors
E. B. Postnikov, A. A. Grinyuk, L. A. Kuzmichev, L. G. Sveshnikova and L. G. Tkachev p. 428 abstract
Particle Acceleration and Magnetic Field Amplification in Supernova Shells: A Nonlinear Monte Carlo Model
A. M. Bykov, S. M. Osipov and D. Ellison p. 431 abstract
Acceleration of Particles and Generation of Nonthermal Emission in Old Supernova Remnants
V. N. Zirakashvili and V. S. Ptuskin p. 434 abstract
Diffusion of Cosmic Rays in a Model with Interstellar Turbulence Damping Due to Interaction with Energetic Particles
V. S. Ptuskin, V. N. Zirakashvili and E. C. Seo p. 437 abstract
Solving the Inverse Transport Problem in Intergalactic Space and Determining the Energy Spectrum and Composition of Extragalactic Sources of Ultrahigh-Energy Particles
V. N. Zirakashvili, E. G. Klepach, V. S. Ptuskin and S. I. Rogovaya p. 439 abstract
Signatures of Blazar Spectra in the Electromagnetic and Hadronic Intergalactic Cascade Models
T. A. Dzhatdoev, A. P. Kircheva, A. A. Lyukshin and E. V. Khalikov p. 443 abstract
Influence of the Finiteness of Particle Velocity on the Energy Spectrum of Cosmic Rays in an Anomalous Diffusion Model with Lévy Flights
A. A. Lagutin, V. N. Volkov and A. G. Tyumentsev p. 446 abstract
Improving the Accuracy of Cosmic Ray Mass Composition Estimation Using the Scale Factor of the Electron Lateral Distribution in Air Showers
R. I. Raikin, T. L. Serebryakova, A. A. Lagutin and N. V. Volkov p. 450 abstract
Parametric Analysis of Cherenkov Light LDF from EAS in the Range 30–3000 TeV for Primary Gamma Rays and Nuclei
A. Sh. M. Elshoukrofy, E. B. Postnikov, E. E. Korosteleva, L. G. Sveshnikova and H. A. Motaweh p. 453 abstract
Energy Spectrum of Primary Cosmic Rays at Energies of 2 × 1013 to 5 × 1017 eV, According to Tien Shan Data
E. N. Gudkova, N. M. Nesterova, N. M. Nikolskaya and V. P. Pavlyuchenko p. 457 abstract
The TAIGA-HiSCORE Array Prototype: Status and First Results
I. I. Astapov, N. S. Barbashina, A. G. Bogdanov, V. Boreyko, N. M. Budnev, R. Wischnewski, A. R. Gafarov, V. Grebenyuk, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, A. A. Grinyuk, O. G. Grishin, N. Gorbunov, A. N. Dyachok, S. N. Epimakhov, A. V. Zagorodnikov, V. L. Zurbanov, A. L. Ivanova, Y. A. Kazarina, N. N. Kalmykov, N. I. Karpov, V. V. Kindin, S. N. Kiryuhin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, E. E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, E. Kravchenko, M. Kunnas, L. A. Kuzmichev, A. Chiavassa, V. V. Lenok, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, R. D. Monkhoev, R. Nachtigall, A. L. Pakhorukov, E. A. Osipova, M. I. Panasyuk, L. V. Pankov, A. A. Petrukhin, M. Popescu, A. Porelli, A. A. Pushnin, V. A. Poleschuk, E. G. Popova, E. B. Postnikov, V. V. Prosin, V. S. Ptuskin, G. I. Rubtsov, V. S. Samoliga, Y. A. Semeney, A. A. Silaev, A. A. Silaev , Jr., A. V. Skurikhin, L. G. Sveshnikova, A. Sokolov, V. A. Tabolenko, B. A. Tarashchansky, L. G. Tkachev, A. V. Tkachenko, M. Tluczykont, O. L. Fedorov, D. Horns, C. Spiering, K. Yurin and I. I. Yashin p. 460 abstract
The Prototype SPHERE-Antarctica Station and the Possibility of Using Silicon PMTs to Detect the Cherenkov and Fluorescent Light of EASes
D. V. Chernov, R. A. Antonov, E. A. Bonvech, G. K. Garipov, V. I. Galkin, D. A. Podgrudkov, T. M. Roganova, Mir. Finger and Mich. Finger p. 464 abstract
The Tunka-Grande Experiment: Status and Prospects
R. D. Monkhoev, N. M. Budnev, D. M. Voronin, A. R. Gafarov, O. A. Gress, T. I. Gress, O. G. Grishin, A. N. Dyachok, S. N. Epimakhov, D. P. Zhurov, A. V. Zagorodnikov, V. L. Zurbanov, A. L. Ivanova, N. N. Kalmykov, Yu. A. Kazarina, S. N. Kiryuhin, E. E. Korosteleva, V. A. Kozhin, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. V. Lenok, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, R. R. Mirgazov, R. Mirzoyan, E. A. Osipova, A. L. Pakhorukov, M. I. Panasyuk, L. V. Pankov, V. A. Poleschuk, E. G. Popova, E. B. Postnikov, V. V. Prosin, V.S. Ptuskin, A. A. Pushnin, V. S. Samoliga, Y. A. Semeney, L. G. Sveshnikova, A. A. Silaev, A. A. Silaev , Jr., A. V. Skurikhin, V. P. Sulakov, V. A. Tabolenko, O. L. Fedorov, Yu. A. Fomin, A. Chiavassa and C. Spiering p. 468 abstract
A Way of Observing Cherenkov Light at the Yakutsk EAS Array
L. V. Timofeev and A. A. Ivanov p. 471 abstract
Response Time Structure of Electrons and Muons Recorded by Scintillation Detectors in Showers with Energies Higher than 5 × 1018 eV at the Yakutsk EAS Array: The Search for Neutrinos
S. P. Knurenko, Yu. A. Egorov, Z. E. Petrov, I. S. Petrov and I. Ye. Sleptsov p. 474 abstract
Observing the Second Knee in the PCR Spectrum in the Region of 1017 eV Using the Method of Local Muon Density Spectra
M. B. Amelchakov, A. G. Bogdanov, L. I. Dushkin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, G. Mannocchi, A. A. Petrukhin, O. Saavedra, G. Trinchero, V. A. Khomyakov, S. S. Khokhlov, D. V. Chernov, I. A. Shulzhenko, V. V. Shutenko and I. I. Yashin p. 478 abstract
Registration of Muon Bundles by a Coordinate Tracking Unit Based on Drift Chambers
E. A. Zadeba, N. V. Ampilogov, N. S. Barbashina, A. G. Bogdanov, A. A. Borisov, N. S. Volkov, V. S. Vorobyev, L. I. Dushkin, A. S. Kozhin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, A. S. Ovechkin, A. A. Petrukhin, R. M. Fakhrutdinov and V. V. Shutenko p. 481 abstract
Energy Deposits of Muon Bundles in Inclined EASes with Energies of 1016–1018 eV
A. G. Bogdanov, N. S. Barbashina, L. I. Dushkin, V. V. Kindin, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, G. Mannocchi, A. A. Petrukhin, O. Saavedra, G. Trinchero, V. A. Khomyakov, S. S. Khokhlov, D. V. Chernov, V. V. Shutenko, E. A. Yurina and I. I. Yashin p. 484 abstract
The Central Part of the NEVOD-EAS Installation: First Results
I. A. Shulzhenko, M. B. Amelchakov, N. V. Ampilogov, I. I. Astapov, N. S. Barbashina, A. G. Bogdanov, N. N. Kamlev, R. P. Kokoulin, K. G. Kompaniets, A. Chiavassa, O. I. Likiy, V. V. Ovchinnikov, A. A. Petrukhin, O. Saavedra, N. E. Fomin, S. S. Khohklov, V. V. Shutenko and I. I. Yashin p. 487 abstract
Investigating Cherenkov Radiation from Electromagnetic Cascades in a Water Calorimeter
V. A. Khomyakov, A. G. Bogdanov, V. V. Kindin, R. P. Kokoulin, A. A. Petrukhin, S. S. Khokhlov, V. V. Shutenko and I. I. Yashin p. 490 abstract
Validating Models of Albedo Muon Flux Formation on the Earth’s Surface
S. S. Khokhlov, R. P. Kokoulin, V. A. Khomyakov, V. V. Shutenko and E. I. Yakovleva p. 493 abstract
Calculating Vertical Atmospheric Muon Energy Spectra for Energies Ranging from 102 to 105 GeV
L. G. Dedenko, A. V. Lukyashin, T. M. Roganova and G. F. Fedorova p. 496 abstract
Using Muon Radiography to Study the Structure of Massive Objects
A. B. Aleksandrov, S. A. Baklagin, V. I. Galkin, V. M. Grachev, M. S. Vladimirov, S. G. Zemskova, N. S. Konovalova, A. K. Managadze, N. G. Polukhina, T. M. Roganova, N. I. Starkov, V. E. Tyukov, M. M. Chernyavsky and T. V. Shchedrina p. 500 abstract
A New Way of Studying the Mass Composition of Cosmic Rays
Yu. V. Stenkin and O. B. Shchegolev p. 503 abstract
The URAN Array for Studying Atmospheric Neutrons
D. M. Gromushkin, I. I. Astapov, N. S. Barbashina, F. A. Bogdanov, R. P. Kokoulin, V. V. Ovchinnikov, A. A. Petrukhin, Yu. V. Stenkin, S. S. Khokhlov, I. A. Shulzhenko, K. O. Yurin and I. I. Yashin p. 506 abstract
The Neutron Flux at a Depth of 850 M.W.E., According to BUST Data
M. M. Boliev, V. I. Volchenko, V. G. Volchenko, I. M. Dzaparova, M. M. Kochkarov, Yu. F. Novoseltsev, R. V. Novoseltseva, V. B. Petkov and A. F. Yanin p. 509 abstract
Seasonal Variations in the Muon-Induced Neutron Flux and Background of Natural Radioactivity at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory
N. Yu. Agafonova, V. V. Ashikhmin, V. L. Dadykin, E. A. Dobrynina, R. I. Enikeev, A. S. Malgin, O. G. Ryazhskaya, I. R. Shakyrianova and V. F. Yakushev p. 512 abstract
Calculation of Atmospheric High-Energy Neutrino Spectra and the Measurement Data of IceCube and ANTARES Experiments
A. D. Morozova, A. A. Kochanov, T. S. Sinegovskaya and S. I. Sinegovsky p. 516 abstract
Radio Emissions of Extensive Air Showers with Energies Higher than 5 × 1018 eV at a Frequency of 32 MHz According to Measurements at the Yakutsk Array
S. P. Knurenko, V. I. Kozlov, Z. E. Petrov, I. S. Petrov and M. I. Pravdin p. 520 abstract
Studying Ultrahigh-Energy Cosmic Rays with the Tunka Radio Extension
O. L. Fedorov, P. A. Bezyazeekov, N. M. Budnev, R. Wischnewski, O. A. Gress, A. Zagorodnikov, Y. A. Kazarina, M. Kleifges, E. E. Korosteleva, D. Kostunin, O. Krömer, L. A. Kuzmichev, V. Kungel, N. B. Lubsandorzhiev, T. N. Marshalkina, R. R. Mirgazov, R. D. Monkhoev, E. A. Osipova, L. V. Pankov, A. L. Pakhorukov, V. V. Prosin, G. I. Rubtsov, R. Hiller, A. Haungs, T. Huege and F. G. Schröder p. 523 abstract
Observing Particle Clusters with Energies above Tens of GeV in a Flux of Cosmic Rays by Means of Neutron Monitors
Ju. V. Balabin p. 526 abstract
Injection of Solar Cosmic Rays in the Ground Level Event of April 15, 2001
A. S. Petukhova, I. S. Petukhov and S. I. Petukhov p. 529 abstract
Forbush Decrease of Cosmic Rays in a Toroidal Model of a Magnetic Cloud
A. S. Petukhova, I. S. Petukhov, S. I. Petukhov and V. G. Grigoryev p. 532 abstract
Seasonal Effects in Different Components of Secondary Cosmic Rays
A. V. Germanenko and Ju. V. Balabin p. 535 abstract
The A.I. Kuz’min Cosmic Ray Spectrograph: New Scintillation Muon Telescopes
S. A. Starodubtsev, V. G. Grigoryev and P. Yu. Gololobov p. 538 abstract