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We report on the observation of a rare neutrino event detected by Baikal-GVD in April 2021. The event GVD210418CA is the highest-energy cascade observed by Baikal-GVD so far from the direction below the horizon. The estimated cascade energy…

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QUASAR-370 hybrid phototube as a prototype of a photodetector for the next generation of deep underwater neutrino telescopes

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New developments of photodetectors for the Lake Baikal Neutrino Experiment

New developments of photodetectors for the lake Baikal neutrino experiment are described. Some test results of photodetectors at the lake Baikal are presented.

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Preliminary Results on a Search for Neutrinos from the Center of the Earth with the Baikal Underwater Telescope

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Baikal-GVD Real-Time Data Processing and Follow-Up Analysis of GCN Notices

The Baikal-GVD alert system was launched at the beginning of 2021. There are alerts for muon neutrinos (long upward-going track-like events) and all-flavour neutrinos (high-energy cascades). The system is able to get a preliminary response…

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Deep Learning based Multi-Modal Sensing for Tracking and State Extraction of Small Quadcopters

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The Baikal Experiment: Status Report

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BAIKAL Experiment: main results obtained with the neutrino telescope NT200

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ANTARES and other Neutrino Telescopes in the Northern Hemisphere

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Absolute Geometry Calibration of Distributed Microphone Arrays in an Audio-Visual Sensor Network

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Performance Studies of the Acoustic Module for the IceCube Upgrade

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The Acoustic Module for the IceCube Upgrade

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Visual Localization via Semantic Structures in Autonomous Photovoltaic Power Plant Inspection

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Acoustic Positioning for Deep Sea Neutrino Telescopes with a System of Piezo Sensors Integrated into Glass Spheres

Position calibration in the deep sea is typically done by means of acoustic multilateration using three or more acoustic emitters installed at known positions. Rather than using hydrophones as receivers that are exposed to the ambient…

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