High energy photon and electron bursts associated with upward lightning strokes

Details High energy photon and electron bursts associated with upward lightning strokes High energy photon and electron bursts associated with upward lightning strokes

May 2008

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008georl..3510804y&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 35, Issue 10, CiteID L10804

Physics

Geophysics

2

Atmospheric Processes: Lightning, Atmospheric Processes: Atmospheric Electricity, Atmospheric Processes: Radiative Processes, Atmospheric Processes: Remote Sensing, History Of Geophysics: Atmospheric Sciences

Scientific paper

We conducted a field campaign during the Japanese winter thunderstorm season to observe radiation bursts associated with lightning discharges using a NaI scintillator and a thin plastic scintillator (PS), which primarily detects high energy electrons. We successfully recorded the bursts of high energy electrons with energies in excess of 100 keV from lightning discharges. We speculate that these high energy electrons were produced by high energy photon interactions near the PS. Our observations suggest that not only negative leaders but also positive leaders, which involve positive breakdowns, can cause an increase in the NaI count rate.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

High energy photon and electron bursts associated with upward lightning strokes does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with High energy photon and electron bursts associated with upward lightning strokes, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and High energy photon and electron bursts associated with upward lightning strokes will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1541098