GBM Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes (Invited)

Details GBM Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes (Invited) GBM Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes (Invited)

Dec 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010agufmae13a..03b&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #AE13A-03

Physics

[3324] Atmospheric Processes / Lightning

Scientific paper

The TGF detection rate of Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) has been increased twice since launch. The most recent improvement is from a new operating mode in which data for individual photons are down-linked for selected portions of the orbit, enabling a more sensitive ground-based search for TGFs. The new search has increased the TGF detection rate and is finding TGFs more than five times fainter than the TGFs of the previous GBM sample. We summarize the properties of the original GBM TGF sample and compare to the less intense TGFs now being detected. In addition to gamma-ray TGFs, GBM is observing distant TGFs from the propagation of charged particles along geomagnetic field lines. Strong 511 keV annihilation lines have been observed, demonstrating that both electrons and positrons are present in the particle beams. Spectral fits to these electron/positron TGFs will be shown.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

GBM Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes (Invited) 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 GBM Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes (Invited), we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and GBM Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes (Invited) will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1500535