Observations of high-energy radiation during thunderstorms at Tien-Shan

Energetic radiation during thunderstorms is studied. The possibility to identify the high-energy lightning emission in the 10 s monitoring mode is demonstrated. Simultaneous measurements of gamma-ray emission, high-energy electrons, and neutron radiation in the triggering mode are fulfilled. Energy...

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Published in:Physical review. D 2016-07, Vol.94 (2), Article 023003
Main Authors: Gurevich, A. V., Almenova, A. M., Antonova, V. P., Chubenko, A. P., Karashtin, A. N., Kryakunova, O. N., Lutsenko, V. Yu, Mitko, G. G., Ptitsyn, M. O., Piscal, V. V., Ryabov, V. A., Salikhov, N. M., Sadykov, T. Kh, Shepetov, A. L., Shlyugaev, Yu. V., Thu, W. M., Vil’danova, L. I., Zastrozhnova, N. N., Zybin, K. P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Background radiation
Cosmology
Emission
Gamma rays
Lightning
Monitoring
Pollution monitoring
Thunderstorms
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Summary:Energetic radiation during thunderstorms is studied. The possibility to identify the high-energy lightning emission in the 10 s monitoring mode is demonstrated. Simultaneous measurements of gamma-ray emission, high-energy electrons, and neutron radiation in the triggering mode are fulfilled. Energy spectra of gamma emission and electrons are obtained. The intensity both of electrons and gamma rays in lightning discharge prevail the background emission by 1.5 to 2 orders of magnitude.
ISSN:2470-0010
2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.94.023003