DocumentCode
126612
Title
Theoretical investigation of the variability in terrestrial gamma-ray flashes spectra
Author
Celestin, Sebastien ; Wei Xu ; Pasko, Victor P.
Author_Institution
Lab. of Phys. & Chem. of the Environ. & Space (LPC2E), Univ. of Orleans, Orleans, France
fYear
2014
fDate
16-23 Aug. 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes (TGFs) are high-energy photon bursts originating from the Earth´s atmosphere and detected from space. In this work, we show how different electric potentials in TGF-producing lightning lead to an intrinsic variability in TGF spectra. This prediction can be exploited to discriminate which one of the two proposed source mechanisms is truly responsible for the production of TGFs.
Keywords
atmospheric electron precipitation; gamma-rays; lightning; Earth atmosphere; TGF-producing lightning; electric potentials; high-energy photon bursts; intrinsic variability; source mechanisms; terrestrial gamma-ray flashes spectra; theoretical investigation; Acceleration; Discharges (electric); Electric fields; Electric potential; Gamma-rays; Lightning; Photonics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
Conference_Location
Beijing
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929978
Filename
6929978
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