Physics and technology of Laser Lightning Control
Systems and Control
2024-10-29 v2 Systems and Control
Abstract
The recent development of high average, high peak power lasers has revived the effort of using lasers as a potential tool to influence natural lightning. Although impressive, the current progress in laser lightning control technology may only be the beginning of a new area involving a positive feedback between powerful laser development and atmospheric research. In this review paper, we critically evaluate the past, present and future of Laser Lightning Control (LLC), considering both its technological and scientific significance in atmospheric research.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2404.10020,
title = {Physics and technology of Laser Lightning Control},
author = {Thomas Produit and Jérôme Kasparian and Farhad Rachidi and Marcos Rubinstein and Aurélien Houard and Jean-Pierre Wolf},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.10020},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
Revised version after first round of peer-review. Restructuration, adding more physics contextuality and pushed some tables in a newly created Appendix