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Effect of near-earth thunderstorm electric field on the flux of cosmic ray air showers in LHAASO-KM2A

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) is located at Haizi Mountain, Daocheng, Sichuan province, China. Due to its high-altitude location with frequent thunderstorm activities, the LHAASO is suited for studying the effects…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-10-11 Ci Yang , Xunxiu Zhou , Huihai He , Daihui Huang , Xuejian Chen , Tian Zhou , Kejun Guo

Observation of the thunderstorm-related ground cosmic ray flux variations by ARGO-YBJ

A correlation between the secondary cosmic ray flux and the near-earth electric field intensity, measured during thunderstorms, has been found by analyzing the data of the ARGO-YBJ experiment, a full coverage air shower array located at the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-07 B. Bartoli , P. Bernardini , X. J. Bi , Z. Cao , S. Catalanotti , S. Z. Chen , T. L. Chen , S. W. Cui , B. Z. Dai , A. D Amone , Danzeng Luobu , I. De Mitri , B. D Ettorre Piazzoli , T. Di Girolamo , G. Di Sciascio , C. F. Feng , Zhaoyang Feng , Zhenyong Feng , W. Gao , Q. B. Gou , Y. Q. Guo , H. H. He , Haibing Hu , Hongbo Hu , M. Iacovacci , R. Iuppa , H. Y. Jia , Labaci Ren , H. J. Li , C. Liu , J. Liu , M. Y. Liu , H. Lu , L. L. Ma , X. H. Ma , G. Mancarella , S. M. Mari , G. Marsella , S. Mastroianni , P. Montini , C. C. Ning , L. Perrone , P. Pistilli , P. Salvini , R. Santonico , P. R. Shen , X. D. Sheng , F. Shi , A. Surdo , Y. H. Tan , P. Vallania , S. Vernetto , C. Vigorito , H. Wang , C. Y. Wu , H. R. Wu , L. Xue , Q. Y. Yang , X. C. Yang , Z. G. Yao , A. F. Yuan , M. Zha , H. M. Zhang , L. Zhang , X. Y. Zhang , Y. Zhang , J. Zhao , Zhaxici Ren , Zhaxisang Zhu , X. X. Zhou , F. R. Zhu , Q. Q. Zhu , F. D. Alessandro

Gamma-ray Showers Observed at Ground Level in Coincidence With Downward Lightning Leaders

Bursts of gamma ray showers have been observed in coincidence with downward propagating negative leaders in lightning flashes by the Telescope Array Surface Detector (TASD). The TASD is a 700~square kilometer cosmic ray observatory located…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2018-05-22 R. U. Abbasi , T. Abu-Zayyad , M. Allen , E. Barcikowski , J. W. Belz , D. R. Bergman , S. A. Blake , M. Byrne , R. Cady , B. G. Cheon , J. Chiba , M. Chikawa , T. Fujii , M. Fukushima , G. Furlich , T. Goto , W. Hanlon , Y. Hayashi , N. Hayashida , K. Hibino , K. Honda , D. Ikeda , N. Inoue , T. Ishii , H. Ito , D. Ivanov , S. Jeong , C. C. H. Jui , K. Kadota , F. Kakimoto , O. Kalashev , K. Kasahara , H. Kawai , S. Kawakami , K. Kawata , E. Kido , H. B. Kim , J. H. Kim , J. H. Kim , S. S. Kishigami , P. R. Krehbiel , V. Kuzmin , Y. J. Kwon , J. Lan , R. LeVon , J. P. Lundquist , K. Machida , K. Martens , T. Matuyama , J. N. Matthews , M. Minamino , K. Mukai , I. Myers , S. Nagataki , R. Nakamura , T. Nakamura , T. Nonaka , S. Ogio , M. Ohnishi , H. Ohoka , K. Oki , T. Okuda , M. Ono , R. Onogi , A. Oshima , S. Ozawa , I. H. Park , M. S. Pshirkov , J. Remington , W. Rison , D. Rodeheffer , D. C. Rodriguez , G. Rubtsov , D. Ryu , H. Sagawa , K. Saito , N. Sakaki , N. Sakurai , T. Seki , K. Sekino , P. D. Shah , F. Shibata , T. Shibata , H. Shimodaira , B. K. Shin , H. S. Shin , J. D. Smith , P. Sokolsky , R. W. Springer , B. T. Stokes , T. A. Stroman , H. Takai , M. Takeda , R. Takeishi , A. Taketa , M. Takita , Y. Tameda , H. Tanaka , K. Tanaka , M. Tanaka , R. J. Thomas , S. B. Thomas , G. B. Thomson , P. Tinyakov , I. Tkachev , H. Tokuno , T. Tomida , S. Troitsky , Y. Tsunesada , Y. Uchihori , S. Udo , F. Urban , G. Vasiloff , T. Wong , M. Yamamoto , R. Yamane , H. Yamaoka , K. Yamazaki , J. Yang , K. Yashiro , Y. Yoneda , S. Yoshida , H. Yoshii , Z. Zundel

Effect of near-earth thunderstorms electric field on the intensity of ground cosmic ray positrons/electrons in Tibet

Monte Carlo simulations are performed to study the correlation between the ground cosmic ray intensity and near-earth thunderstorms electric field at YBJ (4300 m a.s.l., Tibet, China). The variations of the secondary cosmic ray intensity…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-24 X. X. Zhou , X. J. Wang , D. H. Huang , H. Y. Jia

Flux Variations of Cosmic Ray Air Showers Detected by LHAASO-KM2A During a Thunderstorm on 10 June 2021

The Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) has three sub-arrays, KM2A, WCDA and WFCTA. The flux variations of cosmic ray air showers were studied by analyzing the KM2A data during the thunderstorm on 10 June 2021. The number of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-12-07 LHAASO Collaboration , F. Aharonian , Q. An , Axikegu , L. X. Bai , Y. X. Bai , Y. W. Bao , D. Bastieri , X. J. Bi , Y. J. Bi , J. T. Cai , Zhe Cao , Zhen Cao , J. Chang , J. F. Chang , E. S. Chen , Liang Chen , Liang Chen , Long Chen , M. J. Chen , M. L. Chen , S. H. Chen , S. Z. Chen , T. L. Chen , X. J. Chen , Y. Chen , H. L. Cheng , N. Cheng , Y. D. Cheng , S. W. Cui , X. H. Cui , Y. D. Cui , B. Z. Dai , H. L. Dai , Z. G. Dai , Danzengluobu , D. della Volpe , K. K. Duan , J. H. Fan , Y. Z. Fan , Z. X. Fan , J. Fang , K. Fang , C. F. Feng , L. Feng , S. H. Feng , X. T. Feng , Y. L. Feng , B. Gao , C. D. Gao , L. Q. Gao , Q. Gao , W. Gao , W. K. Gao , M. M. Ge , L. S. Geng , G. H. Gong , Q. B. Gou , M. H. Gu , F. L. Gu , J. G. Guo , X. L. Guo , Y. Q. Guo , Y. Y. Guo , Y. A. Han , H. H. He , H. N. He , S. L. He , X. B. He , Y. He , M. Heller , Y. K. Hor , C. Hou , X. Hou , H. B. Hu , Q. Hu , S. Hu , S. C. Hu , X. J. Hu , D. H. Huang , W. H. Huang , X. T. Huang , X. Y. Huang , Y. Huang , Z. C. Huang , X. L. Ji , H. Y. Jia , K. Jia , K. Jiang , Z. J. Jiang , M. Jin , M. M. Kang , T. Ke , D. Kuleshov , B. B. Li , Cheng Li , Cong Li , F. Li , H. B. Li , H. C. Li , H. Y. Li , J. Li , Jian Li , Jie Li , K. Li , W. L. Li , X. R. Li , Xin Li , Xin Li , Y. Z. Li , Zhe Li , Zhuo Li , E. W. Liang , Y. F. Liang , S. J. Lin , B. Liu , C. Liu , D. Liu , H. Liu , H. D. Liu , J. Liu , J. L. Liu , J. S. Liu , J. Y. Liu , M. Y. Liu , R. Y. Liu , S. M. Liu , W. Liu , Y. Liu , Y. N. Liu , W. J. Long , R. Lu , Q. Luo , H. K. Lv , B. Q. Ma , L. L. Ma , X. H. Ma , J. R. Mao , A. Masood , Z. Min , W. Mitthumsiri , Y. C. Nan , Z. W. Ou , B. Y. Pang , P. Pattarakijwanich , Z. Y. Pei , M. Y. Qi , Y. Q. Qi , B. Q. Qiao , J. J. Qin , D. Ruffolo , A. Sáiz , C. Y. Shao , L. Shao , O. Shchegolev , X. D. Sheng , J. Y. Shi , H. C. Song , Yu. V. Stenkin , V. Stepanov , Y. Su , Q. N. Sun , X. N. Sun , Z. B. Sun , P. H. T. Tam , Z. B. Tang , W. W. Tian , B. D. Wang , C. Wang , H. Wang , H. G. Wang , J. C. Wang , J. S. Wang , L. P. Wang , L. Y. Wang , R. Wang , R. N. Wang , W. Wang , X. G. Wang , X. Y. Wang , Y. Wang , Y. D. Wang , Y. J. Wang , Y. P. Wang , Z. H. Wang. Z. X. Wang , Zhen Wang , Zheng Wang , D. M. Wei , J. J. Wei , Y. J. Wei , T. Wen , C. Y. Wu , H. R. Wu , S. Wu , X. F. Wu , Y. S. W , S. Q. Xi , J. Xia , J. J. Xia , G. M. Xiang , D. X. Xiao , G. Xiao , G. G. Xin , Y. L. Xin , Y. Xing , Z. Xiong , D. L. Xu , R. X. Xu , L. Xue , D. H. Yan , J. Z. Yan , C. W. Yang , F. F. Yang , H. W. Yang , J. Y. Yang , L. L. Yang , M. J. Yang , R. Z. Yang , S. B. Yang , Y. H. Yao , Z. G. Yao , Y. M. Ye , L. Q. Yin , N. Yin , X. H. You , Z. Y. You , Y. H. Yu , Q. Yuan , H. Yue , H. D. Zeng , T. X. Zeng , W. Zeng , Z. K. Zeng , M. Zha , X. X. Zhai , B. B. Zhang , F. Zhang , H. M. Zhang , H. Y. Zhang , J. L. Zhang , L. X. Zhang , Li Zhang , Lu Zhang , P. F. Zhang , P. P. Zhang , R. Zhang , S. B. Zhang , S. R. Zhang , S. S. Zhang , X. Zhang , X. P. Zhang , Y. F. Zhang , Y. L. Zhang , Yi Zhang , Yong Zhang , B. Zhao , J. Zhao , L. Zhao , L. Z. Zhao , S. P. Zhao , F. Zheng , Y. Zheng , B. Zhou , H. Zhou , J. N. Zhou , P. Zhou , R. Zhou , X. X. Zhou , C. G. Zhu , F. R. Zhu , H. Zhu , K. J. Zhu , X. Zuo

Strong variations of cosmic ray intensity during thunderstorms and associated pulsations of the geomagnetic field

Strong variations of the intensity of secondary cosmic rays during thunderstorms are found to be accompanied in some cases by very clear pulsations of the geomagnetic field. The experiment is carried out in the Baksan Valley, North…

Geophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 K. Kh. Kanonidi , N. S. Khaerdinov , A. S. Lidvansky , L. E. Sobisevich

Probing Atmospheric Electric Fields in Thunderstorms through Radio Emission from Cosmic-Ray-Induced Air Showers

We present measurements of radio emission from cosmic ray air showers that took place during thunderstorms. The intensity and polarization patterns of these air showers are radically different from those measured during fair-weather…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-04-27 P. Schellart , T. N. G. Trinh , S. Buitink , A. Corstanje , J. E. Enriquez , H. Falcke , J. R. Hörandel , A. Nelles , J. P. Rachen , L. Rossetto , O. Scholten , S. ter Veen , S. Thoudam , U. Ebert , C. Koehn , C. Rutjes , A. Alexov , J. M. Anderson , I. M. Avruch , M. J. Bentum , G. Bernardi , P. Best , A. Bonafede , F. Breitling , J. W. Broderick , M. Brüggen , H. R. Butcher , B. Ciardi , E. de Geus , M. de Vos , S. Duscha , J. Eislöffel , R. A. Fallows , W. Frieswijk , M. A. Garrett , J. Grießmeier , A. W. Gunst , G. Heald , J. W. T. Hessels , M. Hoeft , H. A. Holties , E. Juette , V. I. Kondratiev , M. Kuniyoshi , G. Kuper , G. Mann , R. McFadden , D. McKay-Bukowski , J. P. McKean , M. Mevius , J. Moldon , M. J. Norden , E. Orru , H. Paas , M. Pandey-Pommier , R. Pizzo , A. G. Polatidis , W. Reich , H. Röttgering , A. M. M. Scaife , D. J. Schwarz , M. Serylak , O. Smirnov , M. Steinmetz , J. Swinbank , M. Tagger , C. Tasse , M. C. Toribio , R. J. van Weeren , R. Vermeulen , C. Vocks , M. W. Wise , O. Wucknitz , P. Zarka

The Cosmic Ray Energy Spectrum Observed with the Surface Detector of the Telescope Array Experiment

The Telescope Array (TA) collaboration has measured the energy spectrum of ultra-high energy cosmic rays with primary energies above 1.6 x 10^(18) eV. This measurement is based upon four years of observation by the surface detector…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-04-12 T. Abu-Zayyad , R. Aida , M. Allen , R. Anderson , R. Azuma , E. Barcikowski , J. W. Belz , D. R. Bergman , S. A. Blake , R. Cady , B. G. Cheon , J. Chiba , M. Chikawa , E. J. Cho , W. R. Cho , H. Fujii , T. Fujii , T. Fukuda , M. Fukushima , W. Hanlon , K. Hayashi , Y. Hayashi , N. Hayashida , K. Hibino , K. Hiyama , K. Honda , T. Iguchi , D. Ikeda , K. Ikuta , N. Inoue , T. Ishii , R. Ishimori , D. Ivanov , S. Iwamoto , C. C. H. Jui , K. Kadota , F. Kakimoto , O. Kalashev , T. Kanbe , K. Kasahara , H. Kawai , S. Kawakami , S. Kawana , E. Kido , H. B. Kim , H. K. Kim , J. H. Kim , J. H. Kim , K. Kitamoto , S. Kitamura , Y. Kitamura , K. Kobayashi , Y. Kobayashi , Y. Kondo , K. Kuramoto , V. Kuzmin , Y. J. Kwon , J. Lan , S. I. Lim , S. Machida , K. Martens , T. Matsuda , T. Matsuura , T. Matsuyama , J. N. Matthews , M. Minamino , K. Miyata , Y. Murano , I. Myers , K. Nagasawa , S. Nagataki , T. Nakamura , S. W. Nam , T. Nonaka , S. Ogio , M. Ohnishi , H. Ohoka , K. Oki , D. Oku , T. Okuda , A. Oshima , S. Ozawa , I. H. Park , M. S. Pshirkov , D. C. Rodriguez , S. Y. Roh , G. Rubtsov , D. Ryu , H. Sagawa , N. Sakurai , A. L. Sampson , L. M. Scott , P. D. Shah , F. Shibata , T. Shibata , H. Shimodaira , B. K. Shin , J. I. Shin , T. Shirahama , J. D. Smith , P. Sokolsky , B. T. Stokes , S. R. Stratton , T. A. Stroman , S. Suzuki , Y. Takahashi , M. Takeda , A. Taketa , M. Takita , Y. Tameda , H. Tanaka , K. Tanaka , M. Tanaka , S. B. Thomas , G. B. Thomson , P. Tinyakov , I. Tkachev , H. Tokuno , T. Tomida , S. Troitsky , Y. Tsunesada , K. Tsutsumi , Y. Tsuyuguchi , Y. Uchihori , S. Udo , H. Ukai , G. Vasiloff , Y. Wada , T. Wong , M. Wood , Y. Yamakawa , R. Yamane , H. Yamaoka , K. Yamazaki , J. Yang , Y. Yoneda , S. Yoshida , H. Yoshii , X. Zhou , R. Zollinger , Z. Zundel

Electron Acceleration Mechanisms in Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms produce strong electric fields over regions on the order of kilometer. The corresponding electric potential differences are on the order of 100 MV. Secondary cosmic rays reaching these regions may be significantly accelerated…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-03 Sebastien Celestin

A lightning monitoring system for studying transient phenomena in cosmic ray observatories

During thunderstorms, the atmospheric electric field can increase above hundreds of kV/m, causing an acceleration in the charged particles of secondary cosmic rays. Such an acceleration causes avalanche processes in the atmosphere,…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2022-05-03 J. Peña-Rodríguez , P. Salgado-Meza , L. Flórez-Villegas , L. A. Núñez

TETRA Observation of Gamma Rays at Ground Level Associated with Nearby Thunderstorms

Terrestrial Gamma ray Flashes (TGFs) -- very short, intense bursts of electrons, positrons, and energetic photons originating from terrestrial thunderstorms -- have been detected with satellite instruments. TETRA, an array of NaI(Tl)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-12-20 Rebecca Ringuette , Gary L. Case , Michael L. Cherry , Douglas Granger , T. Gregory Guzik , Michael Stewart , John P. Wefel

Effects of the atmospheric electric field on the HAWC scaler rate

Strong electric fields in thunderclouds have long been known to accelerate secondary charged particles. We investigate this effect using three years (2015-2017) of data from the scalar system of the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC)…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-21 Angel Ricardo Jara Jimenez , Alejandro Lara , K. P. Arunbabu , James Ryan

The muon charge asymmetry and the directional distribution of thunderstorm events observed by the GRAPES-3 muon telescope

The electric fields inside thunderstorms can significantly modify the intensity of secondary cosmic ray muons at the ground level, producing measurable variations in their intensity ($\Delta$I$_{\mu}$). By utilizing the decade-long…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-03-30 B. Hariharan , S. K. Gupta , Y. Hayashi , P. Jagadeesan , A. Jain , S. Kawakami , H. Kojima , P. K. Mohanty , Y. Muraki , P. K. Nayak , A. Oshima , M. Rameez , K. Ramesh , L. V. Reddy , S. Shibata

First Upper Limits on the Radar Cross Section of Cosmic-Ray Induced Extensive Air Showers

TARA (Telescope Array Radar) is a cosmic ray radar detection experiment colocated with Telescope Array, the conventional surface scintillation detector (SD) and fluorescence telescope detector (FD) near Delta, Utah, U.S.A. The TARA detector…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-07 R. U. Abbasi , M. Abe , M. Abou Bakr Othman , T. Abu-Zayyad , M. Allen , R. Anderson , R. Azuma , E. Barcikowski , J. W. Belz , D. R. Bergman , D. Besson , S. A. Blake , M. Byrne , R. Cady , M. J. Chae , B. G. Cheon , J. Chiba , M. Chikawa , W. R. Cho , B. Farhang-Boroujeny , T. Fujii , M. Fukushima , W. H. Gillman , T. Goto , W. Hanlon , J. C. Hanson , Y. Hayashi , N. Hayashida , K. Hibino , K. Honda , D. Ikeda , N. Inoue , T. Ishii , R. Ishimori , H. Ito , D. Ivanov , C. Jayanthmurthy , C. C. H. Jui , K. Kadota , F. Kakimoto , O. Kalashev , K. Kasahara , H. Kawai , S. Kawakami , S. Kawana , K. Kawata , E. Kido , H. B. Kim , J. H. Kim , J. H. Kim , S. Kitamura , Y. Kitamura , S. Kunwar , V. Kuzmin , Y. J. Kwon , J. Lan , S. I. Lim , J. P. Lundquist , K. Machida , K. Martens , T. Matsuda , T. Matsuyama , J. N. Matthews , M. Minamino , K. Mukai , I. Myers , K. Nagasawa , S. Nagataki , T. Nakamura , T. Nonaka , A. Nozato , S. Ogio , J. Ogura , M. Ohnishi , H. Ohoka , K. Oki , T. Okuda , M. Ono , A. Oshima , S. Ozawa , I. H. Park , S. Prohira , M. S. Pshirkov , A. Rezazadeh-Reyhani , D. C. Rodriguez , G. Rubtsov , D. Ryu , H. Sagawa , N. Sakurai , A. L. Sampson , L. M. Scott , D. Schurig , P. D. Shah , F. Shibata , T. Shibata , H. Shimodaira , B. K. Shin , J. D. Smith , P. Sokolsky , R. W. Springer , B. T. Stokes , S. R. Stratton , T. A. Stroman , T. Suzawa , H. Takai , M. Takamura , M. Takeda , R. Takeishi , A. Taketa , M. Takita , Y. Tameda , H. Tanaka , K. Tanaka , M. Tanaka , S. B. Thomas , G. B. Thomson , P. Tinyakov , I. Tkachev , H. Tokuno , T. Tomida , S. Troitsky , Y. Tsunesada , K. Tsutsumi , Y. Uchihori , S. Udo , F. Urban , G. Vasiloff , S. Venkatesh , T. Wong , R. Yamane , H. Yamaoka , K. Yamazaki , J. Yang , K. Yashiro , Y. Yoneda , S. Yoshida , H. Yoshii , R. Zollinger , Z. Zundel

Analysis of Downward Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes Using a Large-Area Cosmic Ray Scintillation Detector

The Telescope Array (TA) of central Utah was designed to detect ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) and is the largest of its kind in the Northern hemisphere. Its capabilities, however, are not limited to extra-terrestrial sources.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-11 Jackson Remington

Thunderstorm Observations by Air-Shower Radio Antenna Arrays

Relativistic, charged particles present in extensive air showers lead to a coherent emission of radio pulses which are measured to identify the shower initiating high-energy cosmic rays. Especially during thunderstorms, there are additional…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-03-29 W. D. Apel , J. C. Arteaga , L. Bähren , K. Bekk , M. Bertaina , P. L. Biermann , J. Blümer , H. Bozdog , I. M. Brancus , P. Buchholz , S. Buitink , E. Cantoni , A. Chiavassa , K. Daumiller , V. de Souza , P. Doll , M. Ender , R. Engel , H. Falcke , M. Finger , D. Fuhrmann , H. Gemmeke , C. Grupen , A. Haungs , D. Heck , J. R. Hörandel , A. Horneffer , D. Huber , T. Huege , P. G. Isar , K. -H. Kampert , D. Kang , O. Krömer , J. Kuijpers , K. Link , P. Luczak , M. Ludwig , H. J. Mathes , M. Melissas , C. Morello , S. Nehls , J. Oehlschläger , N. Palmieri , T. Pierog , J. Rautenberg , H. Rebel , M. Roth , C. Rühle , A. Saftoiu , H. Schieler , A. Schmidt , F. G. Schröder , O. Sima , G. Toma , G. C. Trinchero , A. Weindl , J. Wochele , M. Wommer , J. Zabierowski , J. A. Zensus

Time variability of TeV cosmic ray sky map

The variation in the intensity of cosmic rays at small angular scales is attributed to the interstellar turbulence in the vicinity of the Solar system. We show that {a turbulent origin of the small-scale structures implies that} the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-12-12 Rahul Kumar , Noemie Globus , David Eichler , Martin Pohl

Monte Carlo simulations of air showers in atmospheric electric fields

The development of cosmic ray air showers can be influenced by atmospheric electric fields. Under fair weather conditions these fields are small, but the strong fields inside thunderstorms can have a significant effect on the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 S. Buitink , T. Huege , H. Falcke , D. Heck , J. Kuijpers

Thunderstorm Ground Enhancements: Multivariate analysis of 12 years of observations

We present a survey of more than half a thousand thunderstorm ground enhancements, fluxes of electrons, and gamma rays associated with thunderstorms registered from 2008 to 2022 at Aragats space environmental center. We analyze correlations…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2022-09-07 A. Chilingarian , G. Hovsepyan , D. Aslanyan , T. Karapetyan , Y. Khanikyanc , L. Kozliner , D. Pokhsraryan , B. Sargsyan , S. Soghomonyan , S. Chilingaryan , M. Zazyan

Effects of atmospheric electric fields on detection of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays

We show that atmospheric electric fields may affect the cosmic ray observations in several ways and may lead to an overestimation of the cosmic ray energies. The electric field in thunderclouds can be as high as a few kV/cm. This field can…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-07-19 Alexander Kusenko , Dmitry Semikoz