Analysis of ELF electromagnetic field pulses recorded by the Hylaty station coinciding with terrestrial gamma-ray flashes

2012
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dc.abstract.enTerrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) were registered the first time by the NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. The physical mechanism of TGF generation is not fully known, but there is a consensus among researchers that the radiation is produced by bremsstrahlung of relativistic electrons in the thunderstorm regions of the atmosphere. Therefore, TGFs have been linked to positive-polarity intracloud lightning discharges, strong positive cloud-to-ground discharges or upward discharges from a thundercloud top. The currently operating Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is equipped with a Gamma-ray Burst Monitor that can detect terrestrial gamma-ray flashes. It opens up a new possibility to search for lightning discharges responsible for TGFs. Ground-based lightning monitoring systems in the ELF, LF and VLF ranges can be used for that purpose. The ELF systems are especially useful, since they provide a large monitoring range of several thousand kilometers for strong atmospheric discharges (charge moments above several tens of C km). In this paper we have described the data analysis method for ELF electromagnetic field pulses and applied it to study our first examples of TGFs registered by Fermi GBM coinciding with ELF pulses recorded by the Hylaty ELF station located in the Carpathian Mountains in Poland. Using our ELF electromagnetic wave propagation model we have evaluated charge moments for the two registered events to be 320 and 110 C km and provided upper limits for the remaining events.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej : Instytut – Obserwatorium Astronomicznepl
dc.contributor.authorKułak, Andrzej - 129698 pl
dc.contributor.authorMlynarczyk, J.pl
dc.contributor.authorOstrowski, Michał - 100042 pl
dc.contributor.authorKubisz, Jerzy - 129618 pl
dc.contributor.authorMichalec, Adampl
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-18T10:07:14Z
dc.date.available2016-05-18T10:07:14Z
dc.date.issued2012pl
dc.description.adminAfiliacja Obserwatorium Astronomiczne dla Adama Michalca.
dc.description.numberD18pl
dc.description.volume117pl
dc.identifier.articleidD18203pl
dc.identifier.doi10.1029/2012JD018205pl
dc.identifier.eissn2156-2202pl
dc.identifier.issn0148-0227pl
dc.identifier.urihttp://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/26350
dc.languageengpl
dc.language.containerengpl
dc.rightsDodaję tylko opis bibliograficzny*
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dc.subject.encharge momentpl
dc.subject.enearth-ionosphere waveguidepl
dc.subject.enelectromagnetics: guided wavespl
dc.subject.enELF electromagnetic field pulsepl
dc.subject.enELF wave propagationpl
dc.subject.enlightning dischargepl
dc.subject.enmathematical geophysics: instruments and techniquespl
dc.subject.enradio science: radio wave propagationpl
dc.subject.enterrestrial gamma-ray flashpl
dc.subtypeArticlepl
dc.titleAnalysis of ELF electromagnetic field pulses recorded by the Hylaty station coinciding with terrestrial gamma-ray flashespl
dc.title.journalJournal of Geophysical Researchpl
dc.typeJournalArticlepl
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dc.abstract.enpl
Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) were registered the first time by the NASA's Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. The physical mechanism of TGF generation is not fully known, but there is a consensus among researchers that the radiation is produced by bremsstrahlung of relativistic electrons in the thunderstorm regions of the atmosphere. Therefore, TGFs have been linked to positive-polarity intracloud lightning discharges, strong positive cloud-to-ground discharges or upward discharges from a thundercloud top. The currently operating Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is equipped with a Gamma-ray Burst Monitor that can detect terrestrial gamma-ray flashes. It opens up a new possibility to search for lightning discharges responsible for TGFs. Ground-based lightning monitoring systems in the ELF, LF and VLF ranges can be used for that purpose. The ELF systems are especially useful, since they provide a large monitoring range of several thousand kilometers for strong atmospheric discharges (charge moments above several tens of C km). In this paper we have described the data analysis method for ELF electromagnetic field pulses and applied it to study our first examples of TGFs registered by Fermi GBM coinciding with ELF pulses recorded by the Hylaty ELF station located in the Carpathian Mountains in Poland. Using our ELF electromagnetic wave propagation model we have evaluated charge moments for the two registered events to be 320 and 110 C km and provided upper limits for the remaining events.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej : Instytut – Obserwatorium Astronomiczne
dc.contributor.authorpl
Kułak, Andrzej - 129698
dc.contributor.authorpl
Mlynarczyk, J.
dc.contributor.authorpl
Ostrowski, Michał - 100042
dc.contributor.authorpl
Kubisz, Jerzy - 129618
dc.contributor.authorpl
Michalec, Adam
dc.date.accessioned
2016-05-18T10:07:14Z
dc.date.available
2016-05-18T10:07:14Z
dc.date.issuedpl
2012
dc.description.admin
Afiliacja Obserwatorium Astronomiczne dla Adama Michalca.
dc.description.numberpl
D18
dc.description.volumepl
117
dc.identifier.articleidpl
D18203
dc.identifier.doipl
10.1029/2012JD018205
dc.identifier.eissnpl
2156-2202
dc.identifier.issnpl
0148-0227
dc.identifier.uri
http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/26350
dc.languagepl
eng
dc.language.containerpl
eng
dc.rights*
Dodaję tylko opis bibliograficzny
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dc.subject.enpl
charge moment
dc.subject.enpl
earth-ionosphere waveguide
dc.subject.enpl
electromagnetics: guided waves
dc.subject.enpl
ELF electromagnetic field pulse
dc.subject.enpl
ELF wave propagation
dc.subject.enpl
lightning discharge
dc.subject.enpl
mathematical geophysics: instruments and techniques
dc.subject.enpl
radio science: radio wave propagation
dc.subject.enpl
terrestrial gamma-ray flash
dc.subtypepl
Article
dc.titlepl
Analysis of ELF electromagnetic field pulses recorded by the Hylaty station coinciding with terrestrial gamma-ray flashes
dc.title.journalpl
Journal of Geophysical Research
dc.typepl
JournalArticle
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