γ-ray emission produced by a relativistic beam of runaway electrons accelerated by quasi-electrostatic thundercloud fields

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 2645-2648

  Lehtinen, N G ^a   Walt, M ^a   Inan, U S ^a   Bell, T F ^a   Pasko, V P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; ACCELERATION; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUDS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GAMMA RAY PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

GAMMA RAY OBSERVATORIES; GAMMA-RAY EMISSION; HIGH ENERGY PHOTONS; RELATIVISTIC BEAMS; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; RUNAWAY ELECTRON BEAMS; SATELLITE ALTITUDES; VERTICAL CYLINDERS;

GAMMA RAYS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; BATSE; ELECTRON BEAM; THUNDER CLOUD;

RUNAWAY ELECTRONS;

EID: 0030301604     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL02573     Document Type: Article

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