Near-ground detection of atmospheric γ rays associated with lightning

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1839-1844

  Greenfield, M B ^a   Domondon, A T ^a   Tsuchiya, S ^a   Kubo, K ^a   Ikeda, Y ^a   Tomiyama, M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONS; LIGHTNING; PHOTONS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); PROTONS; RADIOISOTOPES;

HALF-LIFE;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 0037321889     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1536731     Document Type: Article

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