X-ray bursts produced by laboratory sparks in air

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Dwyer, J R ^a   Rassoul, H K ^a   Saleh, Z ^a   Uman, M A ^b   Jerauld, J ^b   Plumer, J A ^c  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c Lightning Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SPARKS; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHTNING; METEOROLOGY; THUNDERSTORMS; X RAYS;

HIGH-VOLTAGE DISCHARGES; LIGHTNING INITIATION; LIGHTNING PROPAGATION; RUNAWAY BREAKDOWN; TERRESTRIAL GAMMA-RAY FLASHES; THUNDERSTORM ELECTRIFICATION; X-RAY BURSTS;

ATMOSPHERICS;

LIGHTNING; TRIGGER MECHANISM; X-RAY;

EID: 28944454955     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024027     Document Type: Article

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