Detection of gamma-rays from winter thunderclouds along the coast of japan sea

Proceedings of the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2007

Volumn 1, Issue SH, 2007, Pages 745-748

  Enoto, T ^a   Tsuchiya, H ^b   Yamada, S ^a   Yuasa, T ^a   Kawaharada, M ^b   Kitaguchi, T ^a   Kokubun, M ^c   Kato, H ^b   Okano, M ^b   Nakamura, S ^d   Makishima, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

^c JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHTNING;

1 MINUTES; INORGANIC SCINTILLATOR; JAPAN SEA; LIGHTNING DISCHARGE; OMNI-DIRECTIONAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; STRONG ELECTRIC FIELDS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 79957518939     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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