Compton scattering effects on the duration of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Celestin, Sebastien ^a   Pasko, Victor P ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPTON SCATTERING; STARS;

ELEMENTARY PROCESS; GAMMA RAY BURSTS; LIGHTNING ACTIVITY; NEW RESULTS; TEMPORAL DISPERSION; TEMPORAL DURATIONS; TERRESTRIAL GAMMA-RAY FLASHES;

GAMMA RAYS;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; DISPERSION; ELECTRON; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHTNING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 84855873555     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL050342     Document Type: Article

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