The correlation between the gamma-ray flashes and electron bursts associated with thunderstorm activity in the near-Earth space

[摘要] This paper is dedicated to study of the interrelation between gamma-ray flashes of atmospheric origin, associated with lightning discharges, and high-energy electron bursts registered in the near-Earth space below the radiation belt. The database of high-energy electron bursts in the energy range of 3-30 MeV obtained in ARINA and VSPLESK satellite experiments and the database of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes with energies up to 17 MeV registered by the NASA RHESSI satellite are used in the work. The results of the analysis of electron bursts and gamma ray flashes that coincide in time and located at the same L-shell are presented at this work.

[发布机构] National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, Kashirskoe highway 31, Moscow; 115409, Russia^1

[效力级别] 天文学 [学科分类] 天文学(综合)

[关键词] Energy ranges;High-energy electron;L shell;Lightning discharge;Near-earth spaces;Terrestrial Gamma ray Flashes;Thunderstorm activity