The physics of streamer discharge phenomena

S Nijdam, J Teunissen, U Ebert - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
In this review we describe a transient type of gas discharge which is commonly called a
streamer discharge, as well as a few related phenomena in pulsed discharges. Streamers …

First 10 months of TGF observations by ASIM

N Østgaard, T Neubert, V Reglero… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Atmosphere‐Space Interactions Monitor (ASIM) was launched to the
International Space Station on 2 April 2018. The ASIM payload consists of two main …

The First Fermi‐GBM Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flash Catalog

OJ Roberts, G Fitzpatrick, M Stanbro… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first Fermi Space Telescope Gamma Ray Burst Monitor (GBM) catalog of
4,144 terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGFs), detected since launch in 11 July 2008 through …

The spectroscopy of individual terrestrial gamma‐ray flashes: Constraining the source properties

BG Mailyan, MS Briggs, ES Cramer… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We report on the spectral analysis of individual terrestrial gamma‐ray flashes (TGFs)
observed with the Fermi Gamma‐ray Burst Monitor (GBM). The large GBM TGF sample …

How pulse polarity and photoionization control streamer discharge development in long air gaps

AY Starikovskiy, NL Aleksandrov - Plasma Sources Science and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
A 2D approach is used to simulate the properties of positive and negative streamers
emerging from a high-voltage electrode in a long (14 cm) air gap for standard pressure and …

Recent observations and research progresses of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes during thunderstorms

F Lyu, Y Zhang, G Lu, B Zhu, H Zhang, W Xu… - Science China Earth …, 2023 - Springer
Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) are high-energy emissions in thunderstorms that were
discovered first by satellite-based and then by ground-based gamma-ray detectors with …

Spontaneous emergence of space stems ahead of negative leaders in lightning and long sparks

A Malagón‐Romero, A Luque - Geophysical Research Letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the emergence of space stems ahead of negative leaders. These are
luminous spots that appear ahead of an advancing leader mediating the leader's stepped …

Synchrotron mechanism of X-ray and gamma-ray emissions in lightning and spark discharges

NI Petrov - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
X-ray and γ-ray emissions observed in lightning and long sparks are usually connected with
the bremsstrahlung of high-energy runaway electrons. Here, an alternative physical …

A three-dimensional model of streamer discharges in unsteady airflow

M Niknezhad, O Chanrion, C Köhn… - Plasma Sources …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
A 3D fluid model has been developed to simulate streamer discharges in unsteady airflow.
The model couples the drift–diffusion equation for charged particles, the Navier–Stokes …

Downward terrestrial gamma-ray flash observed in a winter thunderstorm

Y Wada, T Enoto, K Nakazawa, Y Furuta, T Yuasa… - Physical Review Letters, 2019 - APS
During a winter thunderstorm on 24 November 2017, a strong burst of gamma rays with
energies up to∼ 10 MeV was detected coincident with a lightning discharge, by scintillation …