Strong Flux of Low-Energy Neutrons Produced by Thunderstorms

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作者：

Gurevich, A. V. ^{[1
]}

Antonova, V. P. ^{[2
]}

Chubenko, A. P. ^{[1
]}

Karashtin, A. N. ^{[3
]}

Mitko, G. G. ^{[1
]}

Ptitsyn, M. O. ^{[1
]}

Ryabov, V. A. ^{[1
]}

Shepetov, A. L. ^{[1
]}

Shlyugaev, Yu. V. ^{[4
]}

Vildanova, L. I. ^{[5
]}

Zybin, K. P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] RAS, PN Lebedev Phys Inst, Moscow 117901, Russia

[2] Natl Ctr Space Res & Technol, Inst Ionosphere, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan

[3] Radiophys Res Inst, Nizhnii Novgorod, Russia

[4] RAS, Inst Appl Phys, Nizhnii Novgorod, Russia

[5] Tien Shan Mt Cosm Ray Stn, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2012年 / 108卷 / 12期

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MONITOR;

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.125001

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We report here for the first time about the registration of an extraordinary high flux of low-energy neutrons generated during thunderstorms. The measured neutron count rate enhancements are directly connected with thunderstorm discharges. The low-energy neutron flux value obtained in our work is a challenge for the photonuclear channel of neutron generation in thunderstorm: the estimated value of the needed high-energy gamma-ray flux is about 3 orders of magnitude higher than that one observed.

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