Probing atmospheric electric fields in thunderstorms through radio emission from cosmic-ray-induced air showers

P. Schellart; T. N.G. Trinh; S. Buitink; A. Corstanje; J. E. Enriquez; H. Falcke; J. R. Hörandel; A. Nelles; J. P. Rachen; L. Rossetto; O. Scholten; S. Ter Veen; S. Thoudam; U. Ebert; C. Koehn; C. Rutjes; A. Alexov; J. M. Anderson; I. M. Avruch; M. J. Bentum; G. Bernardi; P. Best; A. Bonafede; F. Breitling; J. W. Broderick; M. Brüggen; H. R. Butcher; B. Ciardi; E. De Geus; M. De Vos; S. Duscha; J. Eislöffel; R. A. Fallows; W. Frieswijk; M. A. Garrett; J. Grießmeier; A. W. Gunst; G. Heald; J. W.T. Hessels; M. Hoeft; H. A. Holties; E. Juette; V. I. Kondratiev; M. Kuniyoshi; G. Kuper; G. Mann; R. McFadden; D. McKay-Bukowski; J. P. McKean; M. Mevius; J. Moldon; M. J. Norden; E. Orru; H. Paas; M. Pandey-Pommier; R. Pizzo; A. G. Polatidis; W. Reich; H. Röttgering; A. M.M. Scaife; D. J. Schwarz; M. Serylak; O. Smirnov; M. Steinmetz; J. Swinbank; M. Tagger; C. Tasse; M. C. Toribio; R. J. Van Weeren; R. Vermeulen; C. Vocks; M. W. Wise; O. Wucknitz; P. Zarka

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Probing atmospheric electric fields in thunderstorms through radio emission from cosmic-ray-induced air showers

P. Schellart, T. N.G. Trinh, S. Buitink, A. Corstanje, J. E. Enriquez, H. Falcke, J. R. Hörandel, A. Nelles, J. P. Rachen, L. Rossetto, O. Scholten, S. Ter Veen, S. Thoudam, U. Ebert, C. Koehn, C. Rutjes, A. Alexov, J. M. Anderson, I. M. Avruch, M. J. BentumG. Bernardi, P. Best, A. Bonafede, F. Breitling, J. W. Broderick, M. Brüggen, H. R. Butcher, B. Ciardi, E. De Geus, M. De Vos, S. Duscha, J. Eislöffel, R. A. Fallows, W. Frieswijk, M. A. Garrett, J. Grießmeier, A. W. Gunst, G. Heald, J. W.T. Hessels, M. Hoeft, H. A. Holties, E. Juette, V. I. Kondratiev, M. Kuniyoshi, G. Kuper, G. Mann, R. McFadden, D. McKay-Bukowski, J. P. McKean, M. Mevius, J. Moldon, M. J. Norden, E. Orru, H. Paas, M. Pandey-Pommier, R. Pizzo, A. G. Polatidis, W. Reich, H. Röttgering, A. M.M. Scaife, D. J. Schwarz, M. Serylak, O. Smirnov, M. Steinmetz, J. Swinbank, M. Tagger, C. Tasse, M. C. Toribio, R. J. Van Weeren, R. Vermeulen, C. Vocks, M. W. Wise, O. Wucknitz, P. Zarka

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We present measurements of radio emission from cosmic ray air showers that took place during thunderstorms. The intensity and polarization patterns of these air showers are radically different from those measured during fair-weather conditions. With the use of a simple two-layer model for the atmospheric electric field, these patterns can be well reproduced by state-of-the-art simulation codes. This in turn provides a novel way to study atmospheric electric fields.

Original language	English
Article number	165001
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	114
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.165001
Publication status	Published - 24 Apr 2015

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Schellart, P., Trinh, T. N. G., Buitink, S., Corstanje, A., Enriquez, J. E., Falcke, H., Hörandel, J. R., Nelles, A., Rachen, J. P., Rossetto, L., Scholten, O., Ter Veen, S., Thoudam, S., Ebert, U., Koehn, C., Rutjes, C., Alexov, A., Anderson, J. M., Avruch, I. M., ... Zarka, P. (2015). Probing atmospheric electric fields in thunderstorms through radio emission from cosmic-ray-induced air showers. Physical Review Letters, 114(16), Article 165001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.165001

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Probing atmospheric electric fields in thunderstorms through radio emission from cosmic-ray-induced air showers

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