Ground-Based Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes

R.A. Ringuette; Philip Adams; Philip Adams; Philip Adams; Philip Adams; Philip Adams; Philip Adams

Ground-Based Observations of Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes

ORAL

Abstract

First seen from space by the BATSE gamma ray telescope in the 1990s, Terrestrial Gamma ray Flashes (TGFs) consist of extremely fast bursts of high energy (up to 40 MeV) gamma rays correlated with intense lightning from thunderstorms. Spacecraft experiments are sensitive to very large events, but ground-based detectors closer to the thunderstorms may provide data on the intensity spectrum of smaller events. Four detectors consisting of NaI scintillators viewed by photomultipliers have been placed on rooftops at LSU's Baton Rouge campus to monitor TGFs. The setup and design of the ground-based experiment will be discussed.

Oct. 22, 2010, 3:06 PM – Oct. 22, 2010, 3:18 PM

Authors

R.A. Ringuette

Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Philip Adams

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, ORNL, UT, ORNL/UT, UK, LSU, Louisiana State University, Zhejiang Normal University, Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Max Plank Institute for Astrophysics, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Albert Einstein Institute, California Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70803, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Ohio State University, Wright State University, Department of Physics, North Carolina A\&T State University, Clark Atlanta University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, P, Princeton University, University of New Orleans, Alabama A\&M University, Vanderbilt Univ., Konstanz Univ., Isik Univ., Department of Physics, Yale University
Philip Adams

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, ORNL, UT, ORNL/UT, UK, LSU, Louisiana State University, Zhejiang Normal University, Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Max Plank Institute for Astrophysics, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Albert Einstein Institute, California Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70803, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Ohio State University, Wright State University, Department of Physics, North Carolina A\&T State University, Clark Atlanta University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, P, Princeton University, University of New Orleans, Alabama A\&M University, Vanderbilt Univ., Konstanz Univ., Isik Univ., Department of Physics, Yale University
Philip Adams

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, ORNL, UT, ORNL/UT, UK, LSU, Louisiana State University, Zhejiang Normal University, Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Max Plank Institute for Astrophysics, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Albert Einstein Institute, California Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70803, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Ohio State University, Wright State University, Department of Physics, North Carolina A\&T State University, Clark Atlanta University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, P, Princeton University, University of New Orleans, Alabama A\&M University, Vanderbilt Univ., Konstanz Univ., Isik Univ., Department of Physics, Yale University
Philip Adams

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, ORNL, UT, ORNL/UT, UK, LSU, Louisiana State University, Zhejiang Normal University, Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Max Plank Institute for Astrophysics, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Albert Einstein Institute, California Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70803, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Ohio State University, Wright State University, Department of Physics, North Carolina A\&T State University, Clark Atlanta University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, P, Princeton University, University of New Orleans, Alabama A\&M University, Vanderbilt Univ., Konstanz Univ., Isik Univ., Department of Physics, Yale University
Philip Adams

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, ORNL, UT, ORNL/UT, UK, LSU, Louisiana State University, Zhejiang Normal University, Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Max Plank Institute for Astrophysics, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Albert Einstein Institute, California Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70803, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Ohio State University, Wright State University, Department of Physics, North Carolina A\&T State University, Clark Atlanta University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, P, Princeton University, University of New Orleans, Alabama A\&M University, Vanderbilt Univ., Konstanz Univ., Isik Univ., Department of Physics, Yale University
Philip Adams

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, ORNL, UT, ORNL/UT, UK, LSU, Louisiana State University, Zhejiang Normal University, Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, University of Tuebingen, Germany, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, Max Plank Institute for Astrophysics, Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille, Albert Einstein Institute, California Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA 70803, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Dept. of Physics \& Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Ohio State University, Wright State University, Department of Physics, North Carolina A\&T State University, Clark Atlanta University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, P, Princeton University, University of New Orleans, Alabama A\&M University, Vanderbilt Univ., Konstanz Univ., Isik Univ., Department of Physics, Yale University