New data on space and time scales of relativistic runaway electron avalanche for thunderstorm environment: Monte Carlo calculations

被引：68

作者：

Babich, LP ^{[1
]}

Kutsyk, IM ^{[1
]}

Donskoy, EN ^{[1
]}

Kudryavtsev, AY ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Russian Fed Nucl Ctr VNIIEF, Sarov 607190, Russia

来源：

PHYSICS LETTERS A | 1998年 / 245卷 / 05期

关键词：

thundercloud; relativistic; runaway electron; avalanche; Monte Carlo;

D O I：

10.1016/S0375-9601(98)00268-0

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Time and space scales of a relativistic runaway electron avalanche (RREA) t(i) and l(i) for a thunderstorm environment were calculated by means of a simplified MC code and a standard VNIIEF MC code ELISA, with all possible kinds of elementary interactions being taken into account. The effect of elastic scattering on RREA was analyzed. New values of t(i) and l(i) were used to simulate the enhancement of X-ray emission inside thunderstorm clouds due to energization and avalanche multiplication of cosmic-ray produced electrons. Results appeared to be consistent with published data obtained during flight observations inside thunderclouds. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.

引用

页码：460 / 470

页数：11

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