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

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.165001

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

Physics

Radboud University Nijmegen
KVI-Center for Advanced Radiation Technology
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
NIKHEF
Netherlands Institute of Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
Science Park 123
Eindhoven University of Technology
Space Telescope Science Institute
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
SRON Netherlands Insitute for Space Research
University of Groningen
University of Twente
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy
Universität Hamburg
Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)
University of Oxford
University of Southampton
RSAA, Australian National University, Mt Stromlo Observatory
Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics
SmarterVision BV
Thüringer Landessternwarte
Leiden University
LPC2E - Univ. d'Orléans/cnrs
Station de Radioastronomie de Nancay
University of Amsterdam
University of Bochum
P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
University Groningen
Centre de Recherche Astrophysique de Lyon
Universität Bielefeld
Rhodes University
SKA South Africa
Observatoire de Paris

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

49 Scopus citations

Abstract

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

Access to Document

10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.165001

OpenUrl availability

Full text

Cite this

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

@article{52cd1d4f190048d18ed5a5815229bdba,

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

abstract = "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.",

author = "P. Schellart and Trinh, \{T. N.G.\} and S. Buitink and A. Corstanje and Enriquez, \{J. E.\} and H. Falcke and H{\"o}randel, \{J. R.\} and A. Nelles and Rachen, \{J. P.\} and L. Rossetto and O. Scholten and \{Ter Veen\}, S. and S. Thoudam and U. Ebert and C. Koehn and C. Rutjes and A. Alexov and Anderson, \{J. M.\} and Avruch, \{I. M.\} and Bentum, \{M. J.\} and G. Bernardi and P. Best and A. Bonafede and F. Breitling and Broderick, \{J. W.\} and M. Br{\"u}ggen and Butcher, \{H. R.\} and B. Ciardi and \{De Geus\}, E. and \{De Vos\}, M. and S. Duscha and J. Eisl{\"o}ffel and Fallows, \{R. A.\} and W. Frieswijk and Garrett, \{M. A.\} and J. Grie{\ss}meier and Gunst, \{A. W.\} and G. Heald and Hessels, \{J. W.T.\} and M. Hoeft and Holties, \{H. A.\} and E. Juette and Kondratiev, \{V. I.\} and M. Kuniyoshi and G. Kuper and G. Mann and R. McFadden and D. McKay-Bukowski and McKean, \{J. P.\} and M. Mevius and J. Moldon and Norden, \{M. J.\} and E. Orru and H. Paas and M. Pandey-Pommier and R. Pizzo and Polatidis, \{A. G.\} and W. Reich and H. R{\"o}ttgering and Scaife, \{A. M.M.\} and Schwarz, \{D. J.\} and M. Serylak and O. Smirnov and M. Steinmetz and J. Swinbank and M. Tagger and C. Tasse and Toribio, \{M. C.\} and \{Van Weeren\}, \{R. J.\} and R. Vermeulen and C. Vocks and Wise, \{M. W.\} and O. Wucknitz and P. Zarka",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 American Physical Society.",

year = "2015",

month = apr,

day = "24",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.165001",

language = "British English",

volume = "114",

journal = "Physical Review Letters",

issn = "0031-9007",

publisher = "American Physical Society",

number = "16",

}

Schellart, P, Trinh, TNG, Buitink, S, Corstanje, A, Enriquez, JE, Falcke, H, Hörandel, JR, Nelles, A, Rachen, JP, Rossetto, L, Scholten, O, Ter Veen, S, Thoudam, S, Ebert, U, Koehn, C, Rutjes, C, Alexov, A, Anderson, JM, Avruch, IM, Bentum, MJ, Bernardi, G, Best, P, Bonafede, A, Breitling, F, Broderick, JW, Brüggen, M, Butcher, HR, Ciardi, B, De Geus, E, De Vos, M, Duscha, S, Eislöffel, J, Fallows, RA, Frieswijk, W, Garrett, MA, Grießmeier, J, Gunst, AW, Heald, G, Hessels, JWT, Hoeft, M, Holties, HA, Juette, E, Kondratiev, VI, Kuniyoshi, M, Kuper, G, Mann, G, McFadden, R, McKay-Bukowski, D, McKean, JP, Mevius, M, Moldon, J, Norden, MJ, Orru, E, Paas, H, Pandey-Pommier, M, Pizzo, R, Polatidis, AG, Reich, W, Röttgering, H, Scaife, AMM, Schwarz, DJ, Serylak, M, Smirnov, O, Steinmetz, M, Swinbank, J, Tagger, M, Tasse, C, Toribio, MC, Van Weeren, RJ, Vermeulen, R, Vocks, C, Wise, MW, Wucknitz, O & Zarka, P 2015, 'Probing atmospheric electric fields in thunderstorms through radio emission from cosmic-ray-induced air showers', Physical Review Letters, vol. 114, no. 16, 165001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.165001

TY - JOUR

T1 - Probing atmospheric electric fields in thunderstorms through radio emission from cosmic-ray-induced air showers

AU - Schellart, P.

AU - Trinh, T. N.G.

AU - Buitink, S.

AU - Corstanje, A.

AU - Enriquez, J. E.

AU - Falcke, H.

AU - Hörandel, J. R.

AU - Nelles, A.

AU - Rachen, J. P.

AU - Rossetto, L.

AU - Scholten, O.

AU - Ter Veen, S.

AU - Thoudam, S.

AU - Ebert, U.

AU - Koehn, C.

AU - Rutjes, C.

AU - Alexov, A.

AU - Anderson, J. M.

AU - Avruch, I. M.

AU - Bentum, M. J.

AU - Bernardi, G.

AU - Best, P.

AU - Bonafede, A.

AU - Breitling, F.

AU - Broderick, J. W.

AU - Brüggen, M.

AU - Butcher, H. R.

AU - Ciardi, B.

AU - De Geus, E.

AU - De Vos, M.

AU - Duscha, S.

AU - Eislöffel, J.

AU - Fallows, R. A.

AU - Frieswijk, W.

AU - Garrett, M. A.

AU - Grießmeier, J.

AU - Gunst, A. W.

AU - Heald, G.

AU - Hessels, J. W.T.

AU - Hoeft, M.

AU - Holties, H. A.

AU - Juette, E.

AU - Kondratiev, V. I.

AU - Kuniyoshi, M.

AU - Kuper, G.

AU - Mann, G.

AU - McFadden, R.

AU - McKay-Bukowski, D.

AU - McKean, J. P.

AU - Mevius, M.

AU - Moldon, J.

AU - Norden, M. J.

AU - Orru, E.

AU - Paas, H.

AU - Pandey-Pommier, M.

AU - Pizzo, R.

AU - Polatidis, A. G.

AU - Reich, W.

AU - Röttgering, H.

AU - Scaife, A. M.M.

AU - Schwarz, D. J.

AU - Serylak, M.

AU - Smirnov, O.

AU - Steinmetz, M.

AU - Swinbank, J.

AU - Tagger, M.

AU - Tasse, C.

AU - Toribio, M. C.

AU - Van Weeren, R. J.

AU - Vermeulen, R.

AU - Vocks, C.

AU - Wise, M. W.

AU - Wucknitz, O.

AU - Zarka, P.

PY - 2015/4/24

Y1 - 2015/4/24

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84929603762

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.165001

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.165001

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84929603762

SN - 0031-9007

VL - 114

JO - Physical Review Letters

JF - Physical Review Letters

IS - 16

M1 - 165001

ER -

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

Abstract

Access to Document

OpenUrl availability

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this