Photonuclear reactions triggered by lightning discharge

Teruaki Enoto (), Yuuki Wada, Yoshihiro Furuta, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Takayuki Yuasa, Kazufumi Okuda, Kazuo Makishima, Mitsuteru Sato, Yousuke Sato, Toshio Nakano, Daigo Umemoto and Harufumi Tsuchiya
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Teruaki Enoto: Kyoto University
Yuuki Wada: Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Yoshihiro Furuta: Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Kazuhiro Nakazawa: Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Kazufumi Okuda: Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Kazuo Makishima: MAXI Team, RIKEN
Mitsuteru Sato: Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University
Yousuke Sato: Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Toshio Nakano: High Energy Astrophysics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center
Harufumi Tsuchiya: Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Nature, 2017, vol. 551, issue 7681, 481-484

Abstract: Ground-based observations during a thunderstorm provide conclusive evidence of positrons being produced after lightning, confirming that lightning can trigger photonuclear reactions.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/nature24630

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