Tag #Gamma Radiation

What specific mechanisms within the thunderstorm generated the gamma-ray flash, and how does this discovery refine our understanding of natural particle acceleration processes?

The team used a multi-sensor system in Kanazawa to monitor television transmission towers, likely targets for electrical discharges. They observed a lightning bolt splitting into two paths, one descending from a storm cloud and another ascending from a tower. The gamma-ray flash occurred before the currents collided, confirming that thunderstorms act as natural particle accelerators.