Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
In its first two years of operation, the Fermi Gamma Ray Burst Monitor (GBM) has observed 79 Terrestrial Gamma Flashes (TGFs). The thick Bismuth Germanate (BGO) detectors are excellent for TGF spectroscopy, having a high probability of recording the full energy of an incident photon, spanning a broad energy range from 150 keV to 40 MeV, and recording a large number of photons per TGF. Correlations between GBM TGF triggers and lightning sferics detected with the World-Wide Lightning Location Network indicate that TGFs and lightning are simultaneous to within tens of microseconds.
Keywords:
Meteorology and Climatology
Type:
M11-0142
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SciNeGHE2010: 8th Workshop on Science with the New Generation of High Energy Gamma-ray Experiments; Sep 08, 2010 - Sep 10, 2010; Trieste; Italy
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