在热带雷云中,高动态的马射线发射是常见的
M Marisaldi1,2, N Østgaard3, A Mezentsev4
1Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway. Martino.Marisaldi@uib.no.
Nature
|October 2, 2024
概括
雷暴在广大地区散发数小时的马射线, 挑战了以前认为这些事件是短暂且局部的观念. 这项研究揭示了一个动态,
科学领域:
- 大气物理
- 高能天体物理学
- 雷电动力学
背景情况:
- 雷暴会产生马射线的光,
- 这些发光是由雷云电场中的能量电子加速引起的,并且与电荷散射有关.
- 之前的观测是零星的,缺乏全面的空间和时间数据.
研究的目的:
- 调查雷暴中的马射线发光区域的全部空间和时间范围.
- 为了确定马射线发射的频率和特征.
- 挑战已有的马射线发光的半静止模型.
主要方法:
- 使用先进的检测技术来测量热带雷暴的马射线.
- 分析了广泛的数据集来描述闪光的持续时间,空间覆盖和时间动态.
- 与雷暴对流结构相关的马射线发射模式.
主要成果:
- 热带雷暴在广的地区 (数千平方公里) 发射长时间 (数小时) 的马射线.
- 马射线发射与深层对流核有关,但不均,具有快速波动 (1-10秒,次秒).
- 观察到的动态与半静止模型相矛盾,类似于"沸"的行为.
结论:
- 雷暴产生的马射线发光比以前理解的更广泛,更有活力.
- "沸炉"模型更好地描述了这些能量现象的行为.
- 这一发现有助于理解大气电流和高能粒子过程.
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