闪电的原子氧光度温度及其与SOPAPILLA的子过程
Jacob Wemhoner1, Adonis F R Leal2, Caitano L da Silva2
1Department of Physics & Langmuir Laboratory, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, 87801, USA. jnwemhoner@gmail.com.
Scientific reports
|January 9, 2026
概括
研究人员使用SOPAPILLA测量了闪电温度,发现回击的平均峰值温度为34.8kK. 箭头头只有稍微冷却,M组件持续高温,提供了对闪电的新见解.
科学领域:
- 大气物理学 大气物理学
- 等离子体物理学的物理学
- 频谱学是一种光谱学.
背景情况:
- 了解闪电的温度对于评估其化学和能量影响至关重要.
- 现有的同行评审的关于闪电子过程温度的数据,即使对于能量事件,也是有限的.
研究的目的:
- 介绍一种用于测量闪电子过程温度的新方法.
- 扩大各种闪电事件的温度测量数量.
- 为了研究不同闪电阶段的温度特征.
主要方法:
- 使用了兰穆尔实验室的光谱分辨率光学自动光度仪器 (SOPAPILLA),一个近红外光度仪阵列.
- 在23次闪电回击和33次随后的回击中进行了现场测量.
- 从近距离的步进领导者和M组件记录的数据.
主要成果:
- 23次闪电回击的平均峰值温度为34.8kK,与峰值电流的相关性很弱.
- 前身的箭头领袖 (15公里) 平均只有3.5公里低于随后的返回冲击.
- M组件平均为23.5kK,连续电流持续约20kK至少10ms,冷却速度为1.5kK/ms.
结论:
- 索帕皮拉使得温度测量比以前可行的数量大得多.
- 闪电的前体和后期阶段表现出密切相关的温度概况.
- 在闪电通道中的连续电流可以长时间保持高温.
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