The horizontal profile of the atmospheric electric fields as measured during thunderstorms by the network of NaI spectrometers located on the slopes of Mt. Aragats

TL;DR

This study uses a network of NaI spectrometers on Mt. Aragats to measure atmospheric electric fields during thunderstorms, revealing that particle fluxes from atmospheric electron accelerators can affect large surface areas.

Contribution

First demonstration of a NaI spectrometer network measuring atmospheric electric fields and particle fluxes during thunderstorms over a large area.

Findings

Particle fluxes cover large areas on Earth's surface.

NaI spectrometers effectively detect atmospheric electron accelerators.

First experimental results from this measurement network.

Abstract

In the present report, we describe the NaI particle detector network and present the first results of the experiment demonstrating that the particle fluxes from the atmospheric electron accelerators can cover large areas on the earth surface.