Extreme thunderstorm ground enhancements registered on Aragats in 2023
A. Chilingarian, B. Sargsyan, T. Karapetyan, D. Aslanyan, S., Chilingaryan, L. Kozliner, Y.Khanikyanc
TL;DR
This paper analyzes intense Thunderstorm Ground Enhancements (TGEs) recorded on Mount Aragats in 2023, exploring their atmospheric conditions, electric fields, and energy spectra to understand their physical mechanisms.
Contribution
It provides the first comprehensive analysis of TGEs on Aragats in 2023, linking atmospheric electric fields and lightning activity to TGE occurrences.
Findings
Five TGEs exceeded cosmic ray flux by over 100%
Relationships identified between TGEs and atmospheric electric fields
Electron and gamma-ray spectra recovered during events
Abstract
In 2023, a series of intense Thunderstorm Ground Enhancements (TGEs) were recorded on Mount Aragats in Armenia, with five events exceeding the fair-weather cosmic ray flux by more than 100 percent. This study comprehensively analyzes these TGEs, investigating the atmospheric conditions and electric fields contributing to their occurrence. Key insights include discovering relationships between TGEs and atmospheric electric fields, recovering electron and gamma-ray energy spectra, and the impact of nearby lightning activity. The findings offer a deeper understanding of TGEs' role in atmospheric physics and its synergy with high energy astrophysics.
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