THE 1965 APRA-AEC JOINT LIGHTNING STUDY AT LOS ALAMOS. VOLUME 1. THE LIGHTNING SPECTRUM. CHARGE TRANSFER IN LIGHTNING. EFFICIENCY OF CONVERSION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY INTO VISIBLE RADIATION

Abstract

The visible energy radiated (3900 to 6900 A) per unit of length of lightning channel was calculated using time- and wavelength-integrated spectrographic data of the 1965 lightning study. An estimated rain-transmission correction was used. The total energy deposition was calculated, assuming a dipole model of a lightning stroke and using measured values of charge transferred and channel length. The efficiency for conversion of electrical energy to visible radiation is found to be 0.007 plus or minus 36%.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 05, 1967
Accession Number
AD0663136

Entities

People

  • T. R. Connor

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Conversion
  • Daylight
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Discrimination
  • Dispersions
  • Efficiency
  • Electric Fields
  • Electric Power
  • Electricity
  • False Alarms
  • Lightning
  • Luminosity
  • Optics
  • United States
  • Water Vapor

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Spectroscopy.