Teramobile Laser and Lightning
Abstract
An ultrashort, terawatt laser was used to trigger lightning by creating ionized path in atmosphere. Joint French-German Teramobile was brought to the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research for the experiment. Arrays of instruments were used to assess lightning initiation, or ionized path to perturb the local electric field. No lightning discharges were observed triggered by the laser, but good understanding of physics and future laser needs were determined.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA432059
Entities
People
- W. P. Winn
Organizations
- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology