Annotation
The theoretical prerequisites for, and the experimental indications of the possibility of neutron production in the Earth's atmosphere during thunderstorm activity are discussed. The possibility of observing neutrons produced in lightning discharges in the lower atmosphere and in circumterrestrial space is analyzed. The total number of neutrons produced in a lightning discharge is estimated.
© 2016 Publisher M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University
Authors
В.M. Kuzhevskii
Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia
Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119992, Russia
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