Lightning imaging with LOFAR

Scholten, Olaf; Buitink, S.; Dina, Roxana; Dorosti Hasankiadeh, Qader; Frieswijk, W.; Hendriks, Freddie; Muller, Jeroen; Sardjan, Danny; Trinh, Gia; Bonardi, A.; Corstanje, A.; Ebert, Ute; Falcke, H.; Hörandel, Jörg; Mitra, P.; Mulrey, K.; Nelles, A.; Rachen, J.P.; Rossetto, L.; Rutjes, Casper; Schellart, P.; Thoudam, S.; ter Veen, Sander; Winchen, T.

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201713503003

We show that LOFAR can be used as a lightning mapping array with a resolution that is orders of magnitude better than existing arrays. In addition the polarization of the radiation can be used to track the direction of the stepping discharges.

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Persistent URL	doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201713503003
Project	Cosmic Lightning
Conference	International Conference on Acoustic and Radio EeV Neutrino Detection Activities
Grant	This work was funded by the The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO); grant id nwo/12PR3041-2 - Cosmic Lightning
Organisation	Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Amsterdam (CWI), The Netherlands
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