Controlled Stimulation of Magnetospheric Electrons by Radio Waves: Experimental Model for Lightning Effects
R. A. GOLDBERG 1,
S. A. CURTIS 1,
J. R. BARCUS 2,
C. L. SIEFRING 3, and
M. C. KELLEY 3
1 Laboratory for Planetary Atmospheres, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
2 Department of Physics, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80210
3 School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
Magnetospheric electrons precipitated by ground-based coded very low frequency radio transmissions have been detected by rocket measurement of bremsstrahlung x-rays, caused by impact of the electrons with the upper atmosphere. The direct correlations obtained between the very low frequency signals and the x-rays demonstrate the limits of sensitivity required and indicate that this remote sensing technique would be useful for future study of very low frequency effects induced by single lightning strokes.
Submitted on September 20, 1982
Revised on January 19, 1983
