Giant natural particle accelerator above thunderclouds

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 04:21 in Astronomy & Space

A lightning researcher at the University of Bath has discovered that during thunderstorms, giant natural particle accelerators can form 40 km above the surface of the Earth. On Wednesday 14th April Dr Martin Fullekrug will present his new work at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2010) in Glasgow...

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