Title :
Filament induced electric events in thunderstorms
Author :
Wolf, Jean-Pierre
Author_Institution :
GAP, Univ. de Geneve, Geneva
Abstract :
Following positive laboratory-scale experiments, we investigated the ability to trigger real-scale lightning using ionized filaments generated by ultrashort laser pulses in the atmosphere. Under thunderstorm conditions, we observed electric events synchronized with the laser pulses.
Keywords :
atmospheric optics; lightning; optical pulse shaping; thunderstorms; filament induced electric events; ionized filaments; real scale lightning; thunderstorms; ultrashort laser pulses; Free electron lasers; Laboratories; Laser theory; Lightning; Optical control; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasmas; Power lasers; (010.1300) Atmospheric propagation; (190.5940) Self-action effects; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (320.7090) Ultrafast lasers; (350.5400) Plasmas; (999.9999) Lightning control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
