研究者发现闪电是如何形成的,将闪电与X光和雷球中的高能粒子联系起来。 Researchers uncover how lightning forms, linking it to X-rays and high-energy particles in thunderclouds.

宾夕法尼亚州立大学的研究人员 详细介绍了闪电在雷球中是如何形成的。 Researchers at Penn State have detailed how lightning forms in thunderclouds. 强大的电场加速产生与空气分子相撞的电子,产生X射线和一系列高能粒子,导致闪电。 Strong electric fields accelerate electrons that collide with air molecules, creating X-rays and a cascade of high-energy particles, which leads to lightning. 这一发现公布在《地球物理研究杂志》上,解释了为什么有些伽马射线闪光在没有可见闪电的情况下发生,并可能有助于改进用于安全和研究目的的闪电预测。 This discovery, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, explains why some gamma-ray flashes occur without visible lightning and may help improve lightning prediction for safety and research purposes.