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Cosmic rays and the electric field of thunderclouds: Evidence for acceleration of particles (runaway electrons)

A. S. Lidvansky, V. B. Petkov

Atmospheric Research · 2005 · 50 citations · 12 references

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Runaway electron mechanism of air breakdown and preconditioning during a thunderstorm

A. V. Gurevich, G. M. Milikh, R. Roussel‐Dupré · Physics Letters A · 1992 · 864 citations

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The Acceleration of β-particles in Strong Electric Fields such as those of Thunderclouds

Charles Thomson Rees Wilson · Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 1925 · 327 citations

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Electric field magnitudes and lightning initiation in thunderstorms

Thomas Märshall, M. McCarthy, W. David Rust · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1995 · 269 citations

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Energetic radiation associated with lightning stepped‐leaders

Charles B. Moore, K. Eack, G. D. Aulich et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2001 · 242 citations · Full text

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Further observations of X‐rays inside thunderstorms

M. McCarthy, G. K. Parks · Geophysical Research Letters · 1985 · 220 citations

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