Can reduced air density along the lightning leader path to ground increase x-ray production relative to normal atmospheric conditions?


Istvan Kereszy1, Manh D Tran2,3, Vladimir A Rakov1 and Joseph Dwyer4, (1)University of Florida, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gainesville, United States, (2)University of Florida, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gainesville, FL, United States, (3)Rhombus Power Inc., Moffett Field, CA, United States, (4)University of New Hampshire, Department of Physics and Space Science Center, Durham, United States