Correlation between high-energy electron bursts and gamma-ray bursts associated with thunderstorm activity in near-Earth space

Abstract

The interrelation between gamma-ray bursts of lightning origin and high-energy electron bursts registered in near-Earth space below the radiation belt is sought and investigated. Data from the ARINA and VSPLESK satellite experiments, developed to register high-energy electron bursts with energies in the range of 3–30 MeV, and the databases of the RHESSI space observatory, which contain data on gamma flashes of geophysical origin with energies of up to 17 MeV, are used. The results from analyzing electron bursts and gamma flashes that coincide up to ten minutes in time and are located on the same L-shell are presented.