Lightning InterferometryNRAO Synthesis Imaging Workshop – 2014

Michael Stock

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Langmuir Laboratory2/114

Langmuir Laboratory3/114

Langmuir Laboratory4/114

Langmuir Laboratory5/114

Interferometer Site6/114

Interferometer Site7/114

Interferometer Site8/114

Interferometer Site9/114

The Instrument10/114

The Instrument

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Interferometric Map12/114

Interferometric Map13/114

Image Projection14/114

Image Projection15/114

Interferometric Map16/114

Interferometric Map17/114

Interferometric Map18/114

Video

Video

The Baselines21/114

The Baselines

Bandwidth: 20-80 MHz

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u-v Coverage

Bandwidth: 20-80 MHz

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u-v Coverage

Very Short Baseline Array

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u-v Coverage25/114

Point Spread Function26/114

Imaging

𝐼 𝑙, 𝑚 =

𝑢

𝑣

𝑉 𝑢, 𝑣 𝑒2𝜋𝑖(𝑢𝑙+𝑣𝑚)

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Imaging

𝐼 𝑙, 𝑚 =

𝑢

𝑣

𝑉 𝑢, 𝑣 𝑒2𝜋𝑖(𝑢𝑙+𝑣𝑚)

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Imaging

𝐼 𝑙,𝑚 =

𝐵

𝑓

𝑉 𝑓 𝑒2𝜋𝑖(𝑢𝑓𝑙+𝑣𝑓𝑚)

𝑢𝑓 =𝐵𝑥𝑐𝑓

𝑣𝑓 =𝐵𝑦

𝑐𝑓

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Imaging

𝐼 𝑙,𝑚 =

𝐵

𝑓

𝑉 𝑓 𝑒2𝜋𝑖(𝑢𝑓𝑙+𝑣𝑓𝑚)

𝑢𝑓 =𝐵𝑥𝑐𝑓

𝑣𝑓 =𝐵𝑦

𝑐𝑓

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Imaging

𝐼 𝑙, 𝑚 =

𝐵

𝑋𝐵(𝜏𝐵)

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Imaging

𝐼 𝑙, 𝑚 =

𝐵

𝑋𝐵(𝜏𝐵)

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Imaging

Bright Source

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Imaging

Point Spread

Bright Source

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Resolution35/114

Resolution36/114

Resolution37/114

Interferometric Mapping

Bright Source

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Interferometric Mapping

Bright Source

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Interferometric Mapping

Bright Source

Faint Source

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Interferometric Mapping41/114

What is Lightning?42/114

What is Lightning?43/114

What is Lightning?44/114

What is Lightning?45/114

What is Lightning?46/114

What is Lightning?47/114

What is Lightning?48/114

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What is Lightning?50/114

What is Lightning?

Almost all we know about lightning comes from measuring the electric field

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A Bolt from the Blue52/114

Photograph by Kara Swanson

A Bolt from the Blue53/114

Photograph by Kara Swanson

A Bolt from the Blue54/114

A Bolt from the Blue55/114

A Bolt from the Blue56/114

A Bolt from the Blue57/114

A Bolt from the Blue58/114

A Bolt from the Blue59/114

Video

Video

Lightning Leaders62/114

Lightning Leaders63/114

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Lightning Leaders65/114

Lightning Leaders66/114

Lightning Leaders

Leader (10,000 K)

Streamer (< 1500 K)

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Lightning Leaders68/114

Lightning Leaders69/114

Lightning Leaders70/114

Lightning Leaders71/114

Lightning Leaders72/114

Lightning Leaders73/114

Lightning Leaders74/114

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Lightning Leaders76/114

Lightning Leaders

Dark

Faint

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Lightning Leaders

Dark

Space Stem

Faint

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Lightning Leaders

Dark

Faint

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Lightning Leaders

Dark

Faint

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Lightning Leaders

Dark

Faint

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Lightning Leaders

Dark

Bright

Faint

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Negative Leader

Negative Leader

SubtitlePositive Leader

SubtitlePositive Leader

What is a Recoil Leader?

Recoil Leader?

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What is a Recoil Leader?88/114

What is a Recoil Leader?89/114

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What is a Recoil Leader?92/114

What is a Recoil Leader?93/114

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Recoil Leader

Recoil Leader

What is a Recoil Leader

Bolt from the Blue103/114

Inverted Intra-cloud104/114

Cloud-to-Ground105/114

Inverted Intra-cloud106/114

Leader Step Length

Dark

Faint

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Leader Step Length

Dark

Faint

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Normal Intra-cloud110/114

Large Intra-cloud

Large Intra-cloud

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