Victor Pasko
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“In addition to being produced in very compact volumes, this runaway chain reaction can occur with highly variable strength,”
Victor Pasko · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-29
Victor Pasko explained the runaway chain reaction involved in lightning formation.
“By simulating conditions with our model that replicated the conditions observed in the field, we offered a complete explanation for the X-rays and radio emissions that are present within thunderclouds,”
Victor Pasko · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28
Victor Pasko discussed using mathematical modeling to explain X-rays and radio emissions within thunderclouds.
“We demonstrated how electrons, accelerated by strong electric fields in thunderclouds, produce X-rays as they collide with air molecules like nitrogen and oxygen, and create an avalanche of electrons that produce high-energy photons that initiate lightning.”
Victor Pasko · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28
Victor Pasko detailed how accelerated electrons in thunderclouds initiate lightning.
“It connects the dots between X-rays, electric fields and the physics of electron avalanches.”
Victor Pasko · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28
Victor Pasko described how the findings connect X-rays, electric fields, and electron avalanches.
“In addition to being produced in very compact volumes, this runaway chain reaction can occur with highly variable strength, often leading to detectable levels of X-rays, while accompanied by very weak optical and radio emissions. This explains why these gamma-ray flashes can emerge from source regions that appear optically dim and radio silent.”
Victor Pasko · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28
Victor Pasko explained why gamma-ray flashes can originate from optically dim and radio-silent regions.
“In our modeling, the high-energy X-rays produced by relativistic electron avalanches generate new seed electrons driven by the photoelectric effect in air, rapidly amplifying these avalanches,”
Victor Pasko · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28
Victor Pasko explained how high-energy X-rays amplify electron avalanches in their model.
“Our findings provide the first precise, quantitative explanation for how lightning initiates in nature,”
Victor Pasko · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-28
Victor Pasko explained the significance of the study's quantitative findings on lightning initiation.