Physics and technology of laser lightning control

Thomas Produit; Jérôme Kasparian; Farhad Rachidi; Marcos Rubinstein; Aurélien Houard; Jean Pierre Wolf

doi:10.1088/1361-6633/ad7bc8

Physics and technology of laser lightning control

Thomas Produit
, Jérôme Kasparian
, Farhad Rachidi
, Marcos Rubinstein
, Aurélien Houard
, Jean Pierre Wolf

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Abstract

The recent development of high average, high peak power lasers has revived the effort of using lasers as a potential tool to influence natural lightning. Although impressive, the current progress in laser lightning control (LLC) technology may only be the beginning of a new area involving a positive feedback between powerful laser development and atmospheric research. In this review paper, we critically evaluate the past, present and future of LLC, considering both its technological and scientific significance in atmospheric research.

Original language	English
Article number	116401
Journal	Reports on Progress in Physics
Volume	87
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6633/ad7bc8
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2024

Keywords

filamentation
laser
lightning
protection

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