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Evidence of an upper ionospheric electric field perturbation correlated with a gamma ray burst

Published:2023-11-14 Issue:1 Volume:14 Page:
ISSN:2041-1723
Container-title:Nature Communications
language:en
Short-container-title:Nat Commun

Author:

Piersanti Mirko^ORCID,Ubertini Pietro^ORCID,Battiston Roberto^ORCID,Bazzano Angela,D’Angelo Giulia^ORCID,Rodi James G.,Diego Piero,Zeren Zhima,Ammendola Roberto^ORCID,Badoni Davide^ORCID,Bartocci Simona,Beolè Stefania,Bertello Igor,Burger William J.,Campana Donatella,Cicone Antonio,Cipollone Piero,Coli Silvia,Conti Livio^ORCID,Contin Andrea,Cristoforetti Marco^ORCID,De Angelis Fabrizio,De Donato Cinzia,De Santis Cristian^ORCID,Di Luca Andrea^ORCID,Fiorenza Emiliano,Follega Francesco Maria^ORCID,Gebbia Giuseppe^ORCID,Iuppa Roberto,Lega Alessandro,Lolli Mauro,Martino Bruno,Martucci Matteo,Masciantonio Giuseppe^ORCID,Mergè Matteo,Mese Marco,Morbidini Alfredo,Neubüser Coralie^ORCID,Nozzoli Francesco^ORCID,Nuccilli Fabrizio,Oliva Alberto^ORCID,Osteria Giuseppe^ORCID,Palma Francesco,Palmonari Federico,Panico Beatrice,Papini Emanuele,Parmentier Alexandra,Perciballi Stefania^ORCID,Perfetto Francesco,Perinelli Alessio^ORCID,Picozza Piergiorgio,Pozzato Michele,Rebustini Gianmaria,Recchiuti Dario^ORCID,Ricci Ester^ORCID,Ricci Marco,Ricciarini Sergio B.,Russi Andrea^ORCID,Sahnoun Zuleika,Savino Umberto,Scotti Valentina^ORCID,Shen Xuhui,Sotgiu Alessandro^ORCID,Sparvoli Roberta,Tofani Silvia,Vertolli Nello,Vilona Veronica^ORCID,Vitale Vincenzo^ORCID,Zannoni Ugo,Zoffoli Simona^ORCID,Zuccon Paolo^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractEarth’s atmosphere, whose ionization stability plays a fundamental role for the evolution and endurance of life, is exposed to the effect of cosmic explosions producing high energy Gamma-ray-bursts. Being able to abruptly increase the atmospheric ionization, they might deplete stratospheric ozone on a global scale. During the last decades, an average of more than one Gamma-ray-burst per day were recorded. Nevertheless, measurable effects on the ionosphere were rarely observed, in any case on its bottom-side (from about 60 km up to about 350 km of altitude). Here, we report evidence of an intense top-side (about 500 km) ionospheric perturbation induced by significant sudden ionospheric disturbance, and a large variation of the ionospheric electric field at 500 km, which are both correlated with the October 9, 2022 Gamma-ray-burst (GRB221009A).

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

General Physics and Astronomy,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Chemistry,Multidisciplinary

Link

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42551-5.pdf

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