Speaker
Roberto Mussa
(TO)
Description
Since 2013, the Pierre Auger Observatory, located in Malargue (Argentina), has implemented a dedicated trigger for the study of
transient luminous emissions from the base of the ionosphere. These phenomena, called ELVES, are due to the de-excitation of the nitrogen
molecules after the passage of the electromagnetic pulses produced by strong lightning activity. A significant fraction of the ELVES events are double
or even multiple, and their interpretation is quite controversial. This report will review the reconstruction and parametrization of such events
using the last five years of data taken by the Observatory.
Primary author
Roberto Mussa
(TO)
