title: Decrease of atmospheric neutron counts observed during thunderstorms.
abstract: We report here, in brief, some results of the observation and analysis of sporadic variations of atmospheric thermal neutron flux during thunderstorms. The results obtained with unshielded scintillation neutron detectors show a prominent flux decrease correlated with meteorological precipitations after a long dry period. No observations of neutron production during thunderstorms were reported during the three-year period of data recording.
authors: Institute for Nuclear Research, Baksan Neutrino Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, 361609 Neutrino, Russia.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Alekseenko
authors: NYUAD - New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Arneodo
authors: INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, 67100 Assergi, Italy.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Bruno
authors: NYUAD - New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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authors: Di Giovanni
authors: INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, 67100 Assergi, Italy.|INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, 10025 Pino Torinese, Italy.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Fulgione
authors: National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409 Moscow, Russia.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Gromushkin
authors: Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117312 Moscow, Russia.
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authors: Shchegolev
authors: National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409 Moscow, Russia.|Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117312 Moscow, Russia.
authors: Yu
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authors: Stenkin
authors: Institute for Nuclear Research, Russian Academy of Sciences, 117312 Moscow, Russia.
authors: V
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authors: Stepanov
authors: Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
authors: V
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authors: Sulakov
authors: National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409 Moscow, Russia.
authors: I
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authors: Yashin