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

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  • Mirko Piersanti

    (University of L’Aquila
    National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Pietro Ubertini

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Roberto Battiston

    (University of Trento
    TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Angela Bazzano

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Giulia D’Angelo

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • James G. Rodi

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Piero Diego

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Zhima Zeren

    (National Institute of Natural Hazards, Ministry of Emergency Management of China)

  • Roberto Ammendola

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Davide Badoni

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Simona Bartocci

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Stefania Beolè

    (INFN - Sezione di Torino)

  • Igor Bertello

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • William J. Burger

    (TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Donatella Campana

    (INFN-Sezione di Napoli)

  • Antonio Cicone

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS
    University of L’Aquila)

  • Piero Cipollone

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Silvia Coli

    (INFN - Sezione di Torino)

  • Livio Conti

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata
    Uninettuno University)

  • Andrea Contin

    (University of Bologna
    INFN - Sezione di Bologna)

  • Marco Cristoforetti

    (TIFPA-INFN, Povo
    Fondazione Bruno Kessler)

  • Fabrizio Angelis

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Cinzia Donato

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Cristian Santis

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Andrea Luca

    (University of Trento
    TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Emiliano Fiorenza

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Francesco Maria Follega

    (University of Trento
    TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Giuseppe Gebbia

    (University of Trento
    TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Roberto Iuppa

    (University of Trento
    TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Alessandro Lega

    (University of Trento
    TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Mauro Lolli

    (INFN - Sezione di Bologna)

  • Bruno Martino

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS
    CNR, V. Fosso del Cavaliere 100)

  • Matteo Martucci

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Giuseppe Masciantonio

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Matteo Mergè

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata
    Agenzia Spaziale Italia)

  • Marco Mese

    (INFN-Sezione di Napoli
    Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)

  • Alfredo Morbidini

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Coralie Neubüser

    (TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Francesco Nozzoli

    (TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Fabrizio Nuccilli

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Alberto Oliva

    (University of Bologna
    INFN - Sezione di Bologna)

  • Giuseppe Osteria

    (INFN-Sezione di Napoli)

  • Francesco Palma

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Federico Palmonari

    (University of Bologna
    INFN - Sezione di Bologna)

  • Beatrice Panico

    (INFN-Sezione di Napoli
    Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)

  • Emanuele Papini

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Alexandra Parmentier

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS
    INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Stefania Perciballi

    (INFN - Sezione di Torino)

  • Francesco Perfetto

    (INFN-Sezione di Napoli)

  • Alessio Perinelli

    (University of Trento
    TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Piergiorgio Picozza

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata
    University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Michele Pozzato

    (INFN - Sezione di Bologna)

  • Gianmaria Rebustini

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Dario Recchiuti

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS
    University of Trento)

  • Ester Ricci

    (University of Trento
    TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

  • Marco Ricci

    (INFN-LNF, Frascati)

  • Sergio B. Ricciarini

    (IFAC-CNR)

  • Andrea Russi

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Zuleika Sahnoun

    (INFN - Sezione di Bologna)

  • Umberto Savino

    (INFN - Sezione di Torino)

  • Valentina Scotti

    (INFN-Sezione di Napoli
    Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II)

  • Xuhui Shen

    (National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Alessandro Sotgiu

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Roberta Sparvoli

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata
    University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Silvia Tofani

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Nello Vertolli

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Veronica Vilona

    (University of Trento)

  • Vincenzo Vitale

    (INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata)

  • Ugo Zannoni

    (National Institute of Astrophysics, IAPS)

  • Simona Zoffoli

    (Agenzia Spaziale Italia)

  • Paolo Zuccon

    (University of Trento
    TIFPA-INFN, Povo)

Abstract

Earth’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).

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  • Mirko Piersanti & Pietro Ubertini & Roberto Battiston & Angela Bazzano & Giulia D’Angelo & James G. Rodi & Piero Diego & Zhima Zeren & Roberto Ammendola & Davide Badoni & Simona Bartocci & Stefania Be, 2023. "Evidence of an upper ionospheric electric field perturbation correlated with a gamma ray burst," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-42551-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42551-5
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