Comment on “Lightning as a natural source of synchrotron radiation of x-ray and gamma-ray photons”
Phys. Rev. E 114, 037201 – Published 25 September, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/9446-fdl8
Abstract
Petrov [Phys. Rev. E 111, 035205 (2025)] has presented an explanation of some parameters of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes within the framework of his model which is based on the assumptions about the formation of surface plasmon waves and the generation of synchrotron radiation due to the interaction of these waves with the electric field associated with the lightning channel. Here it is shown that this explanation involves the mistaken use of equations, describing the generation of synchrotron radiation by electrons. Namely, the velocity of the surface plasmon wave is substituted into these equations instead of the velocity of the electron.
Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)
Original Article
Lightning as a natural source of synchrotron radiation of x-ray and gamma-ray photons
Phys. Rev. E 111, 035205 (2025)
