Jacob Adams

Virginia Tech

REU Student - Summer 2016
Montana State University

Advisor: Dr. John Sample

Payload concept

Research Project

This Summer I have joined a team of MSU undergraduates on designing the Light and Fast TGF Recorder (LAFTR). LAFTR will fly 15 km above lightning storms and detect Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes(TGF's). TGF's are extraordinarily bright flashes of gamma and x-ray radiation produced from within a thundercloud. Our project is aimed at discovering how TGF's are produced and what model most accurately describes them.


Resources

Research Log

Midterm Presentation

Final Presentation