HELEN

Team Lead - Christopher Helmerich

The High Energy Lightning Emission Network (HELEN) makes multi-point, in-situ measurements of high-energy radiation and electric fields inside thunderstorms using a network of balloon-borne gamma-neutron spectrometers and electric field meters.

Balloon Launch with Thunderstorm in Background

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CONTACT:
Christopher Helmerich
cdh0028@uah.edu

HELEN Radiation Detection Payloads


This year, HELEN will be flying in more thunderstorms, publishing research papers on our findings, and preparing our payloads for future research missions.


Launch of a Radiation Detection Payload and
an Electric Field Meter


HELEN Scientific Poster AGU 2019.pptx (1) (1).pdf

HELEN Project Poster AGU 2019

HELEN%20Scientific%20Poster%20AGU%202022.pdf.pdf

HELE Project Poster AGU 2022