A unique laser-guided experiment on celestial lightning in the Alps in Switzerland

- There is a radio transmission here which is electrified 100 to 400 times a year. That is why this place has been chosen as a laboratory.

The sight of lightning and the thunder of clouds may seem spectacular, but when lightning strikes an object or creature on earth, it burns to ashes. As the speed of sound is slower than that of light, the sound of lightning reaches the ears after the clouds collide. The incidence of lightning strikes has increased dramatically over the last few years. Lightning strikes during the monsoon kill 3,000 people worldwide.

In India, between 2,000 and 500 people a year are struck by lightning and crores of rupees worth of electronic devices are damaged. Lightning is a calamity for which there is no exact remedy. No advance notice can be given.

Just looking at and estimating a lightning storm can protect a home from being overwhelmed. However for many people working in the open it is not possible to stay at home at a specific time. A unique experiment is being carried out in the mountains of the Alps of Switzerland to stop lightning with the help of laser. Scientists at the University of Geneva are working day and night in the hope that lightning can be controlled by throwing laser light from the ground.

Scientists have fitted a large laser light on top of the Sentis radio transmission tower that will emit a laser into the sky as soon as electricity is generated. This experiment will work like a modern Lightning Road. The team of researchers is led by Swiss scientist Jean Pierre. Everyone knows that a laser is a very thin and high energy light.

It is used for everything from cutting hard to hard diamonds to surgery and barcode reading. Jean Pierre wants to save people from celestial lightning through this laser. The experiment involved scientists from the University of Paris, the University of Lausanne, scientists from the rocket-making company Arian Group, and researchers from the German hijacking company.

The experiment was postponed due to the Corona epidemic but has now been resumed at an altitude of 200 feet. The European Commission is funding the experiment. This is the only place in Europe where there is more electricity. There is a radio transmission here which is electrocuted 100 to 200 times a year, which is why this place has been chosen as a laboratory. When the air of stormy clouds collides with each other, the ice crystals and the water droplets in it rub against each other, the electrons emanating from them produce a kind of charge which pulls the opposite charge towards itself.

This electric field is of a very strong type. Laser lights also have the ability to generate an electric field in the natural environment but with a laser lightning road show with an opposite charge the lightning will be tested when it falls to generate electricity in the sky to control it. This laser light will be emitted to the sky from the side of the 400 feet high radio tower.

The laser lightning with a large laser light will get energy from the road show tower. Cable cars and helicopters are being used to transport equipment for the experiment to the top of the mountain. So far, it has taken about 3 weeks to deliver the goods weighing 5 tons in this way. In addition, 15 tonnes of croquet material has also been sent separately.

Under unusual circumstances, the wind speed at this top of the mountain can be as high as 150 mph. The laser light will emit 1000 plus every second towards the sky which is equal to the power of any nuclear power plant. These lights will be off for a very short time. As part of security, the 4 km area around the laser light will be declared a no-flying zone. So that no cargo plane or person passes. Laser has the opposite effect on the eye's ability to see. The laser light will be turned on only when there is a possibility of lightning.

A photo camera will be set up at a rate of 3 lakh frames per second to capture images of celestial lightning and laser light experiments. The Lightning Road traditionally protects against lightning in a very limited area. Therefore, if this experiment is successful, it can be used to protect the rocket carrying the satellite. It can also be used in a limited area of ​​the airport. However, this experiment is still in its infancy.