# Paiva 2010: A hypothetical dusty plasma mechanism of Hessdalen lights

> Gerson S. Paiva, Carlton A. Taft, 2010. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The dusty-plasma model.

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# A hypothetical dusty plasma mechanism of Hessdalen lights

Gerson S. Paiva, Carlton A. Taft, 2010. _Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 72(16), 1200–1203_.

Proposes that the lights are dusty plasmas, with ionisation of air and dust in the valley (attributed to radon decay) forming luminous clusters.

**Hessdalen lights** Articledoi: **[10.1016/j.jastp.2010.07.022](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2010.07.022)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The dusty-plasma model.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Dusty plasmas formed from ionised air and dust in the valley.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hessdalen-lights/answers/ANS0D0NDTT23NT7/dusty-plasmas-formed-from-ionised-air-and-dust-in-the-valley)

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[The Hessdalen lights](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hessdalen-lights)

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## Cite it

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Paiva, G. S., & Taft, C. A. (2010). A hypothetical dusty plasma mechanism of Hessdalen lights. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 72(16), 1200–1203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2010.07.022
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