# Wang 2018: Study on the luminous characteristics of a natural ball lightning

> Hao Wang, Ping Yuan, Jianyong Cen et al., 2018. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The energy budget of the one recorded ball.

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# Study on the luminous characteristics of a natural ball lightning

Hao Wang, Ping Yuan, Jianyong Cen et al., 2018. _Applied Physics Letters 112(6), 064103_.

Estimates from the 2012 images and a simulated observation experiment that the ball's maximum luminous intensity was about 1.24 × 10⁵ cd at first and about 5.9 × 10⁴ cd for most of its life, with an optical power of about 4.2 kW in 400–690 nm.

**Ball lightning** Articledoi: **[10.1063/1.5019318](https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5019318)** Checked against the original0

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The energy budget of the one recorded ball.

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[Optical power of about 4 kW for most of its life.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/ball-lightning/evidence/EVD0D40AD246RMK/optical-power-of-about-4-kw-for-most-of-its-life)

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## Cite it

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Wang, H., Yuan, P., Cen, J., & Liu, G. (2018). Study on the luminous characteristics of a natural ball lightning. Applied Physics Letters 112(6), 064103. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5019318
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