2009 Observations of X-rays at South Baldy Peak

Observations of x-rays were made using two scintillator detectors (a 3x3 in. NaI crystal and a 1.5x1.5 in. LaBr(Ce) crystal) atop South Baldy Peak, New Mexico from July until September in an attempt to observe x-ray emissions from lightning strikes. It has been observed previously that accelerated electrons in lightning produce Bremsstrahlung that can be seen with ground detectors. The output of the two detectors was digitized without the use of pre-amplification to preserve pulse shapes during high count rate events. Being presented is data from these observations as well as comparisons of analysis techniques that can be used to decompose simple output pulses from scintillator detectors.