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Jun 25, 2014 at 22:36 comment added alfC Fast atoms will not necessary do any damage. Since they go fast the damage that they can produce in a given material thickness will be negligible. Am I missing something? For example, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stopping_power_%28particle_radiation%29
Nov 19, 2013 at 11:58 vote accept Eiver
Nov 19, 2013 at 11:56 comment added Eiver Maybe intensity is not the right word. I was thinking about the headlight effect - a relativistic aberration, that causes rays of light to be tilted towards the direction of motion of the observer. But when I think about it now, it shouldn't have any effect on the energy received by the rocket.
Nov 19, 2013 at 11:44 history answered The Quantum Physicist CC BY-SA 3.0