radiation-impulse-floor-three-row-scan - Electromagnetic Radiation Pressure and Momentum Step by Step

Force is scanned below, at, and above a finite impulse floor. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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Force is scanned through a finite impulse floor

The time window stays 4 s while force is 2 N. The asserted impulse is 8 kilogram meters per second which is below the 12 kilogram meters per second impulse floor.

J=Ft=2\cdot4=8\ \text{kg}\,\text{m}/\text{s}

Force is scanned through a finite impulse floor

The time window stays 4 s while force is 3 N. The asserted impulse is 12 kilogram meters per second which is at the 12 kilogram meters per second impulse floor.

J=Ft=3\cdot4=12\ \text{kg}\,\text{m}/\text{s}

Force is scanned through a finite impulse floor

The time window stays 4 s while force is 4 N. The asserted impulse is 16 kilogram meters per second which is above the 12 kilogram meters per second impulse floor.

J=Ft=4\cdot4=16\ \text{kg}\,\text{m}/\text{s}