- 10,398
- 4,564
Radiation lesson:
Now there are different types of radiation and while normally I'd do a talk about alpha, beta and gamma radiation and how gamma radiation moves at the speed of light and that P'andor's beams travel hundreds of meters when fighting Jetray with the only one of the 3 radiation types having that range being gamma. Supported by him being intangible and gamma being the only type of radiation that passes through objects like that. However there's a fourth option: neutron radiation.
A fast neutron is a free neutron with a kinetic energy level close to 1 MeV (1.6×10−13 J), hence a speed of ~14000 km/s (~ 5% of the speed of light). They are named fission energy or fast neutrons to distinguish them from lower-energy thermal neutrons, and high-energy neutrons produced in cosmic showers or accelerators. Fast neutrons are produced by nuclear processes such as nuclear fission. (not all neutrons created by nuclear fission are fast neutrons btw, but Kevin obviously needs to dogde the fastest ones).
Since P'andor is described as a living nuclear reactor and carbon rods actually affect him and diminish his size, I'd say that P'andor is mostly made of neutrons and since I have no idea what the range of fast neutrons are before they decay and them being quite penetrative it should also fit with the requirements I set up above. Thus NRG's radiation is indeed not lightspeed (but a good supporting feat for relativistic), unless Dargoo or someone else scientifically inclined can debunk that (in case I got the properties of neutron radiation wrong).
Now there are different types of radiation and while normally I'd do a talk about alpha, beta and gamma radiation and how gamma radiation moves at the speed of light and that P'andor's beams travel hundreds of meters when fighting Jetray with the only one of the 3 radiation types having that range being gamma. Supported by him being intangible and gamma being the only type of radiation that passes through objects like that. However there's a fourth option: neutron radiation.
A fast neutron is a free neutron with a kinetic energy level close to 1 MeV (1.6×10−13 J), hence a speed of ~14000 km/s (~ 5% of the speed of light). They are named fission energy or fast neutrons to distinguish them from lower-energy thermal neutrons, and high-energy neutrons produced in cosmic showers or accelerators. Fast neutrons are produced by nuclear processes such as nuclear fission. (not all neutrons created by nuclear fission are fast neutrons btw, but Kevin obviously needs to dogde the fastest ones).
Since P'andor is described as a living nuclear reactor and carbon rods actually affect him and diminish his size, I'd say that P'andor is mostly made of neutrons and since I have no idea what the range of fast neutrons are before they decay and them being quite penetrative it should also fit with the requirements I set up above. Thus NRG's radiation is indeed not lightspeed (but a good supporting feat for relativistic), unless Dargoo or someone else scientifically inclined can debunk that (in case I got the properties of neutron radiation wrong).