Photon Engine Simulator

Photon Engine Controls

Power input: 1000 MW

Power delivered to photon emitter. 1 MW = 1e6 W

Sail / Emitter area: 1000 m²

For laser-sail style thrust the area controls intercept fraction (demo simplified)

Reflectivity: 0.95

Spacecraft mass: 1000 kg

Total mass being accelerated (including sail/structure)

Interception efficiency: 1.00

Fraction of power that actually hits the sail (0-1). Use lower values to simulate beam spread / distance losses.

Thrust

0 N

Acceleration

0 m/s²

Velocity

0 m/s

Distance

0 m

Power used

0 MW

Estimated burn time

∞ s

Tips: Try high power + low mass for dramatic acceleration. Reflection gives more thrust than absorption. Keyboard shortcuts: Space=Start/Pause, R=Reset

Simulator Display

Time: 0.0 s

c = 299,792,458 m/s