Re: seeing light flashes

[tdc@ehssun.lbl.gov (Ted M. de Castro)]

>>Hi gang- this showed up on the medical physics list server. I remember
>>hearing accounts that astronauts on Apollo missions and folks who
>>inadvertantly stuck their heads into accelerator beams have seen light
>>flashes, but I cannot find a references to support this. Anybody got any
>>references?
>>Kim.



I don't know where you will find this documented - but it is true!

As you say astronauts have experienced as have early accelerator 
researchers.

I recall a few years back a Nobel Laureate relating such early experiences 
(name purposed NOT revealed).