The coolest part about decelerating with such a system is that when you encounter the solar wind and deflect it at high speeds, you're going to generate EM radi

The coolest part about decelerating with such a system is that when you encounter the solar wind and deflect it at high speeds, you're going to generate EM radiation by accelerating the ions in the wind. So, under the right circumstances, the inhabitants of the solar system you're braking into will see an enormous glowing bubble in space as you arrive.