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==Antimatter containment== | ==Antimatter containment== | ||
Antimatter containment is the process whereby antimatter and matter are kept separated by the use of magnetic fields to prevent the oppositely charged particles from colliding, which would result in the mutual destruction of the matter and antimatter, along with a violent and explosive release of energy. | Antimatter containment is the process whereby antimatter and matter are kept separated by the use of magnetic fields to prevent the oppositely charged particles from colliding, which would result in the mutual destruction of the matter and antimatter, along with a violent and explosive release of energy. | ||
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In 2366 the non-corporeal Koinonians drained antimatter from the antimatter pods to use it as energy to create their replica of Marla Aster. This was stopped by increasing the shield harmonics to match the antimatter containment effectively severing the Koinonian beam. (TNG: "The Bonding") | In 2366 the non-corporeal Koinonians drained antimatter from the antimatter pods to use it as energy to create their replica of Marla Aster. This was stopped by increasing the shield harmonics to match the antimatter containment effectively severing the Koinonian beam. (TNG: "The Bonding") | ||
After Wesley Crusher experimented with a static warp bubble in main engineering in early 2367 and a flash of light was registered, Geordi La Forge ran a level-2 diagnostic of the antimatter containment and warp drive to make sure that none of the systems were affected by the experiment. (TNG: "Remember Me") | After Wesley Crusher experimented with a static warp bubble in main engineering in early 2367 and a flash of light was registered, Geordi La Forge ran a level-2 diagnostic of the antimatter containment and warp drive to make sure that none of the systems were affected by the experiment. (TNG: "Remember Me") | ||
==Antimatter inducer== | |||
==Antimatter | |||
Antimatter inducers are warp drive components associated with a starships consumption of fuel. The principal behind the component is that the more efficient the inducer is, the less fuel is consumed during warp flight. (ENT: "Twilight") | Antimatter inducers are warp drive components associated with a starships consumption of fuel. The principal behind the component is that the more efficient the inducer is, the less fuel is consumed during warp flight. (ENT: "Twilight") | ||
In an alternate timeline, Jonathan Archer came up with a way to upgrade the antimatter inducers. Upgrades based on his specs were described as "working nicely." (ENT: "Twilight") | In an alternate timeline, Jonathan Archer came up with a way to upgrade the antimatter inducers. Upgrades based on his specs were described as "working nicely." (ENT: "Twilight") | ||
Montgomery Scott initially had difficulty locating the "damned" antimatter inducer on the Klingon Bird-of-Prey they managed to hijack from Commander Kruge. With Pavel Chekov's assistance, Scott pressed the necessary button to activate the inducer which quickly brought the ship up to full power. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock) | Montgomery Scott initially had difficulty locating the "damned" antimatter inducer on the Klingon Bird-of-Prey they managed to hijack from Commander Kruge. With Pavel Chekov's assistance, Scott pressed the necessary button to activate the inducer which quickly brought the ship up to full power. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock) | ||
==Antimatter relay== | |||
==Antimatter | The antimatter relay is a component of the Enterprise's warp drive lined with a platinum-cobalt alloy. Commander Charles Tucker and five of his men had to strip over two hundred relays to obtain a half-liter of platinum to pay a trellium mine overseer with for the privilege of visiting Kessick. (ENT: "The Xindi") | ||
The antimatter relay is a component of the Enterprise's warp drive lined with a platinum-cobalt alloy. Commander Charles Tucker and five of his men had to strip over two hundred relays to obtain a half-liter of platinum to pay a trellium mine overseer with for the privilege of visiting Kessick. (ENT: "The Xindi") | |||
==Deuterium Cartridge== | ==Deuterium Cartridge== | ||
The deuterium cartridges are components of a starship's warp drive system, presumably relating to the deuterium fuel source. | The deuterium cartridges are components of a starship's warp drive system, presumably relating to the deuterium fuel source. | ||
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22nd century warp cores were designed as oblong cylinders connected by pylon conduits directly into the warp nacelles. In the 23rd century, the main warp reaction occurred in a dilithium crystal converter assembly which consisted of two flattened rounded nodules situated directly in front of the warp plasma conduits to the warp engines which were behind a large metal grate. By 2270, most Federation warp cores were redesigned to consist of a large warp core unit in the secondary hull with matter and anti-matter channeling into the core through vertical conduits then the energy directed to the nacelles through a horizontal conduit leading out from the rear of the core. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture) | 22nd century warp cores were designed as oblong cylinders connected by pylon conduits directly into the warp nacelles. In the 23rd century, the main warp reaction occurred in a dilithium crystal converter assembly which consisted of two flattened rounded nodules situated directly in front of the warp plasma conduits to the warp engines which were behind a large metal grate. By 2270, most Federation warp cores were redesigned to consist of a large warp core unit in the secondary hull with matter and anti-matter channeling into the core through vertical conduits then the energy directed to the nacelles through a horizontal conduit leading out from the rear of the core. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture) | ||
The vertical warp core was never seen in Star Trek: The Original Series (although there was one in TAS in what seemed to be a modification). During this time, main engineering contained two flattened nodules, situated directly in front of a large metal grate, which were shown as key components of the warp drive (likely to be warp plasma conduits to the warp engines). There may have been a warp core below decks but was never seen on screen. The vertical warp core's first appearance was in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and was seen in all subsequent Star Trek productions set after TOS. | |||
As a safety precaution, the core can be physically ejected from the ship should an event such as the catastrophic failure of the containment of the matter-antimatter reaction occur and the crew decides it cannot be corrected. (TOS: "That Which Survives"; TNG: "Cause and Effect") | As a safety precaution, the core can be physically ejected from the ship should an event such as the catastrophic failure of the containment of the matter-antimatter reaction occur and the crew decides it cannot be corrected. (TOS: "That Which Survives"; TNG: "Cause and Effect") | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:NX Main Engineering.jpg|The warp core of an [[NX | Image:NX Main Engineering.jpg|The warp core of an [[NX class]] starship | ||
Image:Constitution original engineering2.jpg|The warp core of a [[Constitution Class]] starship (2266) | Image:Constitution original engineering2.jpg|The warp core of a [[Constitution Class]] starship (2266) | ||
Image: | Image:Constitution class refit engineering.jpg|The warp core of a [[Constitution Class]] refit starship (2270s) | ||
Image: | Image:Constitution Engineering.jpg|The warp core of a [[Constitution Class]] refit starship (2293) | ||
Image:USS Hathaway warp core.jpg|The warp core of a [[Constellation Class]] starship | Image:USS Hathaway warp core.jpg|The warp core of a [[Constellation Class]] starship | ||
Image:Warp core, Enterprise-D.jpg|The warp core of a [[Galaxy Class]] starship | Image:Warp core, Enterprise-D.jpg|The warp core of a [[Galaxy Class]] starship | ||
Image: | Image:USS Equinox warp core.jpg|The enhanced warp core of a [[Nova class]] starship | ||
Image:VoyagerWarpCore.jpg|The warp core of an [[Intrepid Class]] starship | Image:VoyagerWarpCore.jpg|The warp core of an [[Intrepid Class]] starship | ||
Image:Sovereign Warp Core.jpg|The warp core of a [[Sovereign Class | Image:Sovereign Warp Core.jpg|The warp core of a [[Sovereign Class starship | ||
Image:Delta Flyer warp core.jpg|The warp core of the ''Delta Flyer II'' shuttle | Image:Delta Flyer warp core.jpg|The warp core of the ''Delta Flyer II'' shuttle | ||
Image: | Image:Dderidex-engine core.jpg|The warp core of a D'deridex Class warbird | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
</center> | </center> | ||
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Doctor Leah Brahms inspected the dilithium articulation frame of the USS Enterprise-D in 2367 and discovered that Geordi La Forge had modified the articulation frame. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child") | Doctor Leah Brahms inspected the dilithium articulation frame of the USS Enterprise-D in 2367 and discovered that Geordi La Forge had modified the articulation frame. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child") | ||
The frame suspends the dilithum in the reaction chamber using a field effect to keep the crystal faces in alignment with the matter/antimatter streams. The correct alignment of the crystal faces and planes maximizes the efficiency of the plasma conversion that takes place. By the 2360s, the theta-matrix compositor was integrated with the articulation frame, allowing recrystallization to take place in the warp core with the core online. (TNG: "Relics") | The frame suspends the dilithum in the reaction chamber using a field effect to keep the crystal faces in alignment with the matter/antimatter streams. The correct alignment of the crystal faces and planes maximizes the efficiency of the plasma conversion that takes place. By the 2360s, the theta-matrix compositor was integrated with the articulation frame, allowing recrystallization to take place in the warp core with the core online. (TNG: "Relics") | ||
==Matter Injector/Deuterium injector== | ==Matter Injector/Deuterium injector== | ||
The deuterium injector, or simply matter injector, is a component of starship's warp core, which precisely compresses and streams matter (deuterium) into the form which enters the dilithium articulation frame. | The deuterium injector, or simply matter injector, is a component of starship's warp core, which precisely compresses and streams matter (deuterium) into the form which enters the dilithium articulation frame. |