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[[Image:Positrons and antiprotons.jpg|thumb|The [[Delta Rana warship]] firing a beam of jacketed antiprotons and positrons.]]An '''antiproton''' is the [[antimatter]] counterpart of a [[proton]]. On [[Earth]], the antiproton's existence was theorized in the [[1930s]], and the particle itself was discovered in [[1955]], a Nobel prize-winning achievement.
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[[File:Positrons and antiprotons.jpg|thumb|The Delta Rana warship firing a beam of jacketed antiprotons and positrons]]
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An '''antiproton''' is the [[antimatter]] counterpart of a [[proton]].
   
A [[antiproton beam|beam of pure antiprotons]] is an incredibly destructive weapon. Such a weapon was used by the so-called "[[doomsday machine]]" to destroy [[planet]]s. The [[Jem'Hadar]] also use antiproton beams to detect [[cloaking device|cloaked]] ships. ([[TOS]]: "[[The Doomsday Machine]]", [[DS9]]: "[[The Search, Part I]]") Yet it can also be used as an effective treatment for reversing [[Warp 10]]-induced [[hyper-evolution]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Threshold]]")
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A [[antiproton beam|beam of pure antiprotons]] was an incredibly destructive [[weapon]]. Such a weapon was used by the so-called "[[planet killer]]" to destroy [[planet]]s. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
   
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The {{Class|Galaxy}} [[starship]]s, which operated in the mid-to-late [[24th century]], had a [[spin reversal system]] that generated antiprotons. This generative process occurred on deck 42 of these ships. The location of this generation was labeled on the schematic of the [[secondary hull]] of the {{USS|Yamato}} in [[2365]]. ({{TNG|Contagion}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
The [[Delta Rana warship]] used jacketed beams of antiprotons and [[positron]]s as its main weapon and fired beams with a firepower of forty [[watt|megawatts]] and later four hundred gigawatts at the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]]. ([[TNG]]: "[[The Survivors]]")
 
   
 
The [[Delta Rana warship]], created by the [[Douwd]] [[Kevin Uxbridge]], used jacketed beams of antiprotons and [[positron]]s as its main weapon. It fired beams with the equivalent firepower of forty [[watt|megawatts]], and later four hundred gigawatts, at the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{TNG|The Survivors}})
The [[Crystalline entity]] leaves behind a trail of antiprotons therby making it possible to track the creature. ([[TNG]]: "[[Silicon Avatar]]")
 
   
[[Romulan]] [[disruptor]]s leave a characteristic trace of residual antiprotons, which can be used to date when the weapon was fired. ([[TNG]]: "[[Face of the Enemy]]")
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The [[Crystalline Entity]] left behind a trail of antiprotons, by which it can be tracked across space. ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}})
   
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[[Romulan disruptor]]s left a characteristic trace of residual antiprotons, which could be used to date when the weapon was fired. ({{TNG|Face of the Enemy}})
The [[deflector dish]] of [[Sovereign class]] starships was charged with antiprotons. (''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'')
 
   
 
The [[deflector dish]] of {{Class|Sovereign}} starships was charged with antiprotons. ({{film|8}})
The use of a [[cloaking device]] was also found to leave a trace of residual antiprotons, which can be used to trace a cloaked ship. The ''[[Scimitar]]'' was equipped with an advanced cloaking that left no such trace of residual antiprotons. (''[[Star Trek Nemesis]]'')
 
   
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The [[Jem'Hadar]] used antiproton beams to detect [[cloaking device|cloaked]] ships. ({{DS9|The Search, Part I}})
==External links==
 
*[[Wikipedia:Antiproton|Antiproton]] at Wikipedia
 
   
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In [[2372]], [[The Doctor]] on the {{USS|Voyager}} used bursts of antiprotons from the [[warp core]] to reverse the effects of [[hyper-evolution]] on [[Tom Paris]] and [[Kathryn Janeway]], by destroying the [[mutation|mutated]] segments of [[DNA]]. ({{VOY|Threshold}})
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The use of a [[cloaking device]] often left residual antiprotons that could expose the ship's presence. The [[Reman]] [[warbird]] ''[[Scimitar]]'' was equipped with an advanced cloaking device that left no such trace. ({{film|10}})
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=== See also ===
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*[[Antiproton beam]]
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== External link ==
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* {{wikipedia}}
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Revision as of 14:49, 11 January 2015

Positrons and antiprotons

The Delta Rana warship firing a beam of jacketed antiprotons and positrons

An antiproton is the antimatter counterpart of a proton.

A beam of pure antiprotons was an incredibly destructive weapon. Such a weapon was used by the so-called "planet killer" to destroy planets. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")

The Galaxy-class starships, which operated in the mid-to-late 24th century, had a spin reversal system that generated antiprotons. This generative process occurred on deck 42 of these ships. The location of this generation was labeled on the schematic of the secondary hull of the USS Yamato in 2365. (TNG: "Contagion", okudagram)

The Delta Rana warship, created by the Douwd Kevin Uxbridge, used jacketed beams of antiprotons and positrons as its main weapon. It fired beams with the equivalent firepower of forty megawatts, and later four hundred gigawatts, at the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "The Survivors")

The Crystalline Entity left behind a trail of antiprotons, by which it can be tracked across space. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar")

Romulan disruptors left a characteristic trace of residual antiprotons, which could be used to date when the weapon was fired. (TNG: "Face of the Enemy")

The deflector dish of Sovereign-class starships was charged with antiprotons. (Star Trek: First Contact)

The Jem'Hadar used antiproton beams to detect cloaked ships. (DS9: "The Search, Part I")

In 2372, The Doctor on the USS Voyager used bursts of antiprotons from the warp core to reverse the effects of hyper-evolution on Tom Paris and Kathryn Janeway, by destroying the mutated segments of DNA. (VOY: "Threshold")

The use of a cloaking device often left residual antiprotons that could expose the ship's presence. The Reman warbird Scimitar was equipped with an advanced cloaking device that left no such trace. (Star Trek Nemesis)

See also

External link