Changes: Bussard collector

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File:AR Enterprise Bussard collector.jpg

Sovereign bussard collector — *Sovereign*-class ramscoop

Bussard collector, 2367 — *Galaxy*-class Bussard collector

The Bussard collector, also known as a Bussard ramscoop or ramscoop, was a device usually attached to the forward end of a warp nacelle. The Tosk variation of the Bussard collector was known as the arva node. The collector, along with the Bussard collection coil, was called a Bussard unit. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar", okudagram; DS9: "Captive Pursuit")

All Federation starships were equipped with Bussard collectors, which were positioned in the best line of sight to collect interstellar particles. Collection worked best in regions where particle density was high, such as in star systems or nebulae. The Bussard collector normally collected hydrogen, especially deuterium, for fuel replenishment, but could be reconfigured to collect various gases like sirillium and plasma particles. A Bussard collector could also be reconfigured to expel gases or plasma. (TNG: "Samaritan Snare") Bussard collectors were not capable of producing nadion emissions. (VOY: "The Haunting of Deck Twelve")

Aboard the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise-D, in the Engineering Systems Database, there was a folder titled "Bussard Collection Field Operations". This folder contained technical manuals relevant to the topic. (TNG: "Booby Trap", okudagram)

Modification and exceptional uses

Crimson force field — Bussard collectors expelling gases

In 2365, the USS Enterprise-D's collectors were used to create a harmless pyrotechnic display against the Pakleds to recover Lieutenant Geordi La Forge by igniting released hydrogen. This event came to be known as a crimson force field. (TNG: "Samaritan Snare")

While trapped in a Tyken's Rift in 2367, the Enterprise-D released large quantities of hydrogen from its Bussard collectors to help some unknown aliens create a violent explosion and release themselves. (TNG: "Night Terrors")

In 2373, USS Voyager's collectors were used to gather the sirillium from a class 17 nebula. It was described that they would "cut through that nebula like ice cream scoops." (VOY: "Flashback") They were modified to gather plasma particles from an astral eddy. (VOY: "Real Life")

In 2374, Seven of Nine determined that the collectors of an Intrepid-class starship were less than optimal. She performed a series of modifications that enhanced them by twenty-three percent. (VOY: "Unforgettable")

In 2375, Commander William T. Riker used the USS Enterprise-E's collectors to gather, and then vent, metreon gas against attacking Son'a vessels, a maneuver which Commander La Forge nicknamed the Riker Maneuver. (Star Trek: Insurrection)

In 2376, Voyager's collectors were modified to gather deuterium from a J class nebula. (VOY: "Unforgettable", "The Haunting of Deck Twelve")

According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, the main function of a Starfleet Bussard collector was to collect interstellar hydrogen atoms for fuel replenishment. The device consisted of a set of coils which generated a magnetic field. Collected gases were compressed and stored in holding tanks.

The alternate reality USS Enterprise is described as having Bussard collectors in Star Trek - The Art of the Film. Concept art indicates the collectors' revolving blades creating an energy field that collects particles, and a set of inner support rings reminiscent of the fresnel lens.

The basic principles behind the Bussard collector came from Robert W. Bussard's design of the Bussard ramjet, a propulsion system meant for interstellar spaceflight. (Star Trek Encyclopedia)

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 [[File:AR Enterprise Bussard collector.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} Bussard collector]]
 [[File:Sovereign bussard collector.jpg|thumb|{{Class|Sovereign}} ramscoop]]
 [[File:Bussard collector, 2367.jpg|thumb|{{Class|Galaxy}} Bussard collector]]
-The '''Bussard collector''', also known as a '''Bussard ramscoop''' or '''ramscoop''', was a device usually attached to the forward end of a [[warp]] [[nacelle]].
+The '''Bussard collector''', also known as a '''Bussard ramscoop''' or '''ramscoop''', was a device usually attached to the forward end of a [[warp]] [[nacelle]]. The [[Tosk]] variation of the Bussard collector was known as the [[arva node]]. The collector, along with the [[Bussard collection coil]], was called a [[Bussard unit]]. ({{TNG|Silicon Avatar}}, ''[[okudagram]]''; {{DS9|Captive Pursuit}})
-All [[Federation]] [[starship]]s were equipped with Bussard collectors, which were positioned in the best line of sight to collect interstellar [[particles]]. Collection worked best in regions where particle density was high, such as in [[solar system]]s or [[nebula]]e.
+All [[Federation]] [[starship]]s were equipped with Bussard collectors, which were positioned in the best line of sight to collect interstellar [[particles]]. Collection worked best in regions where particle density was high, such as in [[star system]]s or [[nebula]]e. The Bussard collector normally collected [[hydrogen]], especially [[deuterium]], for fuel replenishment, but could be reconfigured to collect various [[gas]]es like [[sirillium]] and [[plasma]] particles. A Bussard collector could also be reconfigured to expel gases or [[plasma]]. ({{TNG|Samaritan Snare}}) Bussard collectors were not capable of producing [[nadion]] emissions. ({{VOY|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}})
+Aboard the {{Class|Galaxy}} {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, in the [[Engineering Systems Database]], there was a folder titled "Bussard Collection Field Operations". This folder contained [[technical manual]]s relevant to the topic. ({{TNG|Booby Trap}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
-The Bussard collector normally collected [[hydrogen]], especially [[deuterium]], for fuel replenishment, but could be reconfigured to collect various gases like [[sirillium]] and [[plasma]] particles.
-In [[2374]], [[Seven of Nine]] determined that the collectors of an {{Class|Intrepid}} starship were less than optimal. She performed a series of modifications that enhanced them by twenty-three percent. ({{VOY|Unforgettable}})
-A Bussard collector could also be reconfigured to expel gases or [[plasma]]. ({{TNG|Samaritan Snare}}) Bussard collectors were not capable of producing [[nadion]] emissions. ({{VOY|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}}) The [[Tosk]] variation of the Bussard collector was known as the [[arva node]]. ({{DS9|Captive Pursuit}})
+==Modification and exceptional uses==
 [[File:Crimson force field.jpg|thumb|left|Bussard collectors expelling gases]]
-In [[2365]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}'s collectors were used to create a harmless pyrotechnic display against the [[Pakled]]s to recover [[Lieutenant]] [[Geordi La Forge]] by igniting released hydrogen. This event came to be known as a [[crimson force field]]. ({{TNG|Samaritan Snare}})
+In [[2365]], the USS ''Enterprise''-D's collectors were used to create a harmless pyrotechnic display against the [[Pakled]]s to recover [[Lieutenant]] [[Geordi La Forge]] by igniting released hydrogen. This event came to be known as a [[crimson force field]]. ({{TNG|Samaritan Snare}})
 While trapped in a [[Tyken's Rift]] in [[2367]], the ''Enterprise''-D released large quantities of hydrogen from its Bussard collectors to help some [[Tyken's Rift being|unknown aliens]] create a violent explosion and release themselves. ({{TNG|Night Terrors}})
-In [[2373]], {{USS|Voyager}}'s collectors were used to gather the sirillium from a [[class 17 nebula]]. It was described that they would "cut through that nebula like [[ice cream]] scoops." ({{VOY|Flashback}}) They were modified to gather plasma particles from an [[astral eddy]]. ({{VOY|Real Life}})
+In [[2373]], {{USS|Voyager}}'s collectors were used to gather the sirillium from a [[class 17 nebula]]. It was described that they would "cut through that nebula like [[ice cream scoop]]s." ({{VOY|Flashback}}) They were modified to gather plasma particles from an [[astral eddy]]. ({{VOY|Real Life}})
+In [[2374]], [[Seven of Nine]] determined that the collectors of an {{Class|Intrepid}} starship were less than optimal. She performed a series of modifications that enhanced them by twenty-three percent. ({{VOY|Unforgettable}})
 In [[2375]], [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker]] used the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}'s collectors to gather, and then vent, [[metreon]] gas against attacking [[Son'a]] vessels, a maneuver which Commander La Forge nicknamed the [[Riker Maneuver]]. ({{film|9}})
-In [[2376]], {{USS|Voyager}}'s collectors were modified to gather deuterium from a [[J class nebula]]. ({{VOY|Unforgettable|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}})
+In [[2376]], ''Voyager''{{'}}s collectors were modified to gather deuterium from a [[J class nebula]]. ({{VOY|Unforgettable|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}})
-{{bginfo|According to the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'', the main function of a [[Starfleet]] Bussard collector is to collect interstellar hydrogen atoms for fuel replenishment. The device consists of a set of coils which generate a magnetic field. Collected gases are compressed and stored in holding tanks.|The [[alternate reality]] {{alt|USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise''}} is described as having Bussard collectors in ''[[Star Trek - The Art of the Film]]''. Concept art indicates the collectors' revolving blades creating an energy field that collects particles, and a set of inner support rings reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:fresnel lens|fresnel lens]].|The basic principles behind the Bussard collector came from {{w|Robert W. Bussard}}'s design of the {{w|Bussard ramjet}}, a propulsion system meant for interstellar spaceflight. (''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'')}}
+{{bginfo|According to the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'', the main function of a [[Starfleet]] Bussard collector was to collect interstellar hydrogen atoms for fuel replenishment. The device consisted of a set of coils which generated a magnetic field. Collected gases were compressed and stored in holding tanks.|The [[alternate reality]] {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} is described as having Bussard collectors in ''[[Star Trek - The Art of the Film]]''. Concept art indicates the collectors' revolving blades creating an energy field that collects particles, and a set of inner support rings reminiscent of the {{w|fresnel lens}}.|The basic principles behind the Bussard collector came from {{w|Robert W. Bussard}}'s design of the {{w|Bussard ramjet}}, a propulsion system meant for interstellar spaceflight. (''[[Star Trek Encyclopedia]]'')}}
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