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Deuterium, along with its [[antimatter]] opposite, [[antideuterium]], is the primary [[fuel]] used in [[matter-antimatter reaction]]s, such as those generated in [[warp core]]s, and was stored in large [[deuterium tank|tanks]] aboard [[starship]]s for this purpose. ({{TNG|Heart of Glory|Captain's Holiday|Final Mission|Night Terrors|Unification I|Relics}}, ''et al.'') |
Deuterium, along with its [[antimatter]] opposite, [[antideuterium]], is the primary [[fuel]] used in [[matter-antimatter reaction]]s, such as those generated in [[warp core]]s, and was stored in large [[deuterium tank|tanks]] aboard [[starship]]s for this purpose. ({{TNG|Heart of Glory|Captain's Holiday|Final Mission|Night Terrors|Unification I|Relics}}, ''et al.'') |
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| − | The [[Bussard collector]]s on some starships were used to collect hydrogen and interstellar [[gas]]ses, including deuterium. ({{TNG|Samaritan Snare}}; {{VOY|Unforgettable|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}}) However, the {{USS|Voyager}} occasionally needed to find deuterium from other sources. ({{VOY|The Cloud|Demon}}) |
+ | The [[Bussard collector]]s on some starships were used to collect hydrogen and interstellar [[gas]]ses, including deuterium. ({{TNG|Samaritan Snare}}; {{VOY|Unforgettable|The Haunting of Deck Twelve}}) However, the {{USS|Voyager}} occasionally needed to find deuterium from other sources. ({{VOY|The Cloud|Demon|Bliss}}) |
{{bginfo|The reason for this remains unstated. It may be that the Bussard collectors or other processing systems were malfunctioning, or that the collectors cannot provide for 100% of a ship's needs, or that ''Voyager'' was regularly using more deuterium than could be held in the tanks due to their constant use of the warp drive.}} |
{{bginfo|The reason for this remains unstated. It may be that the Bussard collectors or other processing systems were malfunctioning, or that the collectors cannot provide for 100% of a ship's needs, or that ''Voyager'' was regularly using more deuterium than could be held in the tanks due to their constant use of the warp drive.}} |
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Revision as of 07:49, 15 April 2013
Deuterium (or heavy hydrogen) is an isotope of hydrogen which contains one proton and one neutron in its nucleus (or deuteron), and one electron orbiting the nucleus, whereas the hydrogen nucleus lacks any neutron particle. Naturally-occurring hydrogen consists of less than 1% deuterium.
Deuterium, along with its antimatter opposite, antideuterium, is the primary fuel used in matter-antimatter reactions, such as those generated in warp cores, and was stored in large tanks aboard starships for this purpose. (TNG: "Heart of Glory", "Captain's Holiday", "Final Mission", "Night Terrors", "Unification I", and more, et al.)
The Bussard collectors on some starships were used to collect hydrogen and interstellar gasses, including deuterium. (TNG: "Samaritan Snare"; VOY: "Unforgettable", "The Haunting of Deck Twelve") However, the USS Voyager occasionally needed to find deuterium from other sources. (VOY: "The Cloud", "Demon", "Bliss")
In 2369, Chief O'Brien ordered that the deuterium flow to carbon reaction chamber two should be increased by five percent; however, the station's computer refused to do this and told O'Brien to read the Cardassian operational guidelines. (DS9: "The Forsaken")
In 2371, Miles O'Brien and Jake Sisko investigated the possibility of turning the ore processing section of Deep Space 9, formerly used for processing uridium using Bajoran slave labor, into a deuterium refinery. They accidentally triggered Dukat's counter-insurgency program while doing so, however. (DS9: "Civil Defense")
The "Silver Blood", native to a Y-class planet in the Delta Quadrant, is a biomimetic lifeform composed of deuterium, hydrogen sulfate, dichromates, and proteins. (VOY: "Demon")