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+ | [[File:Harrad-Sar's barge and positron burst.jpg|thumb|A positron burst travels up Sar's towing cable.]] |
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+ | A '''positron''' was a [[subatomic particle]], and is an antiparticle of the [[electron]]. Positrons belonged to a type of particle known as [[antilepton]]s, the basis of [[antimatter]]. |
| + | The flow rate of positrons was the fourth and final step of a [[subspace infrared algorithm]]. ({{VOY|Good Shepherd}}) |
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| − | Positrons are particles that occur naturally, can be created and directed as part of an active [[sensor]] scan by [[Federation]] [[starship]]s and [[shuttlecraft]], can be measured by Federation sensors, and is a basis upon which artificial [[brain]]s can be constructed. [[Geordi La Forge]]’s [[VISOR]] is constructed to sense positrons, and certain sensor data is typically analyzed by [[Starfleet]] [[scientist]]s through a [[subspace infrared algorithm]] measuring the flow rate of positrons. Readings indicating positron displacement in an object can indicate a potential past contact with [[dark matter]]. The brainpaths of artificial brains are kept active by the flow of positrons, and brains so constructed are called [[positronic brain|positronic]]. |
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| + | During an encounter in [[2154]] with the [[Orion]]s, the {{EnterpriseNX}} found itself on the receiving end of a towing cable that was deployed from [[Harrad-Sar's barge]]. The ''Enterprise'' was able to break free after it sent a positron burst through its [[navigational deflector]] and along the towing cable, which resulted in the triggering of an [[energy]] cascade that successfully disabled the Orion's power systems. ({{ENT|Bound}}) |
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| + | In [[2293]], {{USS|Excelsior}} fired a modulated positron beam at the [[Azure Nebula]] to ignite the [[sirillium]] gasses inside to disable [[Kang's battle cruiser (2293)|Kang's battle cruiser]]. ({{VOY|Flashback}}) |
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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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| − | * [[TNG]]: |
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| − | *[[VOY]]: "[[Good Shepherd]]" |
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| + | Positrons could be detected using a [[positron emission sensor]]. [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]] used this device in [[2367]] while undertaking an autopsy of the crew of the {{USS|Brattain}}. The sensor was used for [[brain]] tissue cross-sections. ({{TNG|Night Terrors}}) |
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| + | While exploring a [[class T cluster]] in [[2376]], an [[away team]] on the ''[[Delta Flyer]]'' found displaced positrons on a piece of [[hull]] that had been sheared off the ship. One possible cause was an impact from [[dark matter]], though the results were inconclusive. ({{VOY|Good Shepherd}}) |
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Revision as of 12:12, 3 November 2012
A positron burst travels up Sar's towing cable.
A positron was a subatomic particle, and is an antiparticle of the electron. Positrons belonged to a type of particle known as antileptons, the basis of antimatter.
The flow rate of positrons was the fourth and final step of a subspace infrared algorithm. (VOY: "Good Shepherd")
During an encounter in 2154 with the Orions, the Enterprise NX-01 found itself on the receiving end of a towing cable that was deployed from Harrad-Sar's barge. The Enterprise was able to break free after it sent a positron burst through its navigational deflector and along the towing cable, which resulted in the triggering of an energy cascade that successfully disabled the Orion's power systems. (ENT: "Bound")
In 2293, USS Excelsior fired a modulated positron beam at the Azure Nebula to ignite the sirillium gasses inside to disable Kang's battle cruiser. (VOY: "Flashback")
The Delta Rana warship firing a beam of jacketed antiprotons and positrons.
The Delta Rana warship used jacketed beams of antiprotons and positrons as its main weapon and fired beams with a firepower of forty megawatts and later four hundred gigawatts at the USS Enterprise-D in 2366. (TNG: "The Survivors")
Positrons could be detected using a positron emission sensor. Doctor Beverly Crusher used this device in 2367 while undertaking an autopsy of the crew of the USS Brattain. The sensor was used for brain tissue cross-sections. (TNG: "Night Terrors")
While exploring a class T cluster in 2376, an away team on the Delta Flyer found displaced positrons on a piece of hull that had been sheared off the ship. One possible cause was an impact from dark matter, though the results were inconclusive. (VOY: "Good Shepherd")