Antimatter Spread

From TFC Galactopedia

Categories: Physics | Antimatter | Federation Military Doctrine | Tactics

Antimatter spreads are a visually impressive but relatively harmless display rarely used by Federation starships. They are produced by bypassing the crystals of the phaser emitters and routing small amounts of anti-hydrogen through the plasma distribution manifold. The result is similar to a fireworks show, causing high energy electromagnetic interference useful in masking STL sensors for a limited period of time because of the gamma radiation released.

The USS Enterprise used an antimatter spread in order to mask the presence of a rescue shuttle from the Borg on stardate 44001.4. Although not completely effective in preventing the Borg from detecting it, it confused them long enough to allow the rescue mission to succeed.

Antimatter technology is largely a lost development within the Galactic Empire. It's use was banned long ago by Old Republic authorities who thought the substance to be too destructive and notoriously unstable. Any research into using it for a possible power source was abandoned in favor of advanced fusion and hypermatter technologies for many of the same reasons.

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