Difference between revisions of "Higgs-Nathan Reactor"
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| − | The Higgs-Nathan reactor is a device that combines matter and antimatter to produce high-energy plasma. This can then be directly captured and converted into electrical energy at a high rate, this producing a | + | The Higgs-Nathan reactor is a device that combines matter and antimatter to produce high-energy plasma. This can then be directly captured and converted into electrical energy at a high rate, this producing a sizable amount of energy. If used aboard a [[Starship Power Systems|starship]], the plasma from the reactor can also be channeled directly into the [[Starship Engine Systems|engines]]. |
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
| − | Due to design limitations, the Higgs-Nathan design has no practical application. In any known circumstance, other, more conventional power sources are | + | Due to design limitations, the Higgs-Nathan design has no practical application. In any known circumstance, other, more conventional power sources are preferred. |
The proposed function of the design was for deep space vessels; antimatter has the highest energy density of any substance possible, so a Higgs-Nathan reactor could, in principle, provide power for a considerable duration. The design is also much more compact comparatively, but this has traditionally never been a particularly large problem. | The proposed function of the design was for deep space vessels; antimatter has the highest energy density of any substance possible, so a Higgs-Nathan reactor could, in principle, provide power for a considerable duration. The design is also much more compact comparatively, but this has traditionally never been a particularly large problem. | ||
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| + | ===Plasma-Inducer=== | ||
| + | Plasma-induction technology, developed as part of the Higgs-Nathan principle, allowed certain systems to be powered directly off of the plasma being produced, without first being converted to electricity. | ||
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| − | Only one full-scale Higgs-Nathan reactor was ever put into service. | + | Only one full-scale Higgs-Nathan reactor was ever put into service: [[G.S.S. Antikythera]] |
[[Category:Course Books]] | [[Category:Course Books]] | ||
Revision as of 20:37, 20 March 2020
The Higgs-Nathan reactor is a device that combines matter and antimatter to produce high-energy plasma. This can then be directly captured and converted into electrical energy at a high rate, this producing a sizable amount of energy. If used aboard a starship, the plasma from the reactor can also be channeled directly into the engines.
Usage
Due to design limitations, the Higgs-Nathan design has no practical application. In any known circumstance, other, more conventional power sources are preferred.
The proposed function of the design was for deep space vessels; antimatter has the highest energy density of any substance possible, so a Higgs-Nathan reactor could, in principle, provide power for a considerable duration. The design is also much more compact comparatively, but this has traditionally never been a particularly large problem.
Plasma-Inducer
Plasma-induction technology, developed as part of the Higgs-Nathan principle, allowed certain systems to be powered directly off of the plasma being produced, without first being converted to electricity.
Service
Only one full-scale Higgs-Nathan reactor was ever put into service: G.S.S. Antikythera
