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	Antimatter weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An antimatter weapon is a hypothetical device using antimatter as a power source, a propellant, or an explosive for a weapon.
		Antimatter annihilates with regular matter on contact, so it would be necessary to prevent contact, for example by producing antimatter in the form of solid charged or magnetized particles, and suspending them using electromagnetic fields in near-perfect vacuum.
		Antimatter catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion proposes to use antimatter as a "trigger" to initiate nuclear explosions using much smaller quantities of fissile or fusible materials than is presently the case, for the purposes of spacecraft propulsion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antimatter_weapon (1436 words)

	SF Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In normal operation mode onboard antimatter generation is not efficient, more energy is necessary to produce antimatter than the energy content of the obtained antimatter.
		Laser weapons have been replaced by the more powerful phasers in the 23rd century, however, lasers are still in use as cutting and welding tools.
		Mass destruction weapon used by the Haakonians that killed many of the inhabitants of the Talaxian moon Rhinax, and left the survivors suffering from a deadly blood disease, metrymia.
	www.ussfreedom.net /Encyclopedia.htm (15546 words)

	Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Krenim weapon that employs a temporal invariance of typically 1.47µs to penetrate shields.Chroniton torpedoes are featured in VOY: "Before and After" and "The Year of Hell".
		The amount of energy required exceeds the capabilities of the small Genesis device by far, so a quantum uncertainty effect like in the quantum torpedoes might be involved or energy would have to be produced from part of the reacting matter itself in a kind of chain-reaction.
		Considering that positrons are actually antimatter, it is highly improbable that these particles are employed in the positronic brain.
	www.bravofleet.com /bravofleet/encyclopedia.html (15981 words)

	More on Antimatter
		The scarcity of antimatter means that it is not readily available to be used as fuel, although it could be used in antimatter catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion.
		Counterbalancing this, when antimatter annihilates with ordinary matter energy equal to twice the mass of the antimatter is liberated—so energy storage in the form of antimatter could (in theory) be 100% efficient.
		It is hoped that antimatter could be used as fuel for interplanetary travel or possibly interstellar travel, but it is also feared that if humanity ever gets the capabilities to do so, there could be the construction of antimatter weapons.
	www.artilifes.com /antimatter.htm (1269 words)

	Antimatter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Antimatter is matter that is composed of the antiparticle s of those that constitute normal matter.
		With current technology, it is considered possible to attain antimatter for 25 billion dollar s per gram (roughly 1,000 times the equivalent cost of the equivalent amount of energy in space shuttle propellants) by optimizing the collision and collection parameters, given current electricity generation costs.
		It is hoped that antimatter could be used as fuel for interplanetary travel or possibly interstellar travel, but it is also feared that if humanity ever gets the capabilities to do so, there could be the construction of antimatter weapon s.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Antimatter.html (1148 words)

	Antimatter weapon: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Antimatter is matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter....
		A weapon is a tool which can be used during combat to kill or incapacitate, to destroy property, or to otherwise render resources non-functional...
		A nuclear weapon is a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of fission and/or fusion....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/antimatter_weapon.htm (1823 words)

	Pushpendra
		Weapons that have a fusion stage are also referred to as hydrogen bombs or H-bombs because their fusion fuel is often a form of hydrogen, or thermonuclear weapons because fusion reactions require extremely high temperatures for a chain reaction to occur.
		Using electromagnetic weapons against urban areas provides the opportunity to prevent government propaganda from reaching the population via means of mass media, through the damaging or destruction of all television and radio receivers within the footprint of the weapon.
		In summary the use of electromagnetic weapons in strategic air attack campaign offers a potentially high payoff, particularly when applied to leadership, C3 and vital economic targets, all of which may be deprived of much of their function for substantial periods of time.
	combatps.blogspot.com /2006/01/pushpendra-electromagnetic-bomb-by.html (16477 words)

	Fictional technology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Exploratory engineering seeks to identify if a prospective technology can be designed in detail, and simulated, even if it cannot be built yet - this is often a prerequisite to venture capital funding, or investigation in weapons research.
		antimatter weapon (with current technology, antimatter cannot be produced in sufficient quantities to be used as weapons)
		Proposals for further development of these are thus more and more likely to be seen as fictional, misleading or amusing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fictional_technology (392 words)

	Voltayre's ENCYCLOPEDIA XENOBIOLOGICA: Starship Weaponry
		This is the primary weapon of the Minbari Fleet.
		It is an extremely devastating weapon (rated at 350 Terrawatts) -- in addition to high power output, the Neutron Cannon as a highly accurate fire control system that allows it to target capital ships and fighter with equal accuracy.
		Considered by many to be the pinnacle of beam weapon technology, the slicer beam is capable of projecting astronomical amounts of concentrated energy, undiffused and with high precision to targets dozens of clicks away.
	www.frostjedi.com /vex/html/starship_weaponry.htm (1055 words)

	Sentient Developments: Conversation with Anders Sandberg on antimatter weapons
		Antimatter becomes a serious problem if a stable (especially a passive) containment is constructed (or it can be produced in such a form).
		Maybe antimatter would be good for secretive space warfare or redirecting asteroids at enemies, but that seems a relatively low-level nastiness.
		Antimatter detonations would have a characteristic spectrum (like at 0.5 MeV for electron-positron annihilation), and it is not seen in GRBs or elsewhere.
	sentientdevelopments.blogspot.com /2004/10/conversation-with-anders-sandberg-on.html (1177 words)

	Voltayre's Encyclopedia Xenobiologica :.: babylon 5 aliens ships creatures
		A weak, obselete starfighter weapon (rated at 15 Megawatts output) that is considered a forerunner of currentstarfury pulse weapons.
		The Narn acquired this weapon from the Centauri (see Battle Laser), but modified it to inflict more damage at the cost of an extended recharge time.
		It is an extremely devastating weapon (rated at 350 Terrawatts) - in addition to high power output, the Neutron Cannon as a highly accurate fire control system that allows it to target capital ships and fighter with equal accuracy.
	www.infinicorp.com /VEX/starships/starship-weaponry.htm (1121 words)

	Antiparticle - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The word antimatter properly refers to (elementary) antiparticles, composite antiparticles made with them (such as antihydrogen) and to larger assemblies of either.
		In 1932, soon after the prediction of positrons by Paul Dirac, Carl D. Anderson found that cosmic-ray collisions produced these particles in a cloud chamber— a particle detector in which moving electrons (or positrons) leave behind trails as they move through the gas.
		In recent years, complete atoms of antimatter have been assembled out of antiprotons and positrons, collected in electromagnetic traps.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Antiparticle (1608 words)

	A.T. Hun's Haus of Shogo: Review of BloodBath 5.0.1
		All the extra weapon firing means extra messages sent to and from the server.
		I had concerns about this mod throwing the game's balance way over to the weapon side, but I didn't find that to be the case.
		The weapons are supercharged, but not so much so that it's absolutely ridiculous.
	shogo.thehaus.net /reviews/bb.shtml (944 words)

	Ex Astris Scientia - Asia Class
		Shortly after the ceremony a severe maladjustment developed in the antimatter containment field of Yoyodyne's newly developed matter/antimatter reactor which prevented the warp core from being safely activated for a full year.
		When this missile was first introduced the risk the that antimatter containment of a single pod would fail was still rather high, and the cumulative risk on a ship carrying up to 20 missiles, each with 4 independent pods, was considerable.
		However, subsequent advances in antimatter containment essentially eliminated the risk of failure, and with the introduction of new acceleration tubes the weapon became the familiar photon torpedo.
	www.ex-astris-scientia.org /my_ships/asia.htm (960 words)

	Ex Astris Scientia - Treknology Encyclopedia L-Z
		Projectile weapons are generally outdated in the 24th century, but the TR-116 (DS9: "Field of Fire"), designed for environments in which phasers are useless and probably with the Borg in mind too, is a formidable weapon.
		Matter and antimatter stream are combined in the dilithium crystal inside the warp core, resulting in a (warp) plasma stream.
		The controlled annihilation of antimatter and matter inside a dilithium crystal in the warp core generates the energy necessary for a warp field and also supplies most of the ship's systems.
	www.ex-astris-scientia.org /treknology2.htm (9115 words)

	Defense Tech: USAF WANTS ANTIMATTER WEAPONS
		Moreover, 1 gram of antimatter, about 1/25th of an ounce, would equal "23 space shuttle fuel tanks of energy." Thus "positron energy conversion," as he called it, would be a "revolutionary energy source" of interest to those who wage war.
		It almost defies belief, the amount of explosive force available in a speck of antimatter -- even a speck that is too small to see.
		Thus, in principle, a positron bomb could be a step toward one of the military's dreams from the early Cold War: a so-called "clean" superbomb that could kill large numbers of soldiers without ejecting radioactive contaminants over the countryside.
	www.defensetech.org /archives/001137.html (411 words)

	A Call To Duty - Advanced Starship Design Team \| Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Matter/antimatter annihilation weapon used by Starfleet that contains deuterium and magnetically constrained antideuterium tanks which are simultaneously released at the point of detonation, mutually annihilating each other and producing a high-energy explosion.
		The absence of future technology such as transphasic shields and “Batmobile” deployable ablative armor in the recent movie "Nemesis" reinforces the notion that this technology is being kept secret, and far from public eyes due in no small part because of the Temporal Prime Directive.
		Aside from seeing the U.S.S. Voyager covered in "Batmobile" ablative armor upon exiting the Borg Sphere, ships making up the small fleet that greeted it never got a chance to see her weapons in action, and it is conceivable that members of Voyager's crew would be told to withhold such information from other persons.
	techspecs.acalltoduty.com /articles/torpedoes.html (1476 words)

	ZNet \| Activism \| The Arms Race of One
		What has changed in the first three decades of the 21st century is that, in the hands of terrorists, weapons of mass destruction have become a first resort -- the preferred means to further their ideology of suicide and random murder.
		Armed with such a weapon, small groups of fanatics, or failing states, could gain the power to threaten the cities of great nations, threaten the world peace, or our very existence.
		for example, antimatter bombs small enough to hold in one's hand, and antimatter engines for 24/7 surveillance aircraft." And here's the good news: The hope is that our scientists can create "a new generation of super weapons...
	www.zmag.org /content/print_article.cfm?itemID=6422&sectionID=15 (832 words)

	Captain America
		What has changed in the first four decades of the 21st century is that, in the hands of terrorists, weapons of mass destruction have become a first resort -- the preferred means to further their ideology of suicide and random murder.
		These terrible weapons are becoming easier to acquire, build, hide, and transport.
		From new generations of nuclear weapons to initial generations of space weaponry, the Bush administration has only accelerated this process.
	www.motherjones.com /news/dailymojo/2004/10/10_511.html (2423 words)

	PLANET ANNIHILATION \| Downloads \| TA \| New Units \| NFWD Units
		The Caiman is a fast amphibious tank with a new depth charge weapon that does more damage, has a longer range, and a faster rate of fire.
		The weapon can fire above water, but it was meant for sea units.
		The Pulsar is a large but agile tank that fires a new antimatter pulse cannon that can do alot of damage.
	www.planetannihilation.com /units/ta/nfwd.shtml (429 words)

	Positron - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The positron is the antiparticle or the antimatter counterpart of the electron.
		The positron has an electric charge of +1, a spin of 1/2, and the same mass as an electron.
		Anderson also unsuccessfully suggested renaming electrons "negatrons." The positron was the first evidence of antimatter and was discovered by passing cosmic rays through a gas chamber and a lead plate surrounded by a magnet to distinguish the particles by bending differently charged particles in different directions.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Positron (507 words)

	The Revealer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A lavish, illustrated edition of Angels and Demons, the prequel to The DaVinci Code, comes out in May. The approximate size and heft of a textbook, it’s filled with photos and illustrations of Christian sites and symbols.
		Antimatter is introduced to the reader on a page labeled, "Fact." On the next page is an author’s note, telling us, "References to all works of art, tombs, tunnels, and architecture in Rome are entirely factual." The illustrated edition heightens the documentary feel, with slick photos and artwork to accompany the text.
		There’s even a photograph of something called a "small antimatter trap," with a photo credit from CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research.
	www.therevealer.org /archives/feature_print.php?printid=1898 (340 words)

	Air Force pursuing antimatter weapons / Program was touted publicly, then came official gag order (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In a sense, matter and antimatter are the yin and yang of reality: Every type of subatomic particle has its antimatter counterpart.
		Another possibility is antimatter- powered "electromagnetic pulse" weapons that could fry an enemy's electric power grid and communications networks, leaving him literally in the dark and unable to operate his society and armed forces.
		One fundamental difference between matter and antimatter is that their subatomic building blocks carry opposite electric charges.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/10/04/MNGM393GPK1.DTL (1406 words)

	Circling the Square: Antimatter Rules, Nukes Drool
		Fans of science fiction are already familiar with the virtues of antimatter, an energy source that can be used to power everything from deathrays to cyber-dentalfloss (but not dental-cyberfloss, which can be only be powered by a time-space singularity or, alternately, a crystal containing the souls of a thousand Norwegian Druids).
		For this reason, Circling the Square may not be able to report anything new about antimatter based weapon technology while it is in devolopment.
		I, for one, will sleep a little easier tonight, knowing that some of the top scientific minds in the country are working to make this happen.
	www.circling.org /archives/000022.html (703 words)

	Prologue
		The matter/antimatter device is intended to deter the apparent threat from an alien race gathering its forces near Jupiter, on the side of the planet hiding it from Earth observation posts.
		Anyway, the antimatter gun is what was used to blast off the tops of the Himalayas at the level of the Tibetan Plateau, and later of virtually every mountain on Earth over half that altitude."
		Hélène Cruche explained that antimatter beams reacted with the matter of the mountains, causing a reaction in which both matter and antimatter were converted to an enormous amount of energy.
	www.udel.edu /fllt/faculty/braun/prologue.html (1889 words)

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		The publication "NASA Techbriefs" shows a photo of an EBE with no caption or explanation.
		Word comes from New Mexico to researchers that Los Alamos has developed an antimatter weapon, which allegedly will be used as a last resort if "the Greys cannot be pried away from the planet".
		The number of Greys on Earth is estimated at 20 million.
	www.angelfire.com /ut/branton/ebe3.html (366 words)

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