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Antimatter Generator
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In most newer starships, there exists a the ability to generate a relatively small amount of antimatter during potential emergency situations. The process is by all accounts incredibly power and matter intensive, and may not be advantageous during all operational conditions. As with the Bussard Ramscoop, however, the antimatter generator may provide critical fuel supplies when they are needed most.
TECHNICAL EXPLANATION
It consists of two key elements: the matter/inlet conditioner (MI/C), and the quantum charge reversal device (QCRD). The entire generator measures some 7.6 x 13.7 meters, and measures 1400 metric tons. It is one of the heaviest components, second only to the warp field coils. The MI/C utilizes conventional tritanium and polyduranide in its construction, as it handles only cryogenic deuterium and similiar fuels. The QCRD, on the other hand, employs alternating layers of superdense, forced-matrix, cobalt-ytrrium-polyduranide and 854 kalinite-argium. This is necessary to produce the power amplification required to hold collections of subatomic particles, reverse their charge, and collect the reversed matter for storage in the nearby anti-matter pods.
The conversion process sees the inlet of normal matter, stretched out into thin rivulets no more than 0.000003 cm across. The rivulets are pressure-fed into the QCRD under magnetic suspension, where groups of them are chilled to within 0.001 degree of absolute zero. , and exposed to a short period stasis field to further limit molecular vibration. As the stasis field decays, focused subspace fields drive deep within the subatomic structure to flip the charges and spins the "frozen" protons, neutrons and electrons. The flipped matter, now antimatter, is magnetically removed for storage. The system can normally process 0.08 m cubed per hour.
Applying this method at sublight speeds is next to useless. It works best when warp power is needed.