Difference between revisions of "Higgs-Nathan Reactor"
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Due to design limitations, the Higgs-Nathan design has no practical application. In any known circumstance, other, more conventional power sources are prefered. | Due to design limitations, the Higgs-Nathan design has no practical application. In any known circumstance, other, more conventional power sources are prefered. | ||
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| + | 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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| + | Only one full-scale Higgs-Nathan reactor was ever put into service. | ||
Revision as of 23:52, 25 March 2017
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 sizeable amount of energy. If used aboard a starship, the plasma from the reactor can also be channeled 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 prefered.
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.
Service
Only one full-scale Higgs-Nathan reactor was ever put into service.
