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'''Plasma''' is an [[ion]]ized [[gas]]eous state of [[matter]], which is commonly observed in arcs of [[electricity]] traveling through matter. In the plasma stage, matter can reach temperatures of over 3 million [[Kelvin]] and thus can't be contained in normal containers. Instead the plasma is usually contained with magnetic [[force field]]s used in [[plasma canister]]s and [[plasma infusers]]. The plasma can then be transferred through [[EPS conduit]]s found in a [[starship]]'s [[power transfer grid]]. ({{r|TNG|Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual}}) |
'''Plasma''' is an [[ion]]ized [[gas]]eous state of [[matter]], which is commonly observed in arcs of [[electricity]] traveling through matter. In the plasma stage, matter can reach temperatures of over 3 million [[Kelvin]] and thus can't be contained in normal containers. Instead the plasma is usually contained with magnetic [[force field]]s used in [[plasma canister]]s and [[plasma infusers]]. The plasma can then be transferred through [[EPS conduit]]s found in a [[starship]]'s [[power transfer grid]]. ({{r|TNG|Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual}}) |
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| − | Plasma was first created on [[Earth]] during the [[20th century]], in a controlled environment within a [[prototype]] [[fusion reactor]]. However, the duration of the plasma's stability was limited with the current technological level of [[human]]s. ({{m|TOS|Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home}}) |
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Latest revision as of 23:29, 28 March 2012
Plasma is an ionized gaseous state of matter, which is commonly observed in arcs of electricity traveling through matter. In the plasma stage, matter can reach temperatures of over 3 million Kelvin and thus can't be contained in normal containers. Instead the plasma is usually contained with magnetic force fields used in plasma canisters and plasma infusers. The plasma can then be transferred through EPS conduits found in a starship's power transfer grid. (TNG reference: Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual)
In 2254 the IKS Varchas was able to follow a plasma trail from the damaged shuttlecraft Icarus to its crashsite on the planet Prairie. (EV comic: "The Flat, Gold Forever")
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| States of matter: | solid • liquid • gas • plasma |
| Types of matter: | antimatter • dark matter • protomatter |
External links
- Plasma article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Plasma (physics) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.