Positron

A positron was a subatomic particle, and is an antiparticle of the electron. Positrons belonged to a type of particle known as antileptons, the basis of antimatter.

The flow rate of positrons was the fourth and final step of a subspace infrared algorithm. 

During an encounter in 2154 with the Orions, the found itself on the receiving end of a towing cable that was deployed from Harrad-Sar's barge. The Enterprise was able to break free after it sent a positron burst through its navigational deflector and along the towing cable, which resulted in the triggering of an energy cascade that successfully disabled the Orion's power systems. 

In 2293, USS Excelsior fired a modulated positron beam at the Azure Nebula to ignite the sirillium gasses inside to disable Kang's battle cruiser. 

The Delta Rana warship used jacketed beams of antiprotons and positrons as its main weapon and fired beams with a firepower of forty megawatts and later four hundred gigawatts at the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) in 2366. 

Positrons could be detected using a positron emission sensor. Doctor Beverly Crusher used this device in 2367 while undertaking an autopsy of the crew of the USS Brattain. The sensor was used for brain tissue cross-sections. 

While exploring a class T cluster in 2376, an away team on the Delta Flyer found displaced positrons on a piece of hull that had been sheared off the ship. One possible cause was an impact from dark matter, though the results were inconclusive. 

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