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=== [[Exomatter]] ===
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== [[Exomatter]] ==
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Individually, exoparticles have a slightly lower mass than their standard counterparts, and six times the electric charge.  Despite their lower mass, they tend to be denser - especially at higher numbers - primarily due to the additional contraction effects a greater charge creates.
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Initially developed at the end of the [[22nd century]], exomatter did not see extensive use - at least by [[human]]ity - until the [[23rd century]] and the development of the [[Drolman effect]] and the [[Mynoth process]].  The former is a method by which ordinary matter can be made to react to [[mirror matter]], thus making it relatively easy to find and gather
  
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Exomatter was exceedingly rare in the [[Galaxy]] until [[Albred Mynoth]] discovered the [[Mynoth process]].  Attempts to keep it secret from the [[Three Empires]] only accelerated the coming of the [[Purge]], and they eventually learned the process through the [[Holocene]] and [[supplicants]] anyway.
 
  
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Because the energy of activation is so high, exomatter and compounds of it tend to be transparent, white, or extremely reflective, though a full spectrum of colors is possible.  When heated to extreme temperatures (about 3,000K), they start to glow 'purple hot', as emitting as a blackbody requires the electrons first accumulate enough energy to emit it in the first place, which begins in the X-Ray spectrum.  As temperature increases, higher energy levels are reached more easily, and the full spectrum is eventually covered and they glow 'white hot'.  While this presents a mild hazard to things susceptible to gamma and ultraviolet radiation in everyday use, the sheer utility of these materials is considered to outweigh the risk.
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  Before knowledge of this process spread after the [[Contact War]], exomatter was considered to be an exceedingly precious substance by the [[Three Empires]], and it was traded much like a currency.
  
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Exotic matter compounds are listed with the X: prefix.  For example, X:TiO2 signifies the exotic variant of titanium dioxide.
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Exomatter is formed via a strange combination of particles not typically possible in a normal vacuum, and requires [[mirror matter]] to forge.  Sufficiently high energies can coax new, [[exotic]] sorts of particles to decay, which can be manipulated to form an entirely different subset of stable, electromagnetically interacting matter, with exceptional properties. Like normal matter, it has a set of basic building blocks, which are only stable in eachother's presence:
  
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Only twenty-three [[exoelement]]s are possible.  The uses listed are by no means even remotely complete:
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* [[Dhelatron]]s - counterpart to electrons, they have approximately a third more [[mass]] than the weaker particle, yet have an electric charge of -6 and a [[mirror]] electric charge of -6 as well.  Its antiparticle is called the [[dhositron]].
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* [[exohydrogen]] has a melting point of nearly 750 Kelvin and a boiling point of a bit over 1,000 K in vacuum.  Alone, it makes an excellent superconductor, capable of performing as such up until it melts.  Of course, it is also useful in a wide variety of compounds.
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* [[Triaton]]s - Much like a proton, though less massive.  Has an electric charge of +3.
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* [[exohelium]], like normal [[helium]], is not solid under normal pressures short of the megapascal range.  It does have a significantly higher boiling point - nearly 200 Kelvin, making its superfluid properties far easier to take advantage of.  Amongst other uses, it is the perfect lubricant when in sealed conditions.
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* [[Trimton]]s - The mirror version of the above, but interacts via its own type of nuclear force.  Has a mirrored electric charge of +3.
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* [[exolithium]] sees some use as a component in chemical fuels, namely with exoflourine.  The compound between these two is sometimes called [[rocket salt]].
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* [[exoberyllium]] is an extremely useful exotic element with a melting point close to twenty thousand Kelvin. It functions as a p-type dopant in exotic [[computer]]s, and is also used as the prime component in ultralight alloys.  Like normal beryllium, it has a significant cross-section, making it useful as a neutron reflector and neutrino detector.
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Like electrons, dhelatrons form 'shell's around their more massive partners, but with a number of differences.  Ignoring their incredible strength, they have three valid states in an orbital instead of two.  Thus, the exomatter counterparts to noble gasses occur at exoatomic numbers 6-6, 30-30, 54-54, and 78-78.
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* [[exoboron]] is largely used as an alloying and composite material rather than in any pure form.
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* [[exocarbon]] has the highest sublimation point of all forms of exomatter - in excess of two hundred thousand Kelvin.  Individually, its bonds are also extremely strong, and its presence is the key component in the various '[[exosteel]]s'.  Likewise, its ready use in many compounds makes it one of the most common exoelements by mass.  It is the most common exotic semiconductor.
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Because it is not composed of normal matter, it does not react with normal [[antimatter]]. Antiexomatter does react with it, of course, but is also somewhat more difficult to produce - their is no such thing as a dhelatron-dhositron [[pair cannon]].  Because matter can easily handle it, and because exomatter can easily handle antimatter, they are often used for such purposes, though they possess an exceedingly high amount of friction when so contained.
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* [[exonitrogen]] compounds are usually used as 'mobility control agents' in pseudo-organic materials like those that make up [[homo excelsior]].  Essentially, they help keep the body mobile at lower temperatures.
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* [[exooxygen]] compounds have similar uses, but also function as corrosion control such as when combined with exotitanium, as well as forming other compounds.
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With bond strengths close to twenty times that of ordinary matter, exomatter is usually used to construct ultra-strong materials, some of them reaching the low terapascal range for tensile strength.  Because the dheletron possesses both a mirror electric charge and a normal one, it functions to support - and protect against - [[mirror matter]] as well.  This is also a flaw - since it interacts with mirror matter, the paucity of such matter means that an exomatter object does not have many places to hide.
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* [[exofluorine]] is primarily used as a fuel and exotic corrosive agent.  While expensive, it is the only means by which 'mundane' vessels can keep up with the [[runeship]]s.
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* [[exoneon]] is similar to exohelium in many respects, even to the point of exhibiting high-temperature superfluidity.  It is somewhat less useful and thus does not see much production.
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Triatons and trimtons are largely stable, and can 'forge' dhelatrons out of
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* [[exosodium]] is primarily an alloying and compound agent.
 
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* [[exomagnesium]] typically an alloy with exoaluminum.
 
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* [[exoaluminum]] forms the basis for the middleweight exosteel.
 
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* [[exosilicon]] sees frequent use in solar panel arrays.
 
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* [[exophosphorus]] is used for p-type junctions in exotic computing.
 
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* [[exosulfur]] is an important compound agent.
 
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* [[exochlorine]] is an important compound agent.
 
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* [[exoargon]] is notable for being the first 'noble gas' that is actually liquid at room temperature.  It is a bit odd as it doesn't make things wet, which can confuse people not familiar with it.
 
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* [[exopotassium]] is rarely used, but does see some function in more complex compounds.
 
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* [[exocalcium]] is often used in exotic ceramics and cements, as well as being a common alloying agent.
 
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* [[exoscandium]] makes up the heaviest group of exosteels.  It has a slightly higher strength to weight ratio than exotitanium.
 
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* [[exotitanium]] is usually used for high-temperature demands.  It is rather dense, and though it possesses extreme strength (in the low terapascal range) its use is limited.  It does function as a rather potent neutrino detector, however.
 
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* [[exovanadium]] is the second-densest substance known.  A meter of it blocks roughly .02% of passing neutrinos, and is thus used heavily by the [[mission]]s.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 04:51, 4 April 2007

Exomatter

Initially developed at the end of the 22nd century, exomatter did not see extensive use - at least by humanity - until the 23rd century and the development of the Drolman effect and the Mynoth process. The former is a method by which ordinary matter can be made to react to mirror matter, thus making it relatively easy to find and gather 


 Before knowledge of this process spread after the Contact War, exomatter was considered to be an exceedingly precious substance by the Three Empires, and it was traded much like a currency.

Exomatter is formed via a strange combination of particles not typically possible in a normal vacuum, and requires mirror matter to forge. Sufficiently high energies can coax new, exotic sorts of particles to decay, which can be manipulated to form an entirely different subset of stable, electromagnetically interacting matter, with exceptional properties. Like normal matter, it has a set of basic building blocks, which are only stable in eachother's presence:

  • Dhelatrons - counterpart to electrons, they have approximately a third more mass than the weaker particle, yet have an electric charge of -6 and a mirror electric charge of -6 as well. Its antiparticle is called the dhositron.
  • Triatons - Much like a proton, though less massive. Has an electric charge of +3.
  • Trimtons - The mirror version of the above, but interacts via its own type of nuclear force. Has a mirrored electric charge of +3.

Like electrons, dhelatrons form 'shell's around their more massive partners, but with a number of differences. Ignoring their incredible strength, they have three valid states in an orbital instead of two. Thus, the exomatter counterparts to noble gasses occur at exoatomic numbers 6-6, 30-30, 54-54, and 78-78.

Because it is not composed of normal matter, it does not react with normal antimatter. Antiexomatter does react with it, of course, but is also somewhat more difficult to produce - their is no such thing as a dhelatron-dhositron pair cannon. Because matter can easily handle it, and because exomatter can easily handle antimatter, they are often used for such purposes, though they possess an exceedingly high amount of friction when so contained.

With bond strengths close to twenty times that of ordinary matter, exomatter is usually used to construct ultra-strong materials, some of them reaching the low terapascal range for tensile strength. Because the dheletron possesses both a mirror electric charge and a normal one, it functions to support - and protect against - mirror matter as well. This is also a flaw - since it interacts with mirror matter, the paucity of such matter means that an exomatter object does not have many places to hide.

Triatons and trimtons are largely stable, and can 'forge' dhelatrons out of


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