And the Heart of the (Anti) Matter

A report by:

RAdm. R.M. & Comm. D.L. Wey

of the Office Of Scientific Research

Research conducted within the galactic core of the Milky Way Galaxy and provided to the OSR have proven very enlightening. At various times this office has[see OSR 960301, 960312, 961214]probed into the somewhat ‘bizarre’ realm of subatomic particles, in its infinite quest of the advancement of knowledge.

Antimatter [subatomic particles of opposing polarity to matter itself], in the earliest stages of the creation of the universe, was believed to be in considerable abundance. Yet, now, could be found in only the rarest of instances, i.e. supernovae explosions, through complex physical processes within a lab, and [it is believed] by a black hole in the process of annihilating material that spirals down its gravitational abyss.

Thus, when data came in suggesting a vast fountain of antimatter spewing from the very heart of our galaxy[and reaching out some many trillions of miles out into space], we were troubled. It is well known that[without some form of containment field]antimatter is rather unstable stuff, being annihilated whenever it comes in contact with matter itself.

As the data is [as yet] preliminary, there are questions still unanswered. That the antimatter exists is not one of them, however, the real mystery is how they remained intact so far from their source. One hypothesis is that [as other research has commented(see OSR 0497)], while most of the materials ‘consumed’ by a black hole remain there, some of it gets ‘blown out’ in the form of a hot wind. This hypothesis is strengthened by the existence of several (possibly 6 in all) black holes located near the center of our galaxy.

Another theory is that it is the explosive force of supernovae that is the impetus behind the large amounts of radiation detected as a result of antimatter annihilation. This is a reasonable theory on the surface [as there are certainly numerous massive stars close to the core of our galaxy], however, it is the ‘rate’ at which such explosions would need to occur in order to supply the amounts of antimatter detected that cast doubt on its validity.

It has been calculated that a massive star would need to go supernova once a century to maintain the levels of antimatter particles being detected. As such phenomenon has never been observed to occur at that rate in our galaxy, it has been suggested[perhaps]that this phenomenon was the result of a more violent epoch in the distant past.

Alas, even this has its no sayers, this in part because of the period in which this phenomenon has been observed; If this were to have occurred in the distant past, how has the antimatter ‘survived’ to be observed by us today? It is a puzzle we will need to solve…if we are to understand the universe around us.