| Science The science department is tasked with solving problems of a scientific nature brought to it by the command staff. These problems may be mission-related, or may reflect the challenges of space travel and exploration in a more general sense.. |
| Science There are three primary missions for science, remote life form analysis, astronomical observation, and planetary surface analysis. Science performs these duties thru these 5 sensor systems, long range , navigational, lateral sensor array, instrumented probes and tricorders. The science officers extras and studies the data and performs correlative research at the mobile research platform know as the science labs. What is there to study: You are at SFEF Academy in San Francisco, Earth. So, what�s there for a science officer to study here. Well, Just remember that you are standing on a planet that�s revolving at 900 miles an hour. It is orbiting at 19 miles a second. The sun you and me and all the stars that we can see are moving at 1 million miles a day in an outer spiral arm at 40 thousand miles an hour in the galaxy we call the milky way. This galaxy itself contains 100 billion stars. It�s 100 thousand light years side to side. It bulges in the middle 16 thousand light years thick but to us it is only 3 thousand light years wide. We�re 30 thousand light years from the galatic central point. We go around every 200 million years, and this galaxy is only 1 of millions and billions in this amazing universe which keeps on expanding and expanding in all the directions it can whiz as fast as it can go. That would be the speed of light. The speed of light, you know, is 12 million miles a minute and that is the fastest speed there is besides the factors of Warp. Now in all these billions upon millions of galatic clusters we discovered some life forms or they have discovered us. Remote life form analysis In fact, the Galaxy as we know it is divided into quadrants like a pie. There are currently 5 quadrants, Alpha, Beta, Delta, Gamma, and a dimension which is considered a quadrant in that space has a additional dimension of Time. The Alpha quadrant which contains humans have the most humanoid life forms. This may be due to the newness of intergalactic space travel which is only 600 years old. When compared to the longevity of the human race on earth which is roughly 2300 years, space travel is still in its infancy. So basically, humans are staying close to home. Their neighbors in the Alpha quadrant are, Bajorans, Betazoid, Cardassian, Ferengi, Son�a, Trill, Vulcan. So where are the rest? The Beta Quadrant boasts Klingons and Romulans. The Delta Quadrant contains Borg, Kazon, Ocampo, Talaxian, Vidian. The Gama Quadrant is populated with Founders, Jem Hadar,and the Vorta. While the Other Dimension has Species 8472, space dwelling life forms and our friend �Q�. Astronomical observation It is not enough to look up into the darkness of the onscreen as flashing lights whip past and see the twinkling from the bridge. The Commanding Officer will ask the Science officer to perform some science related analysis. So it is probably a good idea to know something about what to observe. There are events that happen in space like there are trees that fall down in a Forrest even when no one is there to watch. Those events affect the surround space and time. These events are called Phenomena. Another source of concern for space travelers is the different properties of Matter. If that isn�t enough to worry about, think about running out of Diliuthium without any space stations for support. Dilithium is found on planets and so are trillions of billions of raw geological material which can support a star ship or destroy it. Planetary Classifications cuts the guess work out of locating a particular type of celestial body that contains just the right stuff. First one must spot the right type of Star. Phenomena There are probably more events that occur in the galaxy than anyone can list. However there are three classifications of events which most phenomena can be separated, Quantum Filament, Cosmic String, Nebula. Normally, a ship has brief warning before plowing right into one of these. None of what happens is pleasant. A Quantum Filament is twisted closed loop of space which has unpredictable physical effects. They are usually formed in supernovas and bleed off into other parts of space after a few trillion years. The Bajoran Badlands is an example of a Quantum Filament. A Cosmic String is a gravitational abyss which pulls itself and anything that is unlucky enough to get trapped on its waives into the depths of it�s shaft. It has been speculations that it crushes the objects that are packed inside. Obviously anything that has been sent into it has not been recovered. A Nebula is an area of space with a high matter density. It begins as a formation of gaseous clouds most common are ion, trachyeon, or plasma and eventually clusters in such a way that it becomes tightly packed matter. With enough time and pressure the collected material can form a star. Properties of Matter There are 5 classifications of matter, dark, Protomatter, Degenerate, negative and anti. Dark matter so called because it is a dark spot on the on-screen. That is a reflection of its relative density to the rest of the area of space it occupies. It is a dot which was once a quadrant of the galaxy all shoved together and push down like a garbage compactor that turns a 30 gal trash bag of stuff into a 12 ounce cylinder 4 inches long. Protomatter is one neutron and one electron. Although very rare they clog bussards. Degenerative Matter is the ingrediance of dwarf stars. Negative Matter has all the electrons and protons which cancel out matter and anti matter. However, it has never been observed because if it did exits it would cancel out the other types of matter and itself that it came in contact with. Anti matter is a fundamental particle for the Warp drive on a star ship. Anti matter is the atoms that fuse matter to create energy rather than from explosion. Planet Classifications Sixteen arbitrarily assigned Alpha characters which identify a planet by it�s attributes. Class A and B are Gas giants, Class C, D, E, F and G have the same relative size as earth however lack the exact atmospheric conditions to create a viable atmosphere for humanoid life without EVA equipment. Classes H, I , J, K, and L are much smaller than earth and have some of the characteristics that are needed for survival without equipment. Class M and N are habitable. Class S is an ultra Giant while Class T and Y are super giants. Stars Development There are 9 phases of a star, Dwarf, Sun, Red Giant, Blue Straggler, Red super Giant, SuperNova, Neutron Star, Lazarus Star, and Nova. The Dwarfs come in white, red, brown and black. The white Dwarf is small and dim about the size of a Class M or N planet. The Red Dwarf is a dim long lived star which comprise much of the galaxy. The Brown Dwarf is a gaseous body with enough gravity to hold itself barely together they usually are found around Class S planets. The Black Dwarf is a star that has exhausted all it�s energy without exploding. The sun is a famous figure near Class M and N planets. Red Giants are cooler and produce less useful radiant heat. Blue Stragglers are hot young stars. Red Super Giants are Red Giants expanding with additional hydrogen energy. Super Nova is a young star that has burned hot and now is imploding and developing more fusion energy. Neutron star has been a hot Nova that has exploded with such force that all that is left is the core. Lazarus Star is a supernova remnant, which is undergoing another implosion. Nova is a dwarf star that has exhausted all it�s materials. Planetary surface analysis Away Teams don�t just pop down to a planet and have a look around without first getting a map and some survey information from Science. Once on the ground Science is usually responsible for verifying the extracted information that was deduced from the comparisons of other planets and stars in similar systems. Sensors Long Range Sensors are the most powerful instruments that the Science department has at their disposal. The Scanning array has wide-angle active EM scanner, Narrow-angle active EM scanner, Gamma ray telescoping, Variable frequency EM flux sensor, Subspace field stress sensor, Gravimetric distortion and Passive neutrino imaging as well as Thermal imaging array. In other words if a molecule in an ion cloud sneezes in space within 9 parsecs of the ship the long range sensors can identify which particle sneezed and where the germs went . Navigational sensors provide an awareness of the surrounding galactic region and allowing the ship to pin point the correct direction to travel. The 350 sensor assembly isolates extraneous cross-referencing with other general sensor array to provide a direct impulse pathway to the helm with a minimum of error. It is a �at a glance� guidance system. Lateral sensor array are exterior mounted instruments which provide optimal three-axis coverage of the ship. This allows Mission specific investigations which may require nonstandard instrument configuration to be accessed without additional installation time. Very handy when you are in a combat situation and want to find the nearest hiding place. Instrumented probes are fired from torpedo launchers and contain a small battery of specific instruments for measuring and data collection of one precise mission. Probes afford the science team to gather real time data without the risk to personnel. Tricorders are the staple of any Away Team mission. They are portable sensor and computing devices which incorporate scientific instruments for both shipboard and away mission capability. Science department is responsible for the care and repair of the ships tricorders. Unlike many post specific functions the Science Officer post has a broad spectrum of tasks which require a lot of knowledge across multiple disciplines. If there is a plausible answer, the Science Officer will discover it. Manual Written by: Fleet Captain Jaccob Adder |
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