Transporter - Revision history

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History

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	* First cargo transporter completed 2138, research continues into personnel transporter (ENT: "Daedalus")		* First cargo transporter completed 2138, research continues into personnel transporter (ENT: "Daedalus")
	** Installed in ECS vessels shortly after		** Installed in ECS vessels shortly after
	* Erickson personnel transporter completed 2151 (ENT: "Broken Bow")		* Erickson personnel transporter completed 2151 (ENT: "Broken Bow"; SGR Novel: ''The Valiant'')
	** First installed [[Enterprise NX-01]]		** First installed [[Enterprise NX-01]]
	* Transporter technology spreads through trade to other races in [[Sol]]-local space		* Transporter technology spreads through trade to other races in [[Sol]]-local space

Idran: /* Pattern enhancer */

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Pattern enhancer

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	===Pattern enhancer===		===Pattern enhancer===

	* Portable ~~devices used as local~~ molecular imaging scanners ~~interfacing with source transport~~ under inclement conditions otherwise ~~preventing~~ pattern acquisition (TNG Novel: ''Immortal Coil''; TNG: "Power Play", "Inheritance"; DS9: "The Alternate"; VOY: "The Omega Directive", "Counterpoint", "Dark Frontier", "Friendship One")		* Portable molecular imaging scanners used under inclement conditions that would otherwise prevent pattern acquisition by the transporter unit (TNG Novel: ''Immortal Coil''; TNG: "Power Play", "Inheritance"; DS9: "The Alternate"; VOY: "The Omega Directive", "Counterpoint", "Dark Frontier", "Friendship One")
	** Usually deployed in sets of three, producing a triangular border of energy demarcating the space ~~where they are active~~		** Usually deployed in sets of three, producing a triangular border of energy demarcating the space being scanned (TNG: "Power Play", "Inheritance"; DS9: "The Alternate"; VOY: "The Omega Directive", "Counterpoint", "Dark Frontier", "Friendship One")
	** Developed by c.2305 (TNG Novel: ''Immortal Coil'')		** Developed by c.2305 (TNG Novel: ''Immortal Coil'')

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Related Devices

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	* Most buildings in the Federation constructed of materials that impede beaming in and out of the structure (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')		* Most buildings in the Federation constructed of materials that impede beaming in and out of the structure (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')

	==Related ~~Devices~~==		==Related devices==
	===Cargo gun===		===Cargo gun===

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	* Short-lived fad on [[Starfleet]] vessels c.2270s; eventually abandoned for lack of any significant use case (''Star Trek: The Motion Picture''; TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina'')		* Short-lived fad on [[Starfleet]] vessels c.2270s; eventually abandoned for lack of any significant use case (''Star Trek: The Motion Picture''; TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina'')

			===Pattern enhancer===

			* Portable devices used as local molecular imaging scanners interfacing with source transport under inclement conditions otherwise preventing pattern acquisition (TNG Novel: ''Immortal Coil''; TNG: "Power Play", "Inheritance"; DS9: "The Alternate"; VOY: "The Omega Directive", "Counterpoint", "Dark Frontier", "Friendship One")
			** Usually deployed in sets of three, producing a triangular border of energy demarcating the space where they are active
			** Developed by c.2305 (TNG Novel: ''Immortal Coil'')

	===Transgenic field===		===Transgenic field===
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	* Projects a general scattering field to prevent transporter [[sensor]] lock (''Star Trek: Insurrection'')		* Projects a general scattering field to prevent transporter [[sensor]] lock (''Star Trek: Insurrection'')
	** Potentially works by emission of high-powered ~~transporter~~ scanning to interfere with ~~opponent~~ scanning (ENT Novel: ''Uncertain Logic'')		** Potentially works by emission of high-powered scanning beams to interfere with the scanning beams of another (ENT Novel: ''Uncertain Logic'')

	===Transport scrambler===		===Transport scrambler===

Idran at 03:51, 29 May 2019

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	* Molecular imaging scanners generate quantum-resolution pattern of object to be transported		* Molecular imaging scanners generate quantum-resolution pattern of object to be transported
	** Cargo transporters or other devices not cleared for transport of living objects scan to molecular level only to save storage, allow for faster transport rates by increasing capacity		** Cargo transporters or other devices not cleared for transport of living objects scan to molecular level only to save storage, allow for faster transport rates by increasing capacity
			** Transporters can be set for wide-beam capture rather than particular target, though this inevitably introduces quantum-level errors in the transport pattern; not recommended for live transport as a result (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Heal'')
	* Target held in annular confinement beam (ACB) while phase transition coils disassemble target object into largely-debonded matter stream		* Target held in annular confinement beam (ACB) while phase transition coils disassemble target object into largely-debonded matter stream
	** Phase transition coils cannot themselves be safely transported by standard processes without disrupting internal balance (TNG Short Story: "On the Spot")		** Phase transition coils cannot themselves be safely transported by standard processes without disrupting internal balance (TNG Short Story: "On the Spot")

Idran at 21:23, 24 May 2019

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	* Matter stream transmitted via [[subspace]] to projected ACB, reassembles according to embedded pattern and reference matrix (DS9 Novel: ''Millennium: Inferno'')		* Matter stream transmitted via [[subspace]] to projected ACB, reassembles according to embedded pattern and reference matrix (DS9 Novel: ''Millennium: Inferno'')
	** Stored in linearly-propagating carrier wave on particular subspace frequency (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')		** Stored in linearly-propagating carrier wave on particular subspace frequency (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')
			* Full transport cycle takes 5 seconds, with 60 second cooldown before reset for new transport (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Heal'')

	==History==		==History==

Idran at 18:31, 7 May 2019

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	** As pattern deterioration often results from long-term suspension, device usually used by less reputable individuals with less interest in preservation (TNG Short Story: "'Til Death")		** As pattern deterioration often results from long-term suspension, device usually used by less reputable individuals with less interest in preservation (TNG Short Story: "'Til Death")
	** ''As mass of stored matter stream would be identical to mass of original object, likely only applicable to objects whose mass could be toted but whose shape prevents easy transportation by hand''		** ''As mass of stored matter stream would be identical to mass of original object, likely only applicable to objects whose mass could be toted but whose shape prevents easy transportation by hand''

			===Clothing transporter===

			* Short-lived fad on [[Starfleet]] vessels c.2270s; eventually abandoned for lack of any significant use case (''Star Trek: The Motion Picture''; TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina'')

	===Transgenic field===		===Transgenic field===

Idran at 22:19, 6 May 2019

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	*** Little-known fact given that ACB magnitude is usually relatively limited (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Part One")		*** Little-known fact given that ACB magnitude is usually relatively limited (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Part One")
	* Heisenberg compensator		* Heisenberg compensator
	** ~~Entangles~~ with target entity in order to encode quantum state information without measuring it (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'')		** Stable Bose-Einstein condensate that entangles with target entity in order to encode quantum state information without measuring it (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'')
	** If not engaged, results in random errors in rematerialization of particles, near-instantaneous death (TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina'')		** If not engaged, results in random errors in rematerialization of particles, near-instantaneous death (TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina'')
	* Quantum phase scanners (TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina'')		* Quantum phase scanners (TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina'')

Idran at 20:23, 6 May 2019

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	** Power requirements rise logarithmically with increased magnitude (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Part One")		** Power requirements rise logarithmically with increased magnitude (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Part One")
	*** Little-known fact given that ACB magnitude is usually relatively limited (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Part One")		*** Little-known fact given that ACB magnitude is usually relatively limited (SCE Short Story: "Invincible, Part One")
			* Heisenberg compensator
			** Entangles with target entity in order to encode quantum state information without measuring it (TNG Novel: ''The Buried Age'')
			** If not engaged, results in random errors in rematerialization of particles, near-instantaneous death (TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina'')
			* Quantum phase scanners (TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina'')

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Idran at 19:19, 4 May 2019

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	==Notes==		==Notes==

			* Couriered handcrafted items are usually not passed through transporter if possible (DS9 Novel: ''The 34th Rule'')
			** Being dematerialized and reconstituted often seen as negating the point of requesting a handcrafted item; no better than just replicating one (DS9 Novel: ''The 34th Rule'')
	* Most buildings in the Federation constructed of materials that impede beaming in and out of the structure (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')		* Most buildings in the Federation constructed of materials that impede beaming in and out of the structure (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')

Idran at 16:03, 23 March 2019

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	===Transport inhibitor===		===Transport inhibitor===

	* Projects a general scattering field to prevent transporter sensor lock (''Star Trek: Insurrection'')		* Projects a general scattering field to prevent transporter [[sensor]] lock (''Star Trek: Insurrection'')
	** Potentially works by emission of high-powered transporter scanning to interfere with opponent scanning (ENT Novel: ''Uncertain Logic'')		** Potentially works by emission of high-powered transporter scanning to interfere with opponent scanning (ENT Novel: ''Uncertain Logic'')