Anti-deuterium

Antideuterium is an antimatter isotope of hydrogen which contains one antiproton and one antineutron in its nucleus, and one positron orbiting the nucleus.

In a matter-antimatter reactor, such as those used in modern warp-capable starships, antimatter, such as anti-deuterium, reacts with normal matter, annihalating both particles. This powers a warp drive, which allows the ship to travel at faster-than-light speeds.

Because of the volatility of any antimatter, including antideuterium, it is kept in antimatter pods, which are surrounded by a magnetic containment field aboard a starship per SFRA 3287.0.

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 * Atoms of this material appeared in an okudagram display of explosives listed in the Enterprise-D library computer.