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| - In the 24th century, Doctor Ja'Dar of Bilana III investigated soliton waves as a possible alternative to warp drive. The USS Enterprise-D attended the first field test of this technology in 2368. The soliton wave rider experiment involved the generation of a soliton wave using 23 field coils on the surface of Bilana III, which would envelop a small, unmanned vehicle and push it into warp towards Lemma II. There, a sister facility would generate a particle scattering field to dissipate the wave and bring the test ship out of warp.
- A soliton wave is a nondispersing wavefront of subspace distortion, a phenomenon which travels at faster than light speeds. The use of soliton waves for starship propulsion had been proposed as early as 2268. (TOS - Section 31 novel: Cloak) When William T. Riker served on the USS Potemkin, the starship encountered an abandoned personal craft which had been caught in a natural soliton wave. (DS9 novel: Avatar, Book One) Starfleet later looked the possibility of using soliton waves to speed communications. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
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| - In the 24th century, Doctor Ja'Dar of Bilana III investigated soliton waves as a possible alternative to warp drive. The USS Enterprise-D attended the first field test of this technology in 2368. The soliton wave rider experiment involved the generation of a soliton wave using 23 field coils on the surface of Bilana III, which would envelop a small, unmanned vehicle and push it into warp towards Lemma II. There, a sister facility would generate a particle scattering field to dissipate the wave and bring the test ship out of warp. Although the test began promisingly, displaying a 98% energy transfer efficiency of the soliton wave that was 450% more efficient than the Enterprise's own warp engines, the wave unexpectedly destabilized and manifested a subspace distortion that destroyed the test ship and damaged the Enterprise. Dr. Ja'Dar believed that a transient power imbalance was responsible. The Enterprise subsequently found that the wave was accelerating towards Lemma II, gaining energy in the process. It was estimated that by the time the wave arrived it would contain enough energy to destroy most of the planet. The wave had grown too powerful for the Lemma II facility to dissipate, but the Enterprise was able to disrupt the wave by detonating five photon torpedoes directly in front of it. (TNG: "New Ground" )
- A soliton wave is a nondispersing wavefront of subspace distortion, a phenomenon which travels at faster than light speeds. The use of soliton waves for starship propulsion had been proposed as early as 2268. (TOS - Section 31 novel: Cloak) When William T. Riker served on the USS Potemkin, the starship encountered an abandoned personal craft which had been caught in a natural soliton wave. (DS9 novel: Avatar, Book One) In 2368 Dr. Ja'Dar of Bilana III conducted an experiment to use soliton waves as a means of efficient faster-than-light transportation, which the USS Enterprise-D observed. The technique employed stations on two planets, one which generated the wave and one which would generate a scattering field to dissipate the wave at the destination, and in the process decelerate the vehicle traveling in it. At first the test appeared to be a success, however the unmanned test vehicle was then destroyed and the wave began to accelerate towards the destination planet, Lemma II. The wave's increased energy risked destroying Lemma, fortunately the Enterprise was able to stop it with a spread of photon torpedoes. (TNG episode: "New Ground") Starfleet later looked the possibility of using soliton waves to speed communications. (DS9 reference: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual)
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