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A '''baryon''' is a [[subatomic particle]], a [[hadron]] (a grouping of elementary [[particle]]s that experience strong nuclear force) with a non integer [[spin (physics)|spin]].
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A '''baryon''' is a [[subatomic particle]], a [[hadron]] (a group of elementary [[particle]]s that experience strong nuclear force) with a non-integer spin. Baryons accumulated aboard [[starship]]s as a result of [[warp]] travel. They could be removed at facilities that performed [[baryon sweep]]s, a procedure lethal to organic material.
   
Baryons are used to clean starships. [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] was once trapped aboard the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''Enterprise''-D]] during a [[baryon sweep]] ''([[TNG]]: "[[Starship Mine]]")''.
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[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] was trapped aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} during a baryon sweep at the [[Remmler Array]] in [[2369]]. ({{TNG|Starship Mine}})
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When [[Quinn]] transported the {{USS|Voyager}} to just before the [[Big Bang]] in [[2372]], a build-up of baryonic particles was detected outside. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
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{{bginfo|Baryons are heavy subatomic particles, including [[proton]]s and [[neutron]]s. As almost all normal matter in the universe contain these particles, a process which eliminates baryons wouldn't leave much behind. We can assume that the baryon sweep refers to a specific type of heavy subatomic particle created by the [[subspace]] field of warp drive, rather than the entire family of them. A baryon sweep would thus indeed be dangerous to organic matter, for the reason stated above.}}
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===See also===
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*[[Baryon radiation]]
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== External link ==
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* {{wikipedia|Baryon}}
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Revision as of 23:40, 3 April 2016

A baryon is a subatomic particle, a hadron (a group of elementary particles that experience strong nuclear force) with a non-integer spin. Baryons accumulated aboard starships as a result of warp travel. They could be removed at facilities that performed baryon sweeps, a procedure lethal to organic material.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard was trapped aboard the USS Enterprise-D during a baryon sweep at the Remmler Array in 2369. (TNG: "Starship Mine")

When Quinn transported the USS Voyager to just before the Big Bang in 2372, a build-up of baryonic particles was detected outside. (VOY: "Death Wish")

Baryons are heavy subatomic particles, including protons and neutrons. As almost all normal matter in the universe contain these particles, a process which eliminates baryons wouldn't leave much behind. We can assume that the baryon sweep refers to a specific type of heavy subatomic particle created by the subspace field of warp drive, rather than the entire family of them. A baryon sweep would thus indeed be dangerous to organic matter, for the reason stated above.

See also

External link