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'''Antimatter''' is the physical counterpart to matter. Antimatter consists of antiparticles which have the same mass as their matter counterparts but with a reversed charge. Antimatter annihilates upon contact with matter.
'''Antimatter''' is the physical counterpart to matter. Antimatter consists of antiparticles which have the same mass as their matter counterparts but with a reversed charge. Antimatter annihilates upon contact with matter.
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The [[Covenant]] use antimatter as a reactant in ordnance, namely [[antimatter charge]]s. These charges were used in the [[Battle over Installation 04]]{{Ref/Level|[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}} and to destroy ''[[Athens Station]]'', ''[[Malta Station]]'', and nearly ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'' in the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Level|Halo 2|[[Cairo Station]]}}
The [[Covenant]] use antimatter as a reactant in ordnance, namely [[antimatter charge]]s. These charges were used in the [[Battle over Installation 04]]{{Ref/Level|[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}} and to destroy ''[[Athens Station]]'', ''[[Malta Station]]'', and nearly ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'' in the [[Battle for Earth]].{{Ref/Level|Halo 2|[[Cairo Station]]}}


Certain [[Forerunner]] weapons use antimatter as well; the [[Z-390 incineration cannon]], for example, fires antimatter embedded within streams of energized particles.{{Ref/Book|[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=101}} [[Converging beam cannon]]s of the {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}} created paths for antimatter to pursue enemy starships.{{Ref/Book|Halo: Warfleet|Page=80-81}}
Certain [[Forerunner]] weapons use antimatter as well; the [[Z-390 incineration cannon]], for example, fires antimatter embedded within streams of energized particles.{{Ref/Book|[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]|Page=101}} [[Converging beam cannon]]s of the {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}} created paths for antimatter to pursue enemy starships.{{Ref/Book|Halo : Warfleet|Page=80-81}}


The UNSC has also placed an antimatter production facility on [[Mercury]] after the continuous usage of antimatter charges by the covenant for breaching unsc vessels, seeing the efficiency of antimatter, UNSC too adopted the same idea but instead use it as a counterpart for nuclear weapons.<ref>''[[Halo Mythos]]'', The Interplanetary War, p. 51</ref> These  antimatter based weapons were used in  Post-[[Human-Covenant war|Covenant war]] [[UNSC frigate]]s. But still, the UNSC has not figured out how to use the antimatter weapons with 100% efficiency due to the complex mechanism needed for the deployment of these weapons and safety from accidental blasts.{{Citation needed}}
The UNSC is known to have established an antimatter production facility on [[Mercury]] alongside solar research facilities,{{Ref/Book|HM|Section=The Interplanetary War|Page=51}} however even the UNSC's most advanced laboratories produce less than a gram of antimatter a year.{{Ref/Book|HEnc11|Page=333}}


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Latest revision as of 09:57, January 10, 2024

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Antimatter is the physical counterpart to matter. Antimatter consists of antiparticles which have the same mass as their matter counterparts but with a reversed charge. Antimatter annihilates upon contact with matter.

The Covenant use antimatter as a reactant in ordnance, namely antimatter charges. These charges were used in the Battle over Installation 04[1] and to destroy Athens Station, Malta Station, and nearly Cairo Station in the Battle for Earth.[2]

Certain Forerunner weapons use antimatter as well; the Z-390 incineration cannon, for example, fires antimatter embedded within streams of energized particles.[3] Converging beam cannons of the Sojourner-class dreadnought created paths for antimatter to pursue enemy starships.[4]

The UNSC is known to have established an antimatter production facility on Mercury alongside solar research facilities,[5] however even the UNSC's most advanced laboratories produce less than a gram of antimatter a year.[6]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  2. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
  3. ^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 101
  4. ^ Halo : Warfleet, page 80-81
  5. ^ Halo Mythos - The Interplanetary War, page 51
  6. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 333