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A '''Dekyon''' is a subatomic particle with [[subspace]] qualities. Dekyon's can be emitted through a starship's [[deflector dish]] via a Dekyon beam.
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A '''dekyon''' is a [[subatomic particle]] which can be both naturally-occurring and artificially generated.
   
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In [[2368]], distortions in the natural dekyon field were left over as "echos" from previous iterations of a [[temporal causality loop]] in which the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} had become trapped. The crew was able to use a dekyon emission to send a message into the next iteration, which set up resonances in [[Data]]'s [[positronic subprocessor]]s. The information transmitted allowed Data to avert the disaster which initiated the temporal loop in the first place, thereby freeing the ''Enterprise''. ({{TNG|Cause and Effect}})
In [[2371]], the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] used a Dekyon Beam to widen a rip in a [[quantum singularity]] to escape it. ([[VOY]]: [[Parallax]])
 
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In [[2371]], the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} was able to use a dekyon beam to widen a breach in the [[event horizon]] of a type-4 [[quantum singularity]] in which the ship had become trapped. As ''Voyager'' could only safely approach the breach at a range of fifty million [[kilometer]]s, due to the fact that the ship's [[warp engine]]s would cause the breach to collapse, [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[B'Elanna Torres]] piloted a [[shuttlecraft]] closer to the breach, and successfully used the dekyon beam to widen the breach enough for ''Voyager'' to escape through. ({{VOY|Parallax}})
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Revision as of 15:30, 1 February 2013

A dekyon is a subatomic particle which can be both naturally-occurring and artificially generated.

In 2368, distortions in the natural dekyon field were left over as "echos" from previous iterations of a temporal causality loop in which the USS Enterprise-D had become trapped. The crew was able to use a dekyon emission to send a message into the next iteration, which set up resonances in Data's positronic subprocessors. The information transmitted allowed Data to avert the disaster which initiated the temporal loop in the first place, thereby freeing the Enterprise. (TNG: "Cause and Effect")

In 2371, the crew of the USS Voyager was able to use a dekyon beam to widen a breach in the event horizon of a type-4 quantum singularity in which the ship had become trapped. As Voyager could only safely approach the breach at a range of fifty million kilometers, due to the fact that the ship's warp engines would cause the breach to collapse, Captain Janeway and Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres piloted a shuttlecraft closer to the breach, and successfully used the dekyon beam to widen the breach enough for Voyager to escape through. (VOY: "Parallax")