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The '''dilithium articulation frame''' holds the [[dilithium]] in alignment with the colliding [[matter]]/[[antimatter]] stream and is housed inside the [[matter-antimatter reaction assembly]]. The frame is housed behind the [[dilithium chamber hatch]]. ({{TNG|The Drumhead}})
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The '''dilithium articulation frame''' holds the [[dilithium]] in alignment with the colliding [[matter]]/[[antimatter]] stream and is housed inside the [[matter-antimatter reaction assembly]]. The frame is housed behind the [[dilithium chamber hatch]]. ({{TNG|The Drumhead}})
   
 
[[Doctor]] [[Leah Brahms]] inspected the dilithium articulation frame of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2367]] and discovered that [[Geordi La Forge]] had modified the articulation frame. ({{TNG|Galaxy's Child}})
 
[[Doctor]] [[Leah Brahms]] inspected the dilithium articulation frame of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2367]] and discovered that [[Geordi La Forge]] had modified the articulation frame. ({{TNG|Galaxy's Child}})
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The frame suspends the dilithum in the reaction chamber using a field effect to keep the crystal faces in alignment with the matter/antimatter streams. The correct alignment of the crystal faces and planes maximizes the efficiency of the [[plasma]] conversion that takes place. By the [[2360s]], the [[theta-matrix compositor]] was integrated with the articulation frame, allowing recrystallization to take place in the [[warp core]] with the core online. ({{TNG|Relics}})
 
The frame suspends the dilithum in the reaction chamber using a field effect to keep the crystal faces in alignment with the matter/antimatter streams. The correct alignment of the crystal faces and planes maximizes the efficiency of the [[plasma]] conversion that takes place. By the [[2360s]], the [[theta-matrix compositor]] was integrated with the articulation frame, allowing recrystallization to take place in the [[warp core]] with the core online. ({{TNG|Relics}})
   
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Revision as of 20:07, 8 July 2015

Dilithium crystals

Crystals in the frame

The dilithium articulation frame holds the dilithium in alignment with the colliding matter/antimatter stream and is housed inside the matter-antimatter reaction assembly. The frame is housed behind the dilithium chamber hatch. (TNG: "The Drumhead")

Doctor Leah Brahms inspected the dilithium articulation frame of the USS Enterprise-D in 2367 and discovered that Geordi La Forge had modified the articulation frame. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")

The frame suspends the dilithum in the reaction chamber using a field effect to keep the crystal faces in alignment with the matter/antimatter streams. The correct alignment of the crystal faces and planes maximizes the efficiency of the plasma conversion that takes place. By the 2360s, the theta-matrix compositor was integrated with the articulation frame, allowing recrystallization to take place in the warp core with the core online. (TNG: "Relics")