A gravimetric field is an energy field that exerts a gravitational-like force on nearby objects.
Whilst attempting to rescue the SS Lakul and SS Robert Fox from the Nexus energy ribbon in 2293, the USS Enterprise-B became caught in a gravimetric field emanating from the ribbon's trailing edge. The field was of such size that it proved difficult to disrupt. Montgomery Scott theorised that an antimatter explosion directly ahead of the starship could be enough to break it free. Since the Enterprise was not carrying photon torpedoes, a resonance burst from its deflector dish was used to simulate such a blast, allowing the ship to escape. (Star Trek Generations)
The recurring subspace inversion of the Bajoran wormhole is accompanied by a surge in its gravimetric field, characterised as a wave. In 2372, this surge caused a spike in the power output of the warp core aboard the USS Defiant. (DS9: "Destiny", "The Visitor")
Signatures of gravimetric fields can be affected by quantum singularities, although not the type of quantum singularities used by the Romulans in their D'deridex-class warbirds. (DS9: "Visionary")
| Gravimetrics |
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| beam • discharge • distortion • disturbance • eddy • energy • field • fluctuation • flux • force • gradient • interference • microprobe • radiation • scanner • sensor • shear • torpedo • wave |
References
- DS9: "Q-Less"
- ENT: "Doctor's Orders"