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'''Neutrinos''' are elementary [[particles]], which belong to the [[lepton]] family of particles. They have very small masses, and hence travel at close to the speed of light.
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'''Neutrinos''' are elementary [[particles]] which belong to the [[lepton]] family of particles. They have very small masses, and hence travel at close to the [[speed of light]].
 
Although they interact very rarely, a [[starship]]'s [[sensor array]] contains instruments capable of detecting them.
 
Although they interact very rarely, a [[starship]]'s [[sensor array]] contains instruments capable of detecting them.
   
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* A [[tunneling neutrino beam]] can be used to remove [[subatomic bacteria]] from a starship. ({{TNG|A Matter Of Honor}})
 
* A [[tunneling neutrino beam]] can be used to remove [[subatomic bacteria]] from a starship. ({{TNG|A Matter Of Honor}})
 
* [[Doctor]] [[Paul Stubbs]] used neutrino velocity spectrometry imaging from his [[The Egg|egg probe]] to scan a [[binary star system]] in the [[Kavis Alpha sector]]. ({{TNG|Evolution}})
 
* [[Doctor]] [[Paul Stubbs]] used neutrino velocity spectrometry imaging from his [[The Egg|egg probe]] to scan a [[binary star system]] in the [[Kavis Alpha sector]]. ({{TNG|Evolution}})
* [[Wesley Crusher]] suggested using a [[neutrino pulse]] to cut through interference on [[Galorndon Core]] and signal [[Geordi La Forge]] when he was trapped there. La Forge saw the pulse with his [[VISOR]] and made his way to the beam-out site. ({{TNG|The Enemy}}).
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* [[Wesley Crusher]] suggested using a neutrino pulse to cut through interference on [[Galorndon Core]] and signal [[Geordi La Forge]] when he was trapped there. La Forge saw the pulse with his [[VISOR]] and made his way to the beam-out site. ({{TNG|The Enemy}}).
 
* [[Duras, son of Ja'rod|Duras]] accused [[Mogh]], [[Worf]]'s father, of sending coded neutrino pulses to signal the [[Romulan]]s, leading to the [[Khitomer Massacre]]. ({{TNG|Sins of the Father}}).
 
* [[Duras, son of Ja'rod|Duras]] accused [[Mogh]], [[Worf]]'s father, of sending coded neutrino pulses to signal the [[Romulan]]s, leading to the [[Khitomer Massacre]]. ({{TNG|Sins of the Father}}).
* Wesley Crusher suggested adding [[preprocessors]] to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}'s neutrino counters to boost efficiency. ({{TNG|Ménage à Troi}}).
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* Wesley Crusher suggested adding [[pre-processor]]s to the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}'s neutrino counters to boost efficiency. ({{TNG|Ménage à Troi}}).
 
* When the ''Enterprise''-D had apparently passed through a [[wormhole]], [[Data]] set out to check the neutrino and heavy particle detectors. ({{TNG|Clues}})
 
* When the ''Enterprise''-D had apparently passed through a [[wormhole]], [[Data]] set out to check the neutrino and heavy particle detectors. ({{TNG|Clues}})
* [[Timicin]], a scientist from [[Kaelon II]], considered neutrino counts among countless variables when he experimented with a way to revive a dying [[star]]. ({{TNG|Half a Life}})
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* [[Timicin]], a [[scientist]] from [[Kaelon II]], considered neutrino counts among countless variables when he experimented with a way to revive a dying [[star]]. ({{TNG|Half a Life}})
 
* When Wesley Crusher returned from [[Starfleet Academy]] to visit the ''Enterprise'' and met [[Robin Lefler]], he was so distracted that she had to remind him that his "neutrinos are drifting" as he tried to recalibrate the ship's scanners. ({{TNG|The Game}})
 
* When Wesley Crusher returned from [[Starfleet Academy]] to visit the ''Enterprise'' and met [[Robin Lefler]], he was so distracted that she had to remind him that his "neutrinos are drifting" as he tried to recalibrate the ship's scanners. ({{TNG|The Game}})
* Geordi La Forge used a neutrino field to isolate the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[cargo bay]] when [[alien]]s possessed [[Miles O'Brien]], [[Deanna Troi]], and [[Data]]. He hoped it would buy [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] enough time to deal with the aliens. ({{TNG|Power Play}})
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* Geordi La Forge used a neutrino field to isolate the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[cargo bay]] when [[alien]]s possessed [[Miles O'Brien]], [[Deanna Troi]], and Data. He hoped it would buy [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] enough time to deal with the aliens. ({{TNG|Power Play}})
* When a [[shuttlecraft]] belonging to the [[J'naii]] had disappeared into an area of "[[null space]]," [[Data]] was surprised to detect a neutrino emission (such as a shuttlecraft might emit) apparently coming from nowhere. [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] later confirmed that the emission was coming from within the null space. ({{TNG|The Outcast}})
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* When a [[shuttlecraft]] belonging to the [[J'naii]] had disappeared into an area of "[[null space]]," Data was surprised to detect a neutrino emission (such as a shuttlecraft might emit) apparently coming from nowhere. [[William T. Riker|William Riker]] later confirmed that the emission was coming from within the null space. ({{TNG|The Outcast}})
 
* Geordi La Forge attempted to infuse a reactor on [[Tagra IV]] with neutrinos when it started to overload. ({{TNG|True Q}})
 
* Geordi La Forge attempted to infuse a reactor on [[Tagra IV]] with neutrinos when it started to overload. ({{TNG|True Q}})
* [[Lieutenant Junior Grade]] Jean-Luc Picard, aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D in an [[alternate timeline]], suggested neutrino emissions could be to blame for a problem Geordi La Forge was having trouble identifying. ({{TNG|Tapestry}})
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* ''[[Lieutenant Junior Grade]] Jean-Luc Picard, aboard the USS ''Enterprise''-D in an [[alternate timeline]], suggested neutrino emissions could be to blame for a problem Geordi La Forge was having trouble identifying.'' ({{TNG|Tapestry}})
 
* Severe neutrino disturbances were one factor that lead [[Jadzia Dax]] to consider the [[Denorios belt]] as a possible location for the [[Celestial Temple]] of the Bajoran [[Prophet]]s. The crew of [[Deep Space 9]] later recognized that neutrino emissions were an indicator that the [[Bajoran wormhole]] was opening. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
 
* Severe neutrino disturbances were one factor that lead [[Jadzia Dax]] to consider the [[Denorios belt]] as a possible location for the [[Celestial Temple]] of the Bajoran [[Prophet]]s. The crew of [[Deep Space 9]] later recognized that neutrino emissions were an indicator that the [[Bajoran wormhole]] was opening. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
* In [[2369]] [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] informed [[Commander]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] that they've picked up elevated neutrino readings and that something came up through the [[wormhole]]. ({{DS9|Captive Pursuit|Dramatis Personae}})
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* In [[2369]] [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] informed [[Commander]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] that they had picked up elevated neutrino readings and that something came through the wormhole. ({{DS9|Captive Pursuit|Dramatis Personae}})
 
* Miles O'Brien observed residual neutrinos in the structure of a building damaged by what he had thought was only an [[illusion]] – the [[Dal'Rok]] in a [[village]] on [[Bajor]]. ({{DS9|The Storyteller}})
 
* Miles O'Brien observed residual neutrinos in the structure of a building damaged by what he had thought was only an [[illusion]] – the [[Dal'Rok]] in a [[village]] on [[Bajor]]. ({{DS9|The Storyteller}})
* In [[2370]], [[Martus Mazur]]'s [[probability]] altering [[gambling machine]]s caused more than eighty [[percent]] of solar neutrinos in [[Deep Space 9]] to spin clockwise. Jadzia Dax noticed that most of the neutrinos on Deep Space 9 were spinning in the same direction, when really the direction of a neutrino's spin should have been random. ({{DS9|Rivals}})
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* In [[2370]], [[Martus Mazur]]'s [[probability]]-altering [[gambling machine]]s caused more than eighty percent of solar neutrinos in Deep Space 9 to spin clockwise. Jadzia Dax noticed that most of the neutrinos on Deep Space 9 were spinning in the same direction, when really the direction of a neutrino's spin should have been random. ({{DS9|Rivals}})
 
{{bginfo|In reality, neutrinos always have a left-handed spin, while antineutrinos always have a right-handed spin, meaning that she probably considers both to be neutrinos.}}
 
{{bginfo|In reality, neutrinos always have a left-handed spin, while antineutrinos always have a right-handed spin, meaning that she probably considers both to be neutrinos.}}
 
* [[Tamal]] became concerned about a neutrino leak in the [[port]] [[nacelle]] when [[Thomas Riker]] and the [[Maquis]] stole the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}. ({{DS9|Defiant}})
 
* [[Tamal]] became concerned about a neutrino leak in the [[port]] [[nacelle]] when [[Thomas Riker]] and the [[Maquis]] stole the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}. ({{DS9|Defiant}})
* [[Jadzia Dax]] noticed that certain interference in a ship's transponder signal just before it exploded could have been caused by a forced neutrino inversion, such as the [[Romulan]]s used in their explosives. ({{DS9|Improbable Cause}})
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* Jadzia Dax noticed that certain interference in a ship's transponder signal just before it exploded could have been caused by a forced neutrino inversion, such as the Romulans used in their explosives. ({{DS9|Improbable Cause}})
* [[Major]] [[Kira Nerys]] identified a [[Maquis]] ship by its neutrino signature in the [[Badlands]]. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
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* Major Kira Nerys identified a [[Maquis]] ship by its neutrino signature in the [[Badlands]]. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
 
* When a [[Dominion]] fleet disappeared inside the Bajoran wormhole, Jadzia Dax noticed that there weren't even any neutrino emissions left from the ships. ({{DS9|Sacrifice of Angels}})
 
* When a [[Dominion]] fleet disappeared inside the Bajoran wormhole, Jadzia Dax noticed that there weren't even any neutrino emissions left from the ships. ({{DS9|Sacrifice of Angels}})
*Evidence of elevated neutrino readings was used to detect the true location of the [[Cardassian]]-built ''[[Dreadnought]]'' weapon, lost in the [[Delta Quadrant]] after being appropriated by [[B'Elanna Torres]] and the [[Maquis]]. ({{VOY|Dreadnought}})
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* Evidence of elevated neutrino readings was used to detect the true location of the [[Cardassian]]-built ''[[Dreadnought]]'' weapon, lost in the [[Delta Quadrant]] after being appropriated by [[B'Elanna Torres]] and the [[Maquis]]. ({{VOY|Dreadnought}})
* [[Seven of Nine]] found suspiciously erratic neutrino-levels, while examining the deceptive living cloud, which was posing as a wormhole leading back to the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. This was dismissed by the mind-controlled [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]]. ({{VOY|Bliss}})
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* [[Seven of Nine]] found suspiciously erratic neutrino levels while examining the deceptive living cloud, which was posing as a wormhole leading back to the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. This was dismissed by the mind-controlled [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]]. ({{VOY|Bliss}})
* [[Icheb]] designed a high-resolution gravimetric [[sensor array]] that scanned for the neutrino flux associated with wormholes, to help ''Voyager'' get home faster for his science fair project. He got the idea from studying Starfleet records on the Bajoran wormhole. ({{VOY|Child's Play}})
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* [[Icheb]] designed a high-resolution gravimetric [[sensor array]] that scanned for the neutrino flux associated with wormholes to help ''Voyager'' get home faster for his science fair project. He got the idea from studying Starfleet records on the Bajoran wormhole. ({{VOY|Child's Play}})
*[[Data]] detected neutrino emissions coming from a [[lake]] on the [[Ba'ku (planet)|Ba'ku planet]] and, after walking into the lake to investigate, discovered a [[cloak]]ed [[Federation]] [[holoship]]. ({{film|9}})
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* Data detected neutrino emissions coming from a [[lake]] on the [[Ba'ku (planet)|Ba'ku planet]] and, after walking into the lake to investigate, discovered a [[cloak]]ed [[Federation]] [[holoship]]. ({{film|9}})
   
 
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Revision as of 18:17, 15 October 2012

AT: "xx" Neutrinos are elementary particles which belong to the lepton family of particles. They have very small masses, and hence travel at close to the speed of light. Although they interact very rarely, a starship's sensor array contains instruments capable of detecting them.

The presence of elevated neutrinos may indicate the presence of a ship – possibly cloaked. The Bajoran wormhole also emitted neutrinos before opening, giving Deep Space 9 a moment to prepare before any ship came through.

In September 2011, the OPERA collaboration released calculations showing velocities of 17 GeV and 28 GeV neutrinos exceeding the speed of light in their experiments.

References

In reality, neutrinos always have a left-handed spin, while antineutrinos always have a right-handed spin, meaning that she probably considers both to be neutrinos.

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