4.4 Quantite\Plasma Reaction Chamber

The QFRC consists of two matched bell-shaped cavities, which contain and redirect the primary reaction. The chamber measures 5 meters in height and 4.2 meters in diameter. It is constructed from twelve layers of hafnium kelinide-infused carbotanium, phase-transition welded under a pressure of 60,000 KPA. The three outer layers are armored with gundamium-Alpha for 25x overpressure protection, as are all interface joints to other pressure-bearing and energy-carrying parts of the system.

The equatorial band of the chamber contains the housing for the articulation frame (AF). An armored hatch allows access to the AF for gravitic coil replacement and adjustment. The AF consists of a toroidal configuration of two redundant sets of gravitomagnetic coils capable of generating a containment field of .5 gigatesla and 2000 G`s, easily capable of containing and directing the quantite-plasma interaction.

The cradle is isolated by a sphere of crystalline iron and silicon, designed to dampen down errant electromagnetic effects inside of the reaction zone as well as provide a conductor for the internal forcefield that protects the coils from transmitted shock, say due to a phaser strike on the shields.

Connecting the equatorial band to the upper and lower halves of the chamber are 32 structural pins. These pins are hafnium molyferrenite and are reinforced in tension, compression, and torsion, and are continuous with the engine structural integrity field. Running along the center of the equatorial band are two layers of diffused transparent tritanium borocarbonate for visual monitoring of energy reactions.