Antimatter Containment

Refers to the use of magnetic seals and confinement fields to prevent antimatter from physically touching the surface of the storage pod or any other part of the starship. Should antimatter touch any surface (which is composed of matter), it would lead to a matter-antimatter reaction, which results in an explosive release of energy.

Because of the high risk factor when using antimatter, there are seven independent computer safety locks to prevent the antimatter containment fields from being breached. Should the antimatter containment field’s strength falls below 15%, the field will collapse and the vessel will be destroyed.