Antimatter spread

An antimatter spread is a harmless pyrotechnic display consisting of many small antimatter charges.

Sensor interference from the deployment of an antimatter spread can serve as a way to confuse sensor readings, and mask the launch of small craft.

In 2367, the separated saucer module of the USS Enterprise-D used an antimatter spread while it confronted the Borg, following the Battle of Wolf 359.

• It covered the approach of a shuttlecraft used to transport two crewmembers aboard the cube to rescue Captain Picard, assimilated as Locutus of Borg.