Emitter array

An emitter array is an item found in a myriad of Federation technology, including tractor beams, deflectors, force fields, shield generators, and transporters.

Transporter Emitter Array

The Emitter Pad Array is mounted on the exterior of the transport system itself - in the case of a spacecraft, on the hull of the ship. The array transmits the actual matter stream to or from the destination. Components of the emitter array include the phase transition matrix and primary energizing coils. Some transporter systems also contain clusters of long range molecular imaging scanners within the emitter pad; this allows the system to lock onto targets at long range to beam them from remote locations without outside assistance. Most transporter systems do not include long-range molecular scanners; such transporters can only beam to and from other systems.