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AR Enterprise Bussard collector

USS Enterprise Bussard collector

Sovereign bussard collector

Sovereign-class ramscoop

Bussard collector, 2367

Galaxy-class Bussard collector

The Bussard collector, also known as a Bussard ramscoop or ramscoop, was a device usually attached to the forward end of a warp nacelle. The Tosk variation of the Bussard collector was known as the arva node. The collector, along with the Bussard collection coil, was called a Bussard unit. (TNG: "Silicon Avatar", okudagram; DS9: "Captive Pursuit")

All Federation starships were equipped with Bussard collectors, which were positioned in the best line of sight to collect interstellar particles. Collection worked best in regions where particle density was high, such as in star systems or nebulae. The Bussard collector normally collected hydrogen, especially deuterium, for fuel replenishment, but could be reconfigured to collect various gases like sirillium and plasma particles. A Bussard collector could also be reconfigured to expel gases or plasma. (TNG: "Samaritan Snare") Bussard collectors were not capable of producing nadion emissions. (VOY: "The Haunting of Deck Twelve")

Aboard the Galaxy-class USS Enterprise-D, in the Engineering Systems Database, there was a folder titled "Bussard Collection Field Operations". This folder contained technical manuals relevant to the topic. (TNG: "Booby Trap", okudagram)

Modification and exceptional usesEdit

Crimson force field

Bussard collectors expelling gases







According to the Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual, the main function of a Starfleet Bussard collector was to collect interstellar hydrogen atoms for fuel replenishment. The device consisted of a set of coils which generated a magnetic field. Collected gases were compressed and stored in holding tanks.

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