Intergalactic Summit

Hello summit!

Attached you can see a report I compiled this afternoon based on technology that Darkezero and I recovered from the wreckages of two Drifter Battleships that we successfully destroyed in Amarr, last night.

Please read carefully, as all results, readings, measurements and such are included in the report, which can be found here.

More reports are to come, when I get a chance to speak to a few others who may be of help.

Thank you.

Ask Darkezero who blew it up, and Ferni Ka'Nviiou who helped me analyze, and has seen the pieces.

"Unknown radiation?"


So there are two types of radiation. First is non-ionizing; microwave, infrared, radio, etc.. Basically, low frequency.

Then we have ionizing radiation; Alpha particles, Beta particles and Gamma rays.

(For the not scientifically-inclined: Ionization is the process in which a charged portion of a molecule (usually an electron) is given enough energy to break away from the atom. This process results in the formation of two charged particles or ions: the molecule with a net positive charge and the free electron with a negative charge. Each ionization releases approximately 33 electron volts (eV) of energy. Material surrounding the atom absorbs the energy. Compared to other types of radiation that may be absorbed, ionizing radiation deposits a large amount of energy into a small area. In fact, the 33 eV from one ionization is more than enough energy to disrupt the chemical bond between two carbon atoms. All ionizing radiation is capable, directly or indirectly, of removing electrons from most molecules.)

So what's the frequency and wavelength of the radiation? I'll guess ultra-high, given the capabilities. But don't discount the low-end.

A positron, is like an anti-electron. When a low-energy positron collides with a low-energy electron, annihilation occurs, resulting in the production of two or more gamma ray photons. Positrons are created naturally in some isotopes (Potassium-40), but can also be found on storm worlds, or any world that has an atmosphere capable of producing lightning. Cosmic rays are another source. It's probably easier to make positrons using a small laser on say, a nice piece of gold.

Basics out of the way, I'm going to mention my previous hypothesis: The Drifters are using meson accelerator technology. The collision of an electron and a positron creates a pi neutral meson. Mesons have short half-lives, which can be prolonged to precise duration by accelerating them to relativistic speeds. Mesons do not interact significantly with other particles, and matter is therefore transparent to them. By controlling the velocity of the beam, the mesons may be caused to decay inside a target, producing intense radiation effects. Used inside a drive , you can produce a lot more power in a much smaller space. This would explain how they are able to generate such a large amount of power inside a relatively small ship.

A Meson Gun is a weaponized version of the meson accelerator, producing strong pulses of mesons designed to produce maximum damage effects in a target. The meson beam, the "doomsday weapon" of the Drifter battleship, bypasses our standard shields and armor, interacting with the internal parts of a ship and feeding the damage back outward. Our sensors make it appear that like a standard weapon, the shields go first, then the armor, then hull and internals, but the damage may actually be reflected back from the inside.

A radiation "screen" could be developed to mitigate the amount of mesons that penetrate a given target. It shouldn't be too difficult to modify an existing shield generator or hardener to produce this.

I would suggest for the next part of your study, establish the frequency and bandwidth of the radiation, look for evidence of positron/electron annihilation. Be sure to identify the flavor of any electrons. Leptonic numbers and any presence of neutrinos and especially any neutrino oscillations please.

I have to disagree with your suggestion that they're not more advanced than us. They are. But maybe not too far. Maybe we can catch up fairly quickly?

Interesting report however it doesn't say much. Knowing how difficult it can be to deal with drifter technology and considering the low amount and the degree of damage of your samples then I still congratulate you on your work.

The hypothesis that Drifters are working with a different technological path apears to be the general trend here and would hopefully open up to some interesting technological advancements in the long run. Until then I wish you good luck on the hunt for more samples.

I'm not too bright, just a hacker within the DAFT community, but if there is any need for code analysis, I'd be willing to help at no cost. I want to help find the answers we are all searching for...

I've done another advanced analysis in partnership with Dr. Saede Riordan, and we've come up with something rather odd...

The radiation appears to be both electromagnetic, and particle-ionizing... No further things have come up, just pointing out this rather odd fact, i'm no radiologist, so if anybody can mail me with insight, that'd be good.

As I recall, the primary weapon of the Erebus Class Titan, the Aurora Ominae, utilizes reverse-engineered Sleeper tech to focus and unleash a beam of antimatter at its target.

If the Drifter weapons are using antimatter technology, it stands to reason they would be getting far more power for a smaller size than what we currently field.

Of course, we also have antimatter rounds for particle acceleration blasters and railguns, but nothing on the destruction scale that they employ.