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Introduction to the Particle Smasher

Working Science within Virgo-Erigone is not restricted to merely calibrating protolathes and producing experimental gadgets. One might argue such is self-evident: robotics, xenoarcheology and xenobiology exist after all! However - those are jobs for specialists. There is phoron research - but that job only pertains to production of bombs.

But what if there was something more engaging, more mysterious in its fruits? Enter the Particle Smasher!

Creating The Particle Smasher

1. Order a Singularity Generator (it is a good idea to have senior oversight or an explanation for why you need it when confronted.)
2. Bring it somewhere safe && isolated
3. Use a screwdriver on it
4. Modify it using a Transmission Coil as you would a SMES

The Research

The Particle Smasher is a device used to take one form of matter, contained securely within a beaker in a ground form and transform it to a wild new state!

Four key variables determine what is produced:

1. Sufficiently powerful beam of light to catalyze the reaction
2. Energy source in form of background radiation - Beware! More is not always better!
3. Specific atmospheric conditions - this can be particularly finicky, just ask your xenoarcheologist friends collegues!
4. The contents of the beaker. Sometimes, you might need to use acids or bases to dissolve your solid.

The Safety

• The Particle smasher is a challenging experimental tool. It is advisable to work with others to avoid disaster.
  • Requesting assistance from engineers familiar with atmospherics and radiation can make the difference between death and a successful publication!
  • Medical can help with more than just saving you from the inevitable radiation poisoning. After all, we're basically doing alchemy! Chemists might know a thing.
• Depending on how you go on to produce the background radiation, it is a good idea to do your experiment somewhere it won't hurt others who were not involved in the mad science.
• Sometimes the fruits of your labour may reject attempts at holding them with a barehand.