A polaron was a type of subatomic particle. Polaron radiation was fatal to humanoids, and also has a destabilizing effect on Changeling physiology. (DS9 episode: "Apocalypse Rising")

In 2269, the USS T'Saura attempted to use a polaron burst to disrupt a Gorn minefield blockade around the Delta Triangle. (SCE eBook: Where Time Stands Still)

In 2373, Starfleet Science tried to create modified polaron emitters which could expose suspected Changelings, without doing harm to other species. (DS9 episode: "Apocalypse Rising")

Defensive usageEdit

Numerous species used polaron-based weaponry and defensive systems, including:

• The Borg (VOY episode: "Scorpion")
• The Dominion (DS9 episode: "The Jem'Hadar")
• The Hierarchy (VOY episode: "Renaissance Man")
• The Nyrians (VOY episode: "Displaced")
• The Swarm (VOY episode: "The Swarm")
• The Varro (VOY episode: "The Disease")

Other usesEdit

Polarons can be used to locate space vessels in situations were normal sensors are inadequate. (VOY episodes: "State of Flux", "Maneuvers")

They can also be utilized to interfere with such energy-emitting systems as shields, tractor beams, and magnetic confinement fields. (VOY episodes: "Extreme Risk", "Course: Oblivion", "Ashes to Ashes", "Future's End") Similarly, polarons can be used to enhance such systems. (VOY episodes: "Hunters", "The Void")

External linksEdit

• Polaron article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Polaron article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.