Antimatter was the opposite of normal matter in terms of atomic structure. Particles of antimatter contained the opposite charge of normal matter. Matter and antimatter annihilated each other when they came into contact, releasing huge amounts of energy. Antimatter was used in Jedi interceptor hyperdrive rings to provide the starship with enough density to remain in hyperspace, as the Interceptor was not large enough to retain supralight speeds without external aid. Antimatter traces were left by passing starships, which may be explained by certain hyperdrives being fueled by anti-matter. Antimatter was used by Mako Spince when he accidentally destroyed Carida's Mascot Moon. The EX-F was a ship run by an experimental antimatter reactor. Antimatter was also used in numerous weapons designs by many different cultures. For example, the sentient spacecraft Ship's primary weapons were anti-matter pods, and the Galactic Empire sometimes used anti-matter micromines.
Antimatter furnaces were power plants.
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Boba Fett: Maze of Deception (Mentioned only)
- Droids (1986) 4
"The Hearing" — Dark Empire Sourcebook- The Hutt Gambit
- Star Wars (1977) 38 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters) (First appearance)
- Star Wars (1977) 53 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil)
- Star Wars (1977) 54 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4: Screams in the Void)
- The Glove of Darth Vader
- Children of the Jedi
Sources
- Dark Empire endnotes
- Dark Empire Sourcebook
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 7 PLA 1-6: Planets of the Core Worlds
The Droids Re-Animated: Part 1 on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 8 Guide to the Galaxy: Regions of the Galaxy