THE
PHYSICS OF THE STAR WARS LIGHTSABER
(Note: All of the information
on
this page is purely science fiction and is the concept behind the
sabers used in the sci-fi world of Star Wars.)
There are several parts to a lightsaber:
- Handgrip
- Activation
Plate
- Safety
Switch
- Emitter
Matrix
- Lens
Assembly
- Power Cell
- Power
Conduit
- Recharge
Socket
Originally,
lightsabers were built using crystals harvested manually an
individually from the planets of Ruusan and Ilum. In the current
universe however, processes for synthesizing crystals have become
fairly common and several lightsabers are built using these synthetic
crystals. The crystal is wired to the conduit and power cell such that
the user can alter the length, width and intensity of the emitted blade.
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When the fully constructed lightsaber is activated,
the
internal power cell generates photo-electric energy by which the plasma
blade is focused through the crystal. a non-thermal beam of plasma is
packed tightly and focused through anywhere from 1 to 3 crystals with
multiple facets. The formed beam is positively charged and is attracted
back to the emitting hilt by way of negatively-charged high energy flux
apertures. A power cell superconductor is then used to recycle
individually emitted plasma packets into one long beam which continues
to self regenerate during the time duration over which the lightsaber
remains activated. The blade is tangible and because both blades on two
dueling sabers are positively charged, the blades are capable of
repelling one another.
Ordinarily, the emission of the plasma blade for
long durations of time would drain the power cell on the saber fairly
quickly as was the case with older sabers from several millenia back in
the past. However, through use of The Force, a Jedi is capable of
combining all of the elements of his saber into one hightly efficient
weapon such that the only major power drain occurs from the blade
coming in contact with another material.
