Graviton generators

The artificial gravity on most Arskodian starships and space stations use a special device called a Graviton generator, this device is embedded in the floors of most space vessels and works by turning light particles into gravitational particles (aka Gravitons).

= The Theory = In 2435 scientists at Titan Atomics discovered a particle that can amplify the gravitational field around it by acting like a special type of wave. This particle was called a Graviton. The scientists also discovered that they have very similar properties to a photon (in the sense that they’re basically particles that contain little waves and can act like both waves and particles). Through this they did more experiments and in 2442 Jeremy Hay found that you can edit the properties in a certain way of a light wave within a photon and it will act like a graviton, creating a small gravitational field.

= The Tech = The graviton generator consists of three main parts: the induction chamber, the charging sphere, and the output. The induction chamber is just a laser that has been set up so it fires out 20,000,000 photons each second into the charging sphere. The charging sphere contains 30 induction coils that charge up with an extremely high current (but semi-low voltage) and hits the light with enough electricity to forcefully change the particle wave properties and the output releases the gravitons into the area above causing the artificial gravity. Most Arskodian ships have it so the generators create a gravitational field strength identical to that of neo terra (10m/s/s or 10N/Kg) allowing personnel onboard to feel at home.

= Reason Of Use = Graviton generators make life in space far more bearable as people don’t need to adjust as much to 0G. They are also good for the localization of gravity as in most ships there is no gravity in the hangar or in the engineering bay as it makes it easier for people to land their ships or do their jobs. In other areas graviton generators can be used to increase the gravity if it is required, for example, to temporarily immobilize a prisoner the output of a generator will be increased.