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tewaked the noticeboard memos a bit, added 5 (verbose) manuals explaining how to do xenoarchaeology in character, added a bookcase for the manuals
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author = "Professor Patrick Mason, Curator of the Antiquities Museum on Ichar VII"
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<li><a href="#Prep">Prepping the expedition</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Find">Finding the dig</a></li>
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<h1><a name="Prep">Prepping the expedition</a></h1>
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Every digsite I've been to, someone has forgotten something and I've never yet been to a dig that hasn't had me hiking to get to it - so gather your gear
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and get it to the site the first time. You learn quick that time is money, when you've got a shipful of bandits searching for you the next valley over,
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but don't be afraid to clear some space if there are any inconvenient boulders in the way.<br>
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<li>Floodlights (if it's dark)</li>
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<li>Wooden trestle tables (for holding tools and finds)</li>
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<li>Suspension field generator</li>
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<li>Load bearing servitors (such as a mulebot, or hover-tray)</li>
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<li>Spare energy packs</li>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Tools">Knowing your tools</a></h1>
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Every archaeologist has a plethora of tools at their disposal, but here's the important ones:<br>
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<li><b>Picks, pickaxes and brushes</b> - don't underestimate the the smallest or largest in your arsenal, each one clears a different amount
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of the rockface so each one has a use.</li>
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<li><b>Measuring tape</b> - don't leave home without it, you can use it to measure the depth a rock face has been excavated to.</li>
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<li><b>GPS locater</b> - knowing where you are is the first step to not be lost.</li>
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<li><b>Core sampler</b> - use this to take core samples from rock faces, which you can then run to the lab for analysis.</li>
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<li><b>Depth scanner</b> - uses x-ray diffraction to locate anomalous densities in rock, indicating archaeological deposits or mineral veins.
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Comes with a handy reference log containing co-ordinates and time of each scan.</li>
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<li><b>Radio beacon locater</b> - leave a beacon at an item of interest, then track it down later with this handy gadget. Watch for interference from other
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devices though.</li>
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<li><b>Flashlight or portable light source</b> - Self explanatory, I hope.</li>
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<li><b>Environmental safety gear</b> - This one's dependant on the environment you're working in, but enclosed footwear and pack of internals
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could save your life.</li>
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<li><b>Anomaly safety gear</b> - A biosealed and catalysis-resistant suit along with eye shielding, tinted hood and non-reactive disposable gloves are
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the best kind of protection you can hope for from the errors our forbears may have unleashed.</li>
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<li><b>Personal defence weapon</b> - Never know what you'll find on the dig: pirates, natives, ancient guardians, carnivorous wildlife...
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it pays in blood to be prepared.</li>
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</list><br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Find">Finding the dig</a></h1>
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Wouldn't be an archaeologist without their dig, but everyone has to start somewhere. Here's a basic procedure I go through when cataloguing a new planet:<br>
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<list>
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<li><b>Get in touch with the locals</b> (in particular geologists, miners and farmers) - Never know what's been turned up by accident, then left to
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gather dust on a shelf.</li>
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<li><b>Check the obvious areas first</b> - even if you're pressed for time, these ones are the generally easiest to search, and the most likely targets
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of your rivals.</li>
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<li><b>Do some prospecting</b> - the earth mother isn't in the habit of displaying her secrets to the world (although sometimes you get lucky).
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Drop a shaft and clear away a bit of surface rock here and there, you never know what might be lurking below the surface.</li>
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<li><b>Tips on unearthing a deposit</b> - How do you know when you're golden? Look for telltale white strata that looks strange or out of place, or if
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something has broken under your pick while you're digging. Your depth scanner is your best friend, but even it can't distinguish between
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ordinary minerals and ancient leavings, if in doubt then err on the side of caution.</li>
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</list><br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Analyse">Analysing the contents of a dig</a></h1>
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You've found some unusual strata, but it's not all peaches from here. No archaeologist ever managed to pull a bone from the earth without doing thorough
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chemical analysis on every two meters of rock face nearby.<br>
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<list>
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<li><b>Take core samples</b> - Grab a rock core for every 4m^2.</li>
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<li><b>Clear around any potential finds</b> - Clear away ordinary rock, leaving your prizes reachable in a clearly marked area.</li>
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<li><b>Haul off excess rock</b> - It's easy for a dig to get cluttered, and a neat archaeologist is a successful archaeologist.</li>
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<li><b>Don't be afraid to be cautious</b> - It's slower sometimes, but the extra time will be worth the payoff when you find an Exolitic relic.</li>
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<li><b>Chemical analysis</b> - I won't go into detail here, but the labwork is essential to any successful extraction. Marshal your core samples, and
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send them off to the labcoated geniuses</li>
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</list><br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Excavate">Extracting your first find</a></h1>
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<list>
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<li><b>Scan the rock</b> - Use a depth scanner to determine the find's depth and clearance. DON'T FORGET THESE.</li>
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<li><b>Choose stasis field</b> - Chemical analysis on a core sample from the rock face will tell you which field is necessary to extract the find safely</li>
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<li><b>Setup field gen</b> - Bolt it down, choose the field, check the charge and activate it. If you forget it, you'll wish you hadn't when that priceless
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Uryom vase crumbles as it sees the light of day.</li>
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<li><b>FUNCTIONAL AND SAFE digging</b> - Dig into the rock until you've cleared away a depth equal to (the anomaly depth MINUS the clearance range). The find
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should come loose on it's own, but it will be in the midst of a chunk of rock. Use a welder or miniature excavation tool to clear away the excess.</li>
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<li><b>FANCY AND SPEEDY digging</b> - Dig into the rock until you've cleared away a depth equal to the anomaly depth, but without any of your strokes
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entering the clearance range.</li>
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<li><b>The Big Find</b> - Sometimes, you'll chance upon something big, both literally and figuratively. Giant statues and functioning remnants of Precursor
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technology are just as exciting, to the right buyers. If your digging leaves a large boulder behind, dig into it normally and see if anything's hidden
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inside.</li>
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</list><br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<li><a href="#Isotope">Isotope ratio spectrometer</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Accelerator">Accelerator spectrometer</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Gas">Gas chromatography spectrometer</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Ion">Ion mobility spectrometer</a></li>
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<br>
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<h1><a name="Terms">A note on terms</a></h1>
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<list>
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<li><b>Dissonance ratio</b> - This is a pseudoarbitrary value indicating the overal presence of a particular element in a greater composite.
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It takes into account volume, density, molecular excitation and isotope spread.</li>
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<li><b>Mass spectrometry</b> - MS is the procedure used used to measure and quantify the components of matter. The most prized tool in the field of
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'Materials analysis'</li>
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<li><b>Radiometric dating</b> - MS applied using the right carrier reagents can be used to accurately determine the age of a sample.</li>
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<li><b>Sample specifity</b> - A pseudoarbitrary value used to indicate how well a sample resonates with the employed carrier reagent. Great specifity
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(material resonance) indicates that there is much of the carrier reagent present in the sample.</li>
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</list><br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Isotope">Isotope ratio spectrometer</a></h1>
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Isotope ratio mass spectrometers work by coating a small surface with a semiliquid <i>stationary phase</i> consisting of the sample to be
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analysed, and recording it's interactions with a gaseous <i>mobile phase</i> comprised of an inert or nonreactive gas such as helium or nitrogen.<br>
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<br>
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IRMS are employed as radiometric daters, extremely accurate but only so up to ages of one billion years.<br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Accelerator">Accelerator spectrometer</a></h1>
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The accelerator mass spectrometer works by accelerating ions to extraordinarily high kinetic energies before mass analysis. The special strength of AMS is
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isolate rare or low-strength isotopes, making it able to determine much greater ages with reasonable accuracy.<br>
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<br>
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AMS are employed as extreme age radiometric daters, able to determine the age of the sample on a scale of billions of years.
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They are commonly located in geology and archaeology laboratories.<br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Gas">Gas chromatography spectrometer</a></h1>
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Gas-liquid chromatography mass spectrometers work by coating a small surface with a semiliquid <i>stationary phase</i> consisting of the sample to be
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analysed, and recording it's interactions with a gaseous <i>mobile phase</i> comprised of an inert or nonreactive gas such as helium or nitrogen.<br>
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<br>
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GLCS are employed in forensic and geological analysis to determine what elements are present in a sample.<br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Ion">Ion mobility spectrometer</a></h1>
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Ion mobility mass spectrometers work by examining the mobility of ionized molecules in an inert carrier gas<br>
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<br>
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IMS returns a dissonance ratio over the scanned sample and carrier reagent, indicating the average total presence of the sample.<br>
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<br>
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<h1><a name="Terms">Some useful phrases for you</a></h1>
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<li><b>Spectroscopy</b> - Spectroscopy is the study of the behaviour of light, commonly used in the 26th century for analysis of anomalous
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behaviour of energy or light.</li>
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<li><b>Sample specifity</b> - A pseudoarbitrary value used to indicate how well a sample resonates with the employed carrier reagent. Great specifity
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(material resonance) indicates that there is much of the carrier reagent present in the sample.</li>
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<li><b>Anomalies</b> - Inexplicable or uncategorised occurrences in the cosmos. A fascinating and dangerous study is made to determine the function of
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these rare finds, and the term is often applied to describe technology left behind by vastly superior ancient alien forerunners.</li>
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</list><br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Sample">Sample preparation and analysis</a></h1>
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When you are readying your spectrometry lab for analysis, you'll need to make sure the sample is in a form the machines can glean data from.
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<list>
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<li><b>Obtain material sample</b> - This should be an ordinary chunk of matter the size of your finger, a good example is a 6mm rock core.</li>
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<li><b>Run density separation treatment</b> - Perform the DST procedure on your sample, following generic specifications.</li>
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<li><b>Ensure sample purity</b> - DST can sometimes leave behind chemical waste or chunks of matter, make sure there aren't any before proceeding.</li>
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<li><b>Prepare analysis tray</b> - A sample tray holds a miniscule amount of liquid (2u), but that's all that our spectrometers require for a good reading.</li>
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<li><b>Choose carrier reagent</b> - Standard spectrometers require 1u of the material sample, and 1u of a 'carrier' reagent to provide control comparison
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and to enable refraction inferencing.</li>
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<li><b>Insert sample tray into machine</b> - And press the 'Go' button. Now go make a cup of coffee.</li>
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<li><b>Monitor machine heat levels</b> - The upper end mass spectrometers have quite complex internals, and have a tendency to critically overheat.
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Make sure the heat limit isn't exceeded, or there may be potentially disastrous consequences.</li>
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<li><b>Examine analysis report</b> - it won't always make sense or provide the information you hoped for, but if you've been careful during DST and ensured
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sample integrity, then there's always something to be learnt. Just don't lose the paperwork!</li>
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</list><br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Fourier">Fourier transform spectroscope</a></h1>
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The FTS measures temporal coherence of radiating energy, then applies time-and-space domain measurements on the collected emission data. The collective
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procedure is known as the <i>Fourier Transform Procedure,</i> with the mathematical algorithms dating back to the 19th century on Earth.<br>
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<br>
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As well as providing background energy readings, an FTS calculates the approximate distance and direction towards any anomalous energy signatures from
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the location the scanned sample was taken from.<br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Hyperspectral">Hyperspectral Imager</a></h1>
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The imager scans and collates spectral energy signatures from across the electromagnetic spectrum. The collected data is then presented to the viewer in
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graph form, with any anomalous (uncatalogued or unidentified) energy signatures highlighted.<br>
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<br>
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<h1><a name="Terms">Relevant words and their meanings</a></h1>
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<list>
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<li><b>Dissonance ratio</b> - This is a pseudoarbitrary value indicating the overal presence of a particular element in a greater composite.
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It takes into account volume, density, molecular excitation and isotope spread.</li>
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<li><b>Density separation treatment</b> - The DST procedure purifies a sample, removing any unwanted matter to ensure the finest scan resolution possible.</li>
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<li><b>Mass spectrometry</b> - MS is the procedure used used to measure and quantify the components of matter. The most prized tool in the field of
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'Materials analysis'</li>
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<li><b>Spectroscopy</b> - Spectroscopy is the study of the behaviour of light, commonly used in the 26th century for analysis of anomalous
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behaviour of energy or light.</li>
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<li><b>Sample specifity</b> - A pseudoarbitrary value used to indicate how well a sample resonates with the employed carrier reagent. Great specifity
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(material resonance) indicates that there is much of the carrier reagent present in the sample.</li>
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</list><br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Sample">Sample preparation for spectrometry/spectroscopy</a></h1>
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When you are readying your spectrometry lab for analysis, you'll need to make sure the sample is in a form the machines can glean data from.
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<list>
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<li><b>Obtain material sample</b> - This should be an ordinary chunk of matter the size of your finger, a good example is a 6mm rock core.</li>
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<li><b>Run density separation treatment</b> - Perform the DST procedure on your sample, following generic specifications.</li>
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<li><b>Ensure sample purity</b> - DST can sometimes leave behind chemical waste or chunks of matter, make sure there aren't any before proceeding.</li>
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<li><b>Prepare analysis tray</b> - A sample tray holds a miniscule amount of liquid (2u), but that's all that our spectrometers require for a good reading.</li>
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<li><b>Choose carrier reagent</b> - Standard spectrometers require 1u of the material sample, and 1u of a 'carrier' reagent to provide control comparison
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and to enable refraction inferencing.</li>
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</list><br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="DST">Density Separation Treatment</a></h1>
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<list>
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<li><b>Obtain material sample</b> - This should be an ordinary chunk of matter the size of your finger, a good example is a 6mm rock core.</li>
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<li><b>Grind material to powder</b> - In order to treat the material, we have to have the sample in it's basest form.</li>
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<li><b>Prepare separator solution</b> - A chemical solution called LiNa2WO4, or <i>Lithium Sodium Tungstate</i> must be prepared to separate
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the the denser clumps of matter out of the refined sample. This is done by mixing 1 part lithium, 2 parts sodium, 1 part tungsten, 4 parts oxygen.</li>
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<li><b>Mix separator with sample</b> - The resulting mixture is very close to the final product, but make sure to extract any leftover reagents and
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the chemical waste byproduct.</li>
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<li><b>Bring sample to boil</b> - Using a standard bunsen burner, bring the mixture to a boil to vaporise the remaining unwanted matter. Remember
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to again clear out any waste byproducts.</li>
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</list><br>
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<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
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<h1><a name="Carrier">Choosing a carrier reagent</a></h1>
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Below is a list of the most commonly used scan carrier reagents, and the particular molecules they resonate most strongly with:
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<list>
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<li><b>Carbon</b> - Trace organic cells, typically used for carbon dating of organic remains.</li>
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<li><b>Potassium</b> - Long exposure particles floating in the depths of space, such as meteorites.</li>
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<li><b>Hydrogen</b> - Trace water particles.</li>
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<li><b>Nitrogen</b> - Crystalline structures.</li>
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<li><b>Mercury</b> - Metallic derivatives such as ferritic elements and pure metallic substances.</li>
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<li><b>Iron</b> - Metallic composites such as alloys and atomic structures that are metallic in nature.</li>
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<li><b>Chlorine</b> - Metamorphic/igneous rock composite.</li>
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<li><b>Phosphorus</b> - Metamorphic/sedimentary rock composite.</li>
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<li><b>Plasma</b> - Anomalous materials such as bluespace phased composites that are not fully understood by modern science.</li>
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</list><br>
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<h1><a name="Contents">Contents</a></h1>
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<ol>
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<li><a href="#Anomalies">Forward: Modern attitude towards anomalies</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Tri">Triangulating anomalous energy readings</a></li>
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<li><a href="#Synthetic">Harvesting and utilising anomalous energy signatures</a></li>
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</ol>
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<br>
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<h1><a name="Anomalies">Modern attitude towards anomalies</a></h1>
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It's only when confronted with things we don't know, that we may push back our knowledge of the world around us. Nowhere is this more obvious than the
|
||||
vast and inscrutable mysterious of the cosmos that scholars from such august institutions as the Elysian Institute of the Sciences present
|
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formulas and hypotheses for every few decades.<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
Using our vast telescopic array installations and deep space satellite networks, we are able to detect anomalous energy fields and formations in deep space,
|
||||
but are limited to those that are large enough to output energy that will stretch across light years worth of distance between stars.<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
While some sectors (such as the Hydrolian Rift and Keppel's Run) are replete with inexplicable energetic activity and unique phenomena found nowhere else in
|
||||
the galaxy, the majority of space is dry, barren and cold - and if past experience has told us anything, it is that there are always more things we are
|
||||
unable to explain.<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
Indeed, a great source of knowledge and technology has always been those who come before us, in the form of the multitudinous ancient alien precursors that
|
||||
have left scattered remnants of their great past all over settled (and unexplored) space.<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
It is from xenoarchaeologists, high energy materials researchers and technology reconstruction authorities that we are able to theorise on the gifts these
|
||||
species have left behind, and in some cases even reverse engineer or rebuild the technology in question. My colleague Doctor Raymond Ward of the
|
||||
Tyrolian Institute on Titan has made great breakthroughs in a related field through his pioneering development of universally reflective materials capable
|
||||
of harvesting and 'bottling' up virtually any energy emissions yet encountered by spacefaring civilisations.<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
And yet, there are some amongst us who do not see the benefits of those who have come before us - indeed, some among them profess the opinion that there
|
||||
is no species that could possibly match humanity in it's achievements and knowledge, or simply that employing non-human technology is dangerous and unethical.
|
||||
Folly, say I. If it is their desire to throw onto the wayside the greatest achievements <i>in the history of the galaxy</i>, simply for preferment of the
|
||||
greatest achievements <i>in the history of mankind</i>, then they have no business in the establishment of science.<br>
|
||||
<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h1><a name="Tri">Triangulating anomalous energy readings</a></h1>
|
||||
Strong energy emissions, when remaining constant from any one fixed location for millenia, can leave an 'imprint' or distinctive energy signature on other
|
||||
matter composites that are spatially fixed relative to the source.<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
By taking samples of such 'fixed' matter, we can apply complex analytics such as the modified Fourier Transform Procedure to reverse engineer the path of the
|
||||
energy, and determine the approximate distance and direction that the energy source is, relative to the sample's point in space.<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
A canny researcher can thusly analyse material samples from pre-chosen points strategically scattered around an area, and if there are any anomalous energy
|
||||
emissions in range of those points, combined they can direct the researcher to the source.<br>
|
||||
<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
|
||||
|
||||
<h1><a name="Synthetic">Harvesting and utilising anomalous energy signatures</a></h1>
|
||||
As mentioned in the forward, my colleague from the Tyrolian Institute on Saturn's moon of Titan, in the Sol System, Doctor Raymond Ward has made great strides
|
||||
in the area of harvesting and application of the energy emitted by anomalous phenomena from around the galaxy (although I profess I have not yet seen him
|
||||
venture further from his birthplace on Earth than the comfortable distance of the Sol Cis-Oort Satellite Sphere).<br>
|
||||
<br>
|
||||
By employing a patented semi-phased alloy with unique and fascinating bluespace interaction properties, Ward's contraption is able to 'harvest' energy, store
|
||||
it and redirect it later at will (with appropriate electronic mechanisms, of course). Although he professes to see or desire no commercial or material gain
|
||||
for the application and use of said energy once it is harvested, there are no doubt myriad ways we can come to benefit from such things beyond mere research,
|
||||
such as the reconstruction of torn cartiligenous tissue that a peculiar radiation from an amphibious species on Brachis IV was found to emit.<br>
|
||||
<a href="#Contents">Contents</a>
|
||||
|
||||
</body>
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</html>
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"}
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@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
|
||||
|
||||
//---- Noticeboard
|
||||
|
||||
/obj/structure/noticeboard/anomaly/New()
|
||||
notices = 5
|
||||
icon_state = "nboard05"
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||||
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@
|
||||
//add some memos
|
||||
var/obj/item/weapon/paper/P = new()
|
||||
P.name = "Memo RE: proper analysis procedure"
|
||||
P.info = "Rose,<br>activate <i>then</i> analyse the anomalies, your results will come so much quicker. Remember to employ basic quasi-elemental forces such as heat, energy, force and various chemical mixes - who knows why those ancient aliens made such obscure activation indices.<br><br>And don't forget your suit this time, I can't afford to have any researchers out of commision for as long as that again!.<br>Ward"
|
||||
P.info = "Rose,<br>activate <i>then</i> analyse the artifacts, the machine will have a much easier time determining their function/s. Remember to employ basic quasi-elemental forces such as heat, energy, force and various chemical mixes - who knows why those ancient aliens made such obscure activation indices.<br><br>And don't forget your suit this time, I can't afford to have any researchers out of commision for as long as that again!.<br>Ward"
|
||||
P.stamped = list(/obj/item/weapon/stamp/rd)
|
||||
P.overlays = list("paper_stamped_rd")
|
||||
src.contents += P
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||||
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@
|
||||
|
||||
P = new()
|
||||
P.name = "Memo RE: ethical quandaries"
|
||||
P.info = "Darion-<br><br>I don't care what his rank is, our business is that of science and knowledge - questions of moral application do not come into this. Sure, so there are those who would employ the energy-wave particles my modified device has managed to abscond for their own personal gain, but I can hardly see the practical benefits of some of those things our benefactors left behind. Ward--"
|
||||
P.info = "Darion-<br><br>I don't care what his rank is, our business is that of science and knowledge - questions of moral application do not come into this. Sure, so there are those who would employ the energy-wave particles my modified device has managed to abscond for their own personal gain, but I can hardly see the practical benefits of some of these artifacts our benefactors left behind. Ward--"
|
||||
P.stamped = list(/obj/item/weapon/stamp/rd)
|
||||
P.overlays = list("paper_stamped_rd")
|
||||
src.contents += P
|
||||
@@ -34,12 +36,12 @@
|
||||
|
||||
P = new()
|
||||
P.name = "Reminder regarding the anomalous material suits"
|
||||
P.info = "Do you people think the anomaly suits are cheap to come by? I'm about a hair trigger away from instituting a log book for the damn things. Only wear them if you're going out for a dig, and for god's sake don't go tramping around the station in them unless you're field testing something, R"
|
||||
P.info = "Do you people think the anomaly suits are cheap to come by? I'm about a hair trigger away from instituting a log book for the damn things. Only wear them if you're going out for a dig, and for god's sake don't go tramping around in them unless you're field testing something, R"
|
||||
P.stamped = list(/obj/item/weapon/stamp/rd)
|
||||
P.overlays = list("paper_stamped_rd")
|
||||
src.contents += P
|
||||
|
||||
//Anomaly
|
||||
//---- Areas
|
||||
|
||||
/area/anomaly
|
||||
icon_state = "anomaly"
|
||||
@@ -52,3 +54,17 @@
|
||||
|
||||
/area/anomaly/outpost
|
||||
name = "Research Outpost"
|
||||
|
||||
//---- Bookcase
|
||||
|
||||
/obj/structure/bookcase/manuals/xenoarchaeology
|
||||
name = "Xenoarchaeology Manuals bookcase"
|
||||
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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