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On my way to school this morning for chemistry I was thinking of one of my favorite movies as a kid, Ghostbusters. I started thinking about the Proton Packs when I had an ICP moment and thought to myself, “How do they work?” Well wikipedia saves the day…
“The Proton Pack is a man-portable particle accelerator system that is used to create a charged particle beam - composed of protons - that is fired by the proton gun (also referred to as the “neutrona wand”). It is described in the first movie as a “positron collider”, and presumably functions by colliding high-energy positrons to generate its proton beam. The positive electric charge of the proton beams allows a ghostbuster to contain and hold “negatively charged ectoplasmic entities”. This containment ability allows the wielder to position a ghost above a trap for capture. Dr. Egon Spengler designed the pack, intending it for this purpose.[1] A cut scene from “Ghostbusters” showed Egon plugging the pack into a wall outlet to recharge it, only to have the plug melt.[citation needed]
While the Ghostbusters’ dialogue indicates that the accelerator system operates similarly to a cyclotron (and indeed Dr. Peter Venkman refers to the Proton Packs in one scene as “unlicensed nuclear accelerators”),[1] modern particle accelerators produce well collimated particle beams.[2] This is far different from the beam from a Proton Pack, which tends to undulate wildly (though it still stays within the general area at which the user is aiming). The proton stream is quite destructive to physical objects, and can cause extensive property damage.[1]
In the 2009 Ghostbusters game, Ray explains how the Proton Pack works early in the game; the energy emitted by the Proton Stream helps to dissipate psychokinetic (PK) energy which ghosts use to manifest themselves. Draining them of their PK energy weakens them, allowing them to be captured in their portable ghost traps.
According to a line spoken by Egon in Ghostbusters II, each pack’s energy cell has a half-life of 5,000 years.[3] Knobs on the main stock of the Proton Pack can perform various functions to customize the proton stream, including adjustments for stream intensity, length, and degrees of polarization.[citation needed] In the cartoon series, The Real Ghostbusters, the maximum power setting for the Proton Packs is “500,000 Mhz,” which possibly refers to the rate of positron collisions occurring within the pack’s accelerator system. In the cartoon the packs also have a self-destruct mechanism capable of affecting at least a half-mile radius. The Real Ghostbusters also made proton packs less efficient with power cells, allowing them to run out of energy when appropriate for dramatic tension.[4]
[edit] Crossing the Streams
“There’s something very important I forgot to tell you. Don’t cross the streams… It would be bad… Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.” —Egon Spengler on crossing proton streams
Crossing the streams was initially discouraged, as Egon believed that “total protonic reversal” would occur: this effect would have catastrophic results (see quote above). However, in a desperate effort to stop the powerful Gozer the Gozerian, Egon noted that the door to Gozer’s temple “swings both ways” and that by crossing the streams, they may be able to create enough force to close the door on Gozer and its control. As Peter points out, Egon said crossing the streams was “bad” but Egon says “there is definitely a very slim chance we’ll survive.” As the Ghostbusters cross the streams, the combination of that much energy closes the door to Gozer’s dimension and severs its ties to our world. The resulting blast destroys a good portion of the roof and blows up the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.”
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On my way to school this morning for chemistry I was thinking of one of my favorite movies as a kid, Ghostbusters. I started thinking about the Proton Packs when I had an ICP moment and thought to myself, “How do they work?” Well wikipedia saves the day…
“The Proton Pack is a man-portable particle accelerator system that is used to create a charged particle beam - composed of protons - that is fired by the proton gun (also referred to as the “neutrona wand”). It is described in the first movie as a “positron collider”, and presumably functions by colliding high-energy positrons to generate its proton beam. The positive electric charge of the proton beams allows a ghostbuster to contain and hold “negatively charged ectoplasmic entities”. This containment ability allows the wielder to position a ghost above a trap for capture. Dr. Egon Spengler designed the pack, intending it for this purpose.[1] A cut scene from “Ghostbusters” showed Egon plugging the pack into a wall outlet to recharge it, only to have the plug melt.[citation needed]
While the Ghostbusters’ dialogue indicates that the accelerator system operates similarly to a cyclotron (and indeed Dr. Peter Venkman refers to the Proton Packs in one scene as “unlicensed nuclear accelerators”),[1] modern particle accelerators produce well collimated particle beams.[2] This is far different from the beam from a Proton Pack, which tends to undulate wildly (though it still stays within the general area at which the user is aiming). The proton stream is quite destructive to physical objects, and can cause extensive property damage.[1]
In the 2009 Ghostbusters game, Ray explains how the Proton Pack works early in the game; the energy emitted by the Proton Stream helps to dissipate psychokinetic (PK) energy which ghosts use to manifest themselves. Draining them of their PK energy weakens them, allowing them to be captured in their portable ghost traps.
According to a line spoken by Egon in Ghostbusters II, each pack’s energy cell has a half-life of 5,000 years.[3] Knobs on the main stock of the Proton Pack can perform various functions to customize the proton stream, including adjustments for stream intensity, length, and degrees of polarization.[citation needed] In the cartoon series, The Real Ghostbusters, the maximum power setting for the Proton Packs is “500,000 Mhz,” which possibly refers to the rate of positron collisions occurring within the pack’s accelerator system. In the cartoon the packs also have a self-destruct mechanism capable of affecting at least a half-mile radius. The Real Ghostbusters also made proton packs less efficient with power cells, allowing them to run out of energy when appropriate for dramatic tension.[4]
[edit] Crossing the Streams
“There’s something very important I forgot to tell you. Don’t cross the streams… It would be bad… Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.” —Egon Spengler on crossing proton streams
Crossing the streams was initially discouraged, as Egon believed that “total protonic reversal” would occur: this effect would have catastrophic results (see quote above). However, in a desperate effort to stop the powerful Gozer the Gozerian, Egon noted that the door to Gozer’s temple “swings both ways” and that by crossing the streams, they may be able to create enough force to close the door on Gozer and its control. As Peter points out, Egon said crossing the streams was “bad” but Egon says “there is definitely a very slim chance we’ll survive.” As the Ghostbusters cross the streams, the combination of that much energy closes the door to Gozer’s dimension and severs its ties to our world. The resulting blast destroys a good portion of the roof and blows up the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.”
Sweet.
