The DRX-23 Tetryon Pulse Rifle is a prototype high powered energy heavy assault weapon.
Power Source
It uses high energy plasma power-packs in conjunction with a non-linear subspace infused particle accelerator to produce high energy tertyon particles. As the particles destabilize being exposed to normal space they cause significant damage or both matter and energy fields in their wake.
Operation
It supports multiple modes, single shot, burst firing, and full auto pulse modes. As well as a particle beam mode, sniper pulse mode, and explosive pulse mode. It is considered to be an extremely deadly weapon. Power packs can contain a variety of different high energy plasma types and the weapon is capable of adapting its particle accelerators to accommodate this.
Effects
Tetryon particle contact with organic tissue is almost always fatal except in minuscule amounts. Matter is disrupted at a sub-atomic level creating heat and violent energy reactions, metals are particularly vulnerable to this reaction, but any material stands little chance of surviving an assault from this weapon. Because of the subspace nature of the weapon it has been banned within Federation space.