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The lightsaber is made up of a short polished metallic cylindrical tube (usually around 30 centimetres) that emits a beam of pure antiprotons that acts as a sword blade. All lightsabers contain some common basic components:

• A handgrip
  
• An activation stud plate, button, switch, or internal Force-activated mechanism
  
• A safety or dead-man's switch
  
• An emitter matrix
  
• A primary crystal (which gives the blade its hue, Adegan or Ilum crystals are most commenly used)
  
• Up to two secondary crystals which produce different effects
  
• A lens assembly (focusing crystals)
  
• A blade-length adjuster (only on Dual-Phase Lightsabers)
  
• A power cell
  
• An Energy Gate
  
• A power conduit
  
• A recharge socket
  
• Cycling field energizers
  
• A belt ring (optional)