Period-9 sparkers

Sparkers
Lists	p7 • p8 • p9 • p10
Related	With specific period With specific spark type

This is a list of known period-9 sparkers. Period 9 requires a great deal of luck with direct search programs such as JLS and WLS. 104P9 was found this way, but most are either semi-natural or were found with dr, which doesn't search for specific periods.

Dot sparkers and functional dot sparkers

No middleweight sparkers are known at period 9.

x = 12, y = 17, rule = B3/S23 b2o$obo$3o$10b2o$b2o7bo$4o4bobo$o3bo3b2o$5bo$2bo2bo$5bo$o3bo3b2o$4o4bobo$b2o 7bo$10b2o$3o$obo$b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 5 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

48P9. Both the vertical domino and the actual dot can be used as a dot, and the vertical domino can occasionally be used as a domino. Note that the actual dot is doubly delayed. Clearance is not that good (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 13, y = 9, rule = B3/S23 3b2o$3bobob2o2b2o$2obo3bobo2bo$2obo3bob3o$3bo3bo$3bobob3o$4bobo3bo$6bo 2b2o$6b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 5 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

p9 thumb: Typically works as a dot sparker (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 14, y = 11, rule = B3/S23 4b2o$2obobo$2obo4bo$3bobo3bo$3bobo4bo$2obo4bobo$o2b2obobobobo$2bo3bob 2obobo$3b3obo3bobo$5bobo3b2o$6bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

43P9. This may occasionally fit where the other p9 thumb does not (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 13, y = 16, rule = B3/S23 8b2o$8b2o$5bo$5b5o$9bo$5b3o$b2obo$b2obo$4bobob2o$ob2o7bo$2obob3o$3bobo 6bo$3bobob2o2b2o$4b2obo$7bo$7b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

p9 corner sparker. Has slightly higher clearance when dimerised (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 12, y = 13, rule = B3/S23 7b2o$3b2o3bo$bo4bobob2o$6bobo2bo$o3bobob2o$2o4bo$4bob4o$3bo6bo$3bobob obo$b3obob2o$o3bobo$2o2bobo$5bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

42P9. This might fit if the other p9 corner sparker does not; also usable as a domino but with limited clearance (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 14, y = 14, rule = B3/S23 2bo3b3o3bo$bobo7bobo$obo3bobo3bo$bo$5b4o$4bo4bobobo$obobob2obo3bo$o3b ob2obobobo$obobo4bo$5b4o$12bo$bo3bobo3bobo$obo7bobo$bo3b3o3bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]]

60P9. It is a medium-clearance vertical domino sparker with some catalytic properties (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 21, y = 11, rule = B3/S23 10bo$10bo$6bob5obo$5bob2o3b2obo$6bo2bobo2bo$2b2o3bobobobo3b2o$bobo5bo bo5bobo$bo6b2ob2o6bo$2o7bobo7b2o$7bobobobo$7b2o3b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 5 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

T-nosed p9. (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 16, y = 15, rule = B3/S23 7bo$7b3o$10bo$5b4obo$2o2bo4bo$o4b3o5bo$b4o7bo2bo$5b2o2bo2bo2bo$b4o7bo 2bo$o4b3o5bo$2o2bo4bo$5b4obo$10bo$7b3o$7bo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 9 LOOP 36 ]]

While typically too low-clearance for general use, it has one specific purpose, and that is to perform a 3-cell 11-generation traffic light push using a combination of the spark and a catalysis with the stator. The traffic light shown is not part of the oscillator proper. (click above to open LifeViewer) Catagolue: here

Domino sparkers

Edgy domino sparks can sometimes be used as dots.

x = 34, y = 11, rule = B3/S23 2o$bo$bobo25b2o$2b2o23bo2bo$7bo4bo14b3o$5b2ob4ob2o3bo4bo6b3o$7bo4bo3b 2ob4ob2o3bo3bo$2b2o14bo4bo6b3o$bobo23b3o$bo25bo2bo$2o27b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 5 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

Snacker. This particular LifeViewer window shows how extending it can increase clearance as well as the alternative stabilisation that increases side clearance; the smallest form only has one copy of the hassled pentadecathlon (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 18, y = 8, rule = B3/S23 6b2o2b2o$5bo2b2o2bo$3bobob4obobo$b3obobo2bobob3o$o3b2ob4ob2o3bo$b2o3bo 4bo3b2o$3b2o2bo2bo2b2o$3bob2o4b2obo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 5 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

50P9. Make sure the active reaction has receded in generations 3 and 4. Usually less powerful than 104P9, but the lack of heavyweight side sparks can be an advantage, as well as its greater side clearance (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 16, y = 17, rule = B3/S23 7b2o$3b2o6b2o$2bo10bo$2bobo6bobo$b2obob4obob2o$o3bob4obo3bo$bobo8bobo$ 2ob2o6b2ob2o2$2ob2o6b2ob2o$bobo8bobo$o3bob4obo3bo$b2obob4obob2o$2bobo 6bobo$2bo10bo$3b2o6b2o$7b2o! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 5 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

84P9. The domino isn't as far forward, but it has a different profile on the side from 50P9, and the problematic generation is generation 4, not generation 3 (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 18, y = 23, rule = B3/S23 8b2o$6bo4bo$2b2o10b2o$2bo2bo6bo2bo$3b3ob4ob3o$6bo4bo$3b3o6b3o$2bo12bo$ 3b5o2b5o$8b2o$5b2o4b2o$4bobo4bobo$4b2o6b2o3$6b2o2b2o$5bo2b2o2bo$3bobob 4obobo$b3obobo2bobob3o$o3b2ob4ob2o3bo$b2o3bo4bo3b2o$3b2o2bo2bo2b2o$3bo b2o4b2obo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 5 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

104P9. Heavyweight sparker, including the side sparks. Very high fallback, but watch the side clearance (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here

x = 16, y = 14, rule = B3/S23 12bo$11bobo$11bobo$10b2o2b2o$4bo2bobo2bobo$4bo2bobob2o2bo$9bobo2b2o$3b ob4o2bo$b3obo5b2o$o4bob4o$b5obo2bo2$ob2o$2obo! #C [[ THUMBSIZE 2 THEME 6 GRID GRIDMAJOR 0 SUPPRESS THUMBLAUNCH ]] #C [[ GPS 5 THUMBSIZE 2 ]]

53P9. An edgy delayed domino, also usable as a dot if the domino is vertical (click above to open LifeViewer) RLE: here Plaintext: here Catagolue: here