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Chapter 214 214 Electromagnetic Decay Accelerator (Change Tomorrow)

1 electromagnetic decay accelerator
Half a year passed by in a hurry, and it was another midsummer in a blink of an eye.On this day, Wang Feng was doing tests in the laboratory in Luzhou as usual. After the construction deadline was over, they found someone to check and accept it. After removing the peculiar smell, they moved in and started designing experiments.

How to use the electromagnetic force to affect the weak interaction force?
From a common sense point of view, this is basically impossible to accomplish.The education we have received since we were young tells us that the decay of an atom is determined by its own physical properties, and it will not be affected by external factors, whether it is temperature, humidity, or light conditions, magnetic fields, etc. he.

We all know that radioactive elements have a half-life, which is fixed and cannot be changed.Based on this characteristic of matter, we often use the half-life of radioactive materials to estimate some relatively long time, such as the age of the earth and the moon, such as the age of a certain fossil.

If the half-life can be changed, that is to say, the decay of radioactive elements can be affected by external forces, then is what we have learned about the history of the earth and our human civilization also untrue?
This is a very big problem, but fortunately, Wang Feng is not a historian, nor is he a researcher of human civilization, he is just a scientist, he is responsible for revealing the laws of the universe, and trying to explain these Laws apply to people's lives.

"Do you feel nervous?" An old man who was already very old but still often came here for a stroll looked at Wang Feng and asked.

"It's okay, anyway, I have failed so many times, and every time I fail, I can gain new insights, but it's not like I didn't gain anything at all." Wang Feng said to the old man in front of him.

Since it is necessary to study the weak interaction force and electromagnetic force, it is natural that such an old man cannot be avoided.Regardless of what the outside world says, and regardless of the evaluation of the outside world, he only knows that in physics, especially theoretical physics, he is a well-deserved master, one of the few remaining masters in the world of physics.

"You can see it, and it's fortunate that you have money. Otherwise, if you fail once, you will lose tens of millions of funds. No one can afford such a loss." The old man joked.

When the country planned to build a high-energy particle accelerator, he gave a negative suggestion at that time.He does not regret making such a decision. In modern countries, although they are indeed rich, the per capita income of the people is still a bit low, not even comparable to Malaysia, Brazil and Mexico.

In this case, it will cost 1500 billion to build a particle accelerator, which is really not a small amount of money.Moreover, there are still relatively few theoretical physics researchers in China, especially the top mathematics and physics talents, who still cannot reach the first echelon. This is considered to be completed, and there is a high probability that it will be used by outsiders, and it will not achieve the effect of cultivating domestic scientists. .

"I'm also very distressed, okay?" Wang Feng said with a bitter smile: "But there's nothing we can do. Don't we have to pay tuition? Sometimes I really envy you. You only need a piece of paper and a pen to activate Use your own brain and use your imagination to solve the problem."

"We can't do it like this. Without enough data support and continuous improvement, the model will not be perfect, and the equipment will not be able to function."

"The second is that even if the model can be perfected, you have no way to be sure that it will work. So far, it is the 102nd experiment, and I don't know how long it will take to complete, and I don't know if it will be useful after completion. "

"Look at what you said, a pen and a piece of paper are enough to do theoretical research. But if you want to verify whether the theory is correct or not, it will cost a lot of money. You know that in order to find that How much did a few elementary particles cost?"

"You don't need to underestimate yourself. Although I am old and my brain is not working well, I am not deaf or blind, and my intuition is still very accurate. I can feel that you should not be far from success. "

"Then I'll borrow your auspicious words."

Since Wang Feng dared to plunge in, he was already prepared to fail.In a blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed. Although he has not made any progress, he has also published several heavyweight papers, which can be regarded as slowly integrating into the field of theoretical physics.

"Don't borrow my good words, you are a lucky general. I don't believe that there are all-round talents. It is not easy for a person to do one thing well in a lifetime. But until I met you , I discovered that common-sense questions apply only to ordinary people, not to geniuses."

"Until now, everyone's impression of you is probably still in the field of chemistry. They probably don't know that you also have your own unique insights into electrical automation and theoretical physics."

"I'm overwhelmed, I'm overwhelmed." If ordinary people came to praise him in the shoot, he would definitely laugh it off.But who is this person in front of him, the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, one of the bigwigs in the field of theoretical physics, the genius this old man has seen in his life, I am afraid that he is like a crucian carp in a river, and it is absolutely impossible to be praised by this old man. Not an easy task.

But when it comes to electrical engineering, he really failed Academician Zhu's high expectations.Think about myself as an electrical engineer with a major in education, first turned to study electrochemistry, and then turned to study theoretical physics... As for my professional work, I was thrown aside.

Regarding the design of electromagnetic accelerators for radioactive substances, they have also encountered many engineering problems.But apart from experts from Yanda and Mizuki, people were surprised to find that this professor of chemistry, who turned his attention to physics, also had unique insights into electrical engineering.

It was only at this time that everyone remembered that his undergraduate and postgraduate majors were both electrical engineering. He is a serious electrical engineer with a professional background.My undergraduate degree is at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and my master's degree is an electrical engineer studying at the University of Science and Technology of China. I once designed individual mechas and Gauss rifles.

Yes, with the support of Wang Feng's Beijing Lithium Battery Research Institute, military individual mechas and Gauss rifles have been installed one after another.The troops that were the first to change equipment have also initially formed combat effectiveness. In view of the killing effect of large-caliber Gauss rifles on infantry fighting vehicles and the protection ability of individual mechas, some experts have begun to suggest canceling infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. established.

However, considering that these equipment have not been tested in actual combat, they still need to go through repeated discussion and verification, and this kind of thing is a big deal, and it is definitely not something that can be decided within a few years.

But these things are not what they need to know, after all, it's none of their business.In fact, if the old man hadn't been older and had more time for himself to learn about these things, they would never have known about them.

Just thinking about those troublesome problems and thinking about the source of funds has already occupied most of their time. Many times, they even can't even spare time to spend with their families, let alone thinking about irrelevant things. something happened.

For most scientists, especially those in the prime of life, past achievements don’t mean anything, and they don’t pay special attention to those problems that have been solved. They pay more attention to those problems that have not been solved .

"Okay, I'm not here as an old man, so I don't want to bother you. I was told by others that when you are old, you should not always run in front of others, and don't talk nonsense. I didn't listen at the time. I think what I said was That's right, and it's for their own good, why can't we say it?"

"It was only later that I discovered that this is a wise saying. When people get old, they talk less and keep in good health... You see, they talk too much." The old man stood up: "But apart from the ugly words, the other influences are not the same. It’s big, just don’t care about it. Those of us who engage in basic scientific research have little to do with them. Even if we want to select the Nobel Prize, we will not look at their opinions.”

The old man seemed to be pointing something, after he finished speaking, he turned his head and left without staying any longer.

In fact, the old man's experience has long been behind him, and he will never stay here for more than half an hour.But today seems to be a little special, he has been here for almost an hour.

After thinking about it, Wang Feng didn't think much about it. The old man was probably afraid that he would be influenced by rumors from the outside world.

"Professor Wang, do you still want to take it apart?" At this moment, a staff member came over and asked.

"Of course it has to be disassembled, otherwise how to collect data?" Although it can be collected through various sensors, it is difficult for you to guarantee their accuracy after being affected by such a strong magnetic field.

So the best way is to degauss first, then take them apart, bring everything in from the outside world, and collect data.This is a very tedious job, but they basically do it every two days.

Although the benefits of this research institute are very high, and the boss of his family is big enough, but the intensity of the experiment is really unbearable. Similar experiments are basically done every two to three days, and then the data is collected. , improve the model, and repeat it continuously.

Naturally, the big bosses would not do this kind of work. Doctoral students like them did all the work.The teacher said that if it was just benefits, they would probably not stay, and it was really hard to persist.But in such a high-intensity working environment, the quality of papers produced by the laboratory is really high, and the output is also very objective.

The big boss doesn't need too many papers. Half a year ago, the other party just won the Hoffman Medal, and they heard that the Nobel Prize Review Committee is considering giving him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year...although they don't know Is it true or false.

However, big bosses at this level just look down on most of the results, and this part will be given to them as benefits. It is indeed hard work now, but in the future this will all be possible. The grades you can get are enough for graduation or staying in school for job title evaluation in the future.

After all, the consumption of each experiment is simply astronomical in their eyes. Even if it is only the consumption of materials, and the cost of maintenance, it will exceed 1000 million yuan each time, not counting the venue and equipment, and the salary of personnel, etc. Waiting for these costs, that is to say, during these times, they have already spent more than one billion yuan.

As the old gentleman said, that is, they can do this only when they have money. If it is true that the results of materials science are all piled up with money, then when it comes to the results of physical experiments, they are made with gold.

"Before going in to collect data, you must first eliminate the magnetic force, otherwise, it will not be safe and will affect the accuracy of the experimental data." No matter how many times it is, Wang Feng always puts safety first.

"Don't worry, boss."

If you want to affect the inside of the nucleus, it is absolutely impossible for the magnetic field to be too weak.However, this is not easy to do in a strong magnetic environment, and the requirements for equipment are very high. According to the calculation of the model, it may be necessary to use low-temperature superconducting materials to be able to do it.

If you just want to increase the magnetic field strength of the electromagnet, junior high school students know how to do it, nothing more than increasing the intensity of the current, or increasing the density of the winding coil...

But this will undoubtedly bring another problem, that is, the heating effect of the current.Even if a copper wire with very good electrical capacity is selected, its resistance cannot be ignored when the coil is wound to a very long length.

Then the problem comes, if the current is really strong enough, the heat generated by the thermal effect of the current will not have time to dissipate, and a considerable part of them will accumulate on the wire, and may eventually be damaged due to heat accumulation.

Therefore, when the strength of the magnetic field exceeds the order of 10t, it is almost impossible to increase the magnetic field strength by increasing the number of turns of the energized solenoid.

The magnetic field generating device they are using now has a magnetic field strength of 30t, which is difficult to achieve through conventional methods, and can only be achieved through low-temperature superconducting materials, that is, copper oxide.

The cost of this kind of device is very expensive. They asked China National Nuclear Corporation for help to complete the design and manufacture of these three sets of devices. The unit price exceeded 3 million yuan. This is still a friendly price. They never thought about making money in this regard.As for maintenance costs, that's simply not counting.

One of the most critical problems is the poor thermal conductivity of copper oxide, which leads them to maintain the state of copper oxide at the superconducting transition temperature, and requires more liquid helium to take away the heat. It occupies a very large volume in the entire low-temperature superconducting device.

And this area is also the most prone to failure.

(End of this chapter)