Great Country Academician

The press conference held by CERN did not cause much sensation in the physics community.

After all, for scholars in the field of high-energy physics, everyone understands some of the twists and turns in Ms. Gwendolyn's remarks.

For the large strong particle collider, the collision energy level and the detector are two key indicators. In terms of importance, the two are equally important, but when it comes to the detection of unknown physical phenomena, the collision energy level is still slightly more important.

Because high energy level means that particles can be accelerated closer to the speed of light. Even though it is only a small difference, sometimes the phenomenon of collision is huge.

However, for outsiders and netizens, the CERN press conference did affect many people.

After all, CERN is the holy land of contemporary physics. The public statement of CERN chairman made many netizens express a certain degree of concern about the CRHPC project.

Especially some domestic leaders and shepherds, as if they had obtained evidence that refuted domestic education and basic science, they were all excited.

[Alas, CERN's LH-LHC high-luminosity collider is almost completed, and CRHPC has just started construction. It has cost 120 billion to build this, so just follow others and eat dust! 】

[Hee hee, you can really spend a fortune. 】

[I have long said that we are still far behind in the field of basic science. Where are the top scientists in the world based on decades of accumulation by others? How can Professor Xu want to surpass them comprehensively? It's better to wash up and sleep. 】

[CERN is the holy land of contemporary physics and the most authoritative official in the field of high-energy physics. People have said so. I am really worried about the future of CRHPC. This time Sichuan God may bring our country's high-energy physics field into a ditch. 】

【What about the bullshit? I am studying for a PhD in theoretical physics, and what the chairman said is simply not the case. Although detectors are important, anyone who has studied physics knows that collision energy level is also a very critical technology. Only when the energy level is high can we discover more. particles and phenomena. 】

[I just finished reading the news. Apart from other things, this old witch underestimates the speed of our infrastructure construction. Ten years? I bet it will take at most two years for the CRHPC collider to be completed. 】

[When we try to do something with the whole nation, there is nothing we can’t do! 】

The hot discussion is not just about scarves. As related topics reach the top of the search, the popularity of the topic quickly spreads to other online platforms and fields.

So much so that after learning about CERN's press conference, Xu Chuan went online to browse what the other party said and came across these things.

Seeing the netizens split into two factions and arguing non-stop, Xu Chuan chuckled, shook his head, and closed the web page on the screen.

Compared with what netizens see, he can naturally learn more information.

For example, the upgrade of the LHC was much slower than he imagined.

Since the west coast country forcibly intervened in CERN's work, the LHC upgrade has been underway since last year, and it has taken nearly a year to complete the overall upgrade design of LH-LHCb.

This efficiency, in his opinion, is a bit too slow.

You must know that the LHC has four large detectors, several small detection areas, and multiple detection laboratories.

All aspects of upgrading and transformation of these things, as well as the replacement of most superconducting magnet materials, need to be carried out.

If the upgrade continues at this rate, not to mention it will be completed in 2024, even if CERN is given another year, it may not be completed until 2025.

Of course, for a very large international joint project, this kind of delayed work efficiency is all too common.

Whether it is the use and budget of funds, the purchase of equipment from those manufacturers, or modified design plans, etc., everything related to the flow of funds and the use of funds requires the signature of CERN's budget committee before it can be approved.

Although country M is strong, it cannot really suppress all the more than a dozen EU member states. After all, this involves the interests of manufacturers in various countries.

What's more, among the member states there are countries such as Germany and Tsarist Russia that have not been dealt with very much.

This is the disadvantage of large-scale international joint projects. There are too many voices and it is impossible for everyone to put their efforts into one place.

But their circular super particle collider, CRHPC, doesn’t have so many considerations.

Wholly-owned construction means that the right to speak is in their hands. With the strength of China's infrastructure madmen, as some netizens believe, as long as they make up their mind to do something, there is nothing they can't do.

As for these discussions on the Internet? Come on, if you really want to learn from that Mr. President’s ‘Twitter governance’, you’d better do something else.

The comments on the Internet did not affect Xu Chuan's mood.

He was happier to have secured a top talent in the field of superconducting magnets than to read these comments.

After taking Professor Tillman to find Director Tai Xuewen to handle the relevant joining handover and contract signing, he turned back to receive the others.

A seminar on the Circular Super Particle Collider lasted for three days.

Xu Chuan is not sure how much contract funding and technology the Xinmen side of diplomacy and commerce has brought in, but at least his side is quite happy.

Not only did he attract the great talent Tillman Lunt, he also attracted many other top theoretical physicists.

Needless to say, there are senior scholars like Witten and Gross who have a teacher-student relationship, and top scholars such as von Klitzing, Alan Guth, Roger Penrose, and Francois Engler are also After all the answers have been answered, they will do research support work here after the circular super particle collider is built in the future.

This meeting was undoubtedly quite successful in terms of building a physical holy land belonging to China.

As for competition with CERN, he is not worried.

Even if CERN really takes the lead in completing the upgrade of the LHC, whether the complete body of sterile neutrinos and dark matter can be found in advance is still a matter of probability.

Although it is not ruled out that physicists at CERN may indeed find some traces through big data screening, it is still quite difficult to achieve a confidence level above 5 sigma.

Especially without him as the original discoverer, it would be even more difficult to calculate these things through mathematical methods.

After five days, the first International Large Strong Particle Collider launch and seminar officially ended.

Xu Chuan doesn't care much about how many things are finalized at the meeting, but there is no doubt that this is an 'epic' moment for the physics community in China, and even for the physics community around the world.

No one knows how much discovery and future a strong particle collider with a collision energy level of more than 100 Tev can bring to physics.

But at least what is certain is that a brand new physical world is about to be revealed before everyone’s eyes!

After finishing the work at hand, Xu Chuan rushed back to Aurous Hill from Star City with Professor Tillman.

Since he agreed to let the other party participate in the research process of the stellarator, he would naturally do it.

After signing some confidentiality agreements and contracts, he took the other party into the core laboratory.

Looking at the Huaxing fusion device in front of him that had not been dismantled by the Naval Equipment Department, Tillman Lunt stood there in a daze.

"How does it feel to see Spiral Stone-7X again?" Standing next to Tillman, Xu Chuan asked with a smile.

After being lost for a while, Tillman turned around and said, "You have modified it a lot. I almost didn't recognize it as the Spiral Stone-7X."

Since the Planck Plasma Institute sold the Helix-7X, he never thought that he would have the chance to see it again.

Unexpectedly, he could see this equipment built by him again in China.

What surprised him even more was that Hua Guo had carried out almost all-round modifications to this equipment, so much so that when he saw the Spiral Stone-7X, even he almost didn't recognize it.

Xu Chuan smiled and said: "The Huaxing Fusion Reactor, also known as the Spiralite-7X, was renamed after we purchased it. It is called the Huaxing Stellar Simulator Fusion."

"etc."

Suddenly, Tillman seemed to notice something and interrupted Xu Chuan's introduction. He stared at the fusion device in the core laboratory and frowned and asked, "You mean, it is now called the Huaxing Fusion Reactor?"

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "Is there any problem?"

Tillman quickly turned his head, looked at Xu Chuan, and said, "Of course there is a problem. You know better than me. A fusion device in the experimental stage cannot be called a fusion reactor."

"For example, the Helix-7X was called the Helix-7X stellarator fusion device when it was at the Planck Institute for Plasma Research, not the Helix-7X fusion reactor."

After a pause, Tillman took a deep breath and continued: "Only a device that has fully entered the stage of a demonstration reactor can be called a fusion reactor."

"For example, the Daybreak fusion reactor you developed before, or the Planck fusion reactor currently being built at the Planck Plasma Institute, are qualified to be called fusion reactors."

"Don't tell me that after buying the Spiral-7X, you have entered a comprehensive demonstration project stage?!"

Listening to Tillman's surprised and suppressed questions, Xu Chuan smiled sheepishly.

If we really want to pursue it, he actually deceived Tillman before.

After all, this talented person wanted to enter the Xinghai Research Institute to participate in the research and ignition of stellarators, and to take the path of stellarators.

But the current situation is that they have finished the job.

The Huaxing fusion reactor has already completed the ignition and power generation work, and has embarked on the path of controllable nuclear fusion.

"cough"

After coughing slightly, Xu Chuan said awkwardly: "On the road to the stellarator, Xinghai Research Institute has successfully completed ignition and power generation and other related work."

"The Spiral Stone-7X in front of us has already crossed the journey of the demonstration reactor and is about to be officially used where it should go."

Hearing this, Tillman was stunned.

He glanced at Xu Chuan blankly, and said in disbelief: "You mean, the Helix-7X is now a commercial reactor? Have you already taken the path of the stellarator?"

Xu Chuan nodded and said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry that I kept this news from you before. After all, the route of the stellarator involves some other aspects, and this news is still confidential for the time being."

"other things?"

Tillman murmured and reread it, his eyes suddenly filled with disbelief and suspicion, and he quickly asked: "Miniaturization?"

Xu Chuan nodded and replied: "Well, compared to the tokamak device, the stellarator's ease of controlling plasma turbulence is more suitable for miniaturization."

The success of the stellarator and the miniaturized fusion reactor are things that cannot be hidden. Even if he doesn't say it now, other countries will know it when the No. 03 aircraft carrier goes to sea and when the space shuttle takes to the sky.

Unable to help swallowing, Tillman took a deep breath and asked with a hint of trembling: "Then you succeeded?"

Xu Chuan thought for a while, organized his words and replied: "It depends on how you understand the concept of miniaturization. I can only say that based on the Huaxing fusion device, we have indeed designed a smaller one. device.”

"How small can it be?" Tillman quickly asked.

Xu Chuan shook his head and said, "Sorry, I don't have the authority to disclose this data to you for the time being."

After a pause, he looked up at the Huaxingdui lying in the core laboratory and continued: "But regarding the Huaxingdui, in the next period of time, you can fully control it to conduct experiments and research, whether it is hydrogen-helium simulation Or a real deuterium-tritium ignition experiment can be carried out.”

"At least, it can be used to verify whether the stellarator can take the path of controllable nuclear fusion."

Hearing this, Tillman suddenly reacted. He followed Xu Chuan's line of sight and landed on the Spiral Stone-7X. He said with some laughter and tears: "In other words, I was actually fooled by you? "

"From the beginning, the stellarator path has been taken, and my help is no longer needed. You tricked me into coming here purely for the CRHPC."

Xu Chuan coughed in embarrassment and said: "How can this be called cheating? It has always been your dream to lead the stellarator, so we can be considered helping others."

Tillman glanced at Xu Chuan, did he have the nerve to say this?

If it weren't for his obsession with the stellarator, he wouldn't bother to talk to this person.

However, looking at the Spiral Stone-7X that was reborn here, the obsession and dark clouds in his heart about the stellarator had dissipated a lot at this moment.

Although this road is not really within your own hands, who dares to say that you can do it 100% when it comes to scientific research?

It is also a blessing for a scholar to see his dream come true.

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Looking at the Spiral Stone-7X standing in the laboratory, he felt that the indescribable complex feeling in his heart became more complicated.