From University Lecturer to Chief Academician

This nuclear fusion ignition experiment really makes people nervous.

It is not the first time that the nuclear fusion ignition experiment has been done, but it was originally a nuclear fusion explosion experiment, which is to ignite and explode from a distance in an open area like releasing a hydrogen bomb.

There will be no personnel near the experiment site, and the instant detection is also an automatic device, or the data will be collected after the explosion.

It's different now.

The ignition site of nuclear fusion is inside the complex device. There will be staff reserved near the device, and there will be many people within a kilometer nearby.

Many people involved in the experiment have to stay in the surrounding area. They need to control the equipment and collect data at close range, and they need to complete a lot of work.

The nuclear fusion reaction cannot be controlled, and an explosion occurs, which must be a very serious accident.

If this happens, there must be some major flaw in the design of nuclear fusion, and the research can be said to have failed.

Of course.

The ignition experiment will definitely reduce the possibility of explosion as much as possible, and there will be many safety measures nearby to ensure the safety of personnel as much as possible.

For example, an air-raid shelter was built around it, and steel plates over ten meters thick and anti-radiation materials were installed. Under normal circumstances, the explosion would not affect the air-raid shelter, and the people inside were relatively safe.

In addition, it is the ignition process.

The ignition experiment is not accomplished overnight, the concentration of the reaction material will increase little by little, and at the beginning it will not meet the theoretical continuous reaction standard at all.

The intensity of F-rays also continued to increase.

The initial ignition experiment is the lowest material density and the weakest f-rays, and then slowly increase the intensity of the rays until the normal reaction occurs.

The next step is to increase the density of the material.

The intensity of F-rays is still gradual and gradually increases until the reaction occurs.

Then, the next step.

Every time the concentration of deuterium and deuterium materials is increased, it will be a new ignition experiment. Various reaction data will also be collected, and internal materials and equipment will be checked until the reaction can continue under the control of the device. The ignition experiment is also equivalent to It worked.

This process will last at least one month.

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Two days before the start of the ignition experiment, a team of high-level decision makers came to inspect. There were several big leaders who came, and Mr. Xu was only one of them.

This experiment is too important.

The ignition experiment can be said to be the most important part of controlling the nuclear fusion project. The ability to achieve ignition and control the reaction means that the project will succeed in the end.

Other issues are relatively minor.

If the ignition test cannot be completed, the project will naturally be tantamount to failure.

Most people have the same opinion as Tang Jianjun about the ignition experiment, especially experts who have participated in the "artificial sun" project. They all believe that the ignition experiment will take a long time, and it is also the most time-consuming stage of research.

It may take three years, five years, ten years, or eight years.

The former is when everything goes well, and the latter is also normal.

If the ignition test is not smooth, let alone a big explosion, even if the internal reaction cannot be controlled and the explosion occurs, the internal devices and equipment will be damaged.

For example, internal magnetic field materials, compression materials, and sealing materials.

For example, the magnetic field device on the outer layer and the high-voltage circuit below.

etc.

The damage of each part is a very serious problem, and many devices need to be disassembled for replacement, and a new demonstration is required to solve the problem.

Simply put, the ignition experiment is to encounter and solve problems.

In fact, it is like debugging a precision device. There will always be various problems. When encountering problems, you need to find a way to solve them, which will take a long time.

A typical example is an aero engine.

The domestic self-developed Taihang aero engine took several years from design to manufacture, but the follow-up debugging and improvement took more than ten years, and several prototypes were manufactured before they were officially equipped on the aircraft.

Aeroengines are precision equipment, and foreign engines are used as reference in the design and manufacturing process.

The nuclear fusion device is also very precise, involving the underlying superconducting circuit, annihilation force field, high-intensity helical magnetic field, and violent nuclear reaction, the complexity can be imagined.

In addition, the nuclear fusion device does not yet have any targets to refer to.

The engineering team is manufacturing a brand new device, so naturally there is a high possibility of encountering a series of problems.

Tang Jianjun received the leadership team and was introducing the equipment and various problems encountered in the manufacturing process, but the leadership team was obviously not interested in technical issues.

They are more concerned with very immediate issues.

For example, security.

"Be sure to pay attention to safety in the ignition experiment."

"Safety is the most important thing."

"Every scientist here is a very important talent, and everyone's safety must be guaranteed." After finishing this sentence, Teacher Xu added, "Especially Academician Wang."

"How important Academician Wang is, so I don't need to say more? Academician Tang, no matter how your engineering project technology is, we have only one requirement, and Academician Wang can't make any problems."

"Can it be done?"

Tang Jianjun nodded immediately, "We will guarantee the safety of Academician Wang, so don't worry..."

Teacher Xu said so, and other leaders also said so.

In the impression of the leaders, the nuclear fusion control experiment is very dangerous, and they are naturally worried that there will be problems. Even if the entire project is put together, it is not as important as Wang Hao alone.

So they kept emphasizing the protection of Wang Hao's safety.

This made Tang Jianjun feel very depressed. He is also an academician, but he received far less attention.

From the beginning to the end, no leader said, "You must ensure your own safety", even if it is just a comforting sentence?

Tang Jianjun can only think this way, "I am over 60 years old, an old academician, and I have not made much contribution."

"Death is death..."

He shook his head, but continued, "The ignition experiment is not a one-off. Our plan is to reach the explosive concentration standard in one month."

"The blasting standard is only close to the level of explosiveness, and the possibility of a big explosion is very low."

"Basically don't worry too much."

The leadership team soon met Wang Hao.

Wang Hao and Tang Jianjun said similar things, and they also talked about "don't worry about safety issues", "The initial experiment was only a low concentration standard, and it is not certain whether ignition can be achieved."

"We're definitely taking security seriously."

"If the research goes well, the concentration standard will be reached soon, and then there may be a little danger..."

This day happened to be an internal meeting, and the leadership team was present to watch.

It can be seen at the meeting that everyone is very excited about the ignition experiment. What they are participating in is not an ordinary project, but to witness the first large-scale experiment of human beings to control nuclear fusion.

At the same time, many people are also worried that there will be problems.

Wang Hao encouraged everyone and said, "Don't worry too much, I can guarantee that there is no problem with the design, so there will be no major accidents."

"Under this premise, our manufacturing process is also perfect."

"The experiment will surely succeed!"

Wang Hao's encouragement is still very effective. He has a very strong appeal, and every word he says can give people confidence.

Next, he emphasized that each part should do its own work well.

"Everything is going according to the experimental plan, and the data is reported at any time."

"If there is a problem in the middle, start the termination procedure immediately."

To terminate the procedure is to intervene forcibly, allowing the internal reaction to be suspended quickly.

They have two termination schemes. One is to add heavy ions, which are injected into the reaction in the form of gas or particles, and they collide with escaped electrons, slowing them down.

Another solution is similar to nuclear fission reaction interference, that is, a thick cadmium rod is inserted in the center of the device, and the cadmium rod will absorb the neutrons that occur in the internal reaction.

When the number of neutrons is greatly reduced, the reaction will naturally pause quickly.

...

soon.

The project team conducted the first ignition test.

When the experiment was about to come, Wang Hao felt very depressed. He was persuaded by many people to go to a small town 20 kilometers away.

This location is separated from the engineering base by a hill.

Even if a violent explosion occurs at the engineering base, it will not affect the towns across the hill for a short time.

Wang Hao was not worried about the first ignition. He felt like he had to run a hundred meters to light a firecracker, which was completely unnecessary.

But everyone else is worried.

Every leader had emphasized Wang Hao's safety before, but his safety became a major issue of the engineering base, and it felt like he was being treated like a rare animal.

This is so depressing.

There is some truth to what others said. The ignition experiment is only theoretically problem-free, but the theory is just a theory after all.

What if?

The experimental setup is simply too complicated.

Whether there is a well-studied anti-gravity field and strong annihilation force field, as well as high-voltage electric power, high-intensity magnetic field, etc., anything can happen when complex systems are put together.

Wang Hao also didn't want to affect the experiment because of his own reasons, so he could only obey the arrangement and go to a distant town.

Then, just wait.

The main persons in charge of the first ignition experiment were Wang Ye and Xiang Qiansheng, and the person in charge of the ignition was Liu Yunli from the F-ray experiment group.

Xiang Qiansheng represents the annihilation force field experiment group, and it can also be said to represent Wang Hao.

When the experiment was about to start, Wang Ye was in charge of the overall command, "Power on, open the internal field force!"

"Report data!"

When the field force is turned on, the internal anti-gravity field is very weak, with a strength of only about 20%, and then the outer high-voltage magnetic field device is turned on.

At this time, a weak and strong annihilation force field was created.

Compared with conventional F-ray generating equipment, the internal and external field forces are very weak, mainly because there is no built-in heat source, and the field force will gradually increase only after the internal heat source is turned on.

The next step is to inject the deuterium material.

The deuterium material is directly rushed into the device, and the process of rushing in also takes time, and the whole process lasts about an hour.

When the concentration of the deuterium material reached the standard and each department re-reported the data, Wang Ye commanded, "The ignition team is ready!"

The next step is Liu Yunli's work.

Liu Yunli is in charge of the F-ray team. Their team is located about ten kilometers away from the reaction device to ensure the safety of the F-ray team.

Even if there is a problem with the reaction device, it will not affect the F-ray experiment group.

The F-ray generating equipment used for ignition has already been calibrated many times, and the release path of F-rays is only heavy soil and materials.

The outer layers of the device are all first-order materials.

F-rays do not affect the operation of the device.

After the F-ray release technology, nothing can be seen from the outside of the device, and the nearby staff reported data saying, "The outer sensor shows that the temperature has risen slightly."

"There was an increase of 0.14 degrees Celsius at the edge."

This statistic makes people laugh, but it is also expected, indicating that the reaction has only just begun and ended.

The lowest concentration of deuterium-deuterium materials, coupled with the lowest intensity of f-rays, is already very good for the reaction to happen.

It is estimated that only where the f-rays irradiated, an extremely weak fusion reaction occurred, and then the reaction was quickly suspended.

soon.

Wang Hao also knew the experimental data, and he complained to the bodyguard next to him, "I ran so far for 20km, and the edge increased by 0.1 degrees Celsius?"

"Set off firecrackers, it's even hotter than this..."

Even if it was only a momentary reaction, a reaction also occurred, and the ignition experiment was suspended, and various parts will test the interior of the device.

Of course, basically there will be no problem.

The detection is mainly aimed at the path of f-rays to see if the material will be affected.

Wang Hao was also in a very depressed mood, and spent more than an hour returning to the engineering base to check the situation to make sure everything was safe.

The next experiment will have to wait until tomorrow.

"According to the plan, it is estimated that it will be another firecracker..."

"However, there is no way."

"You can't take the risk of directly adding high-concentration materials, but it will make me run for an hour again..." Wang Hao felt that he should choose a closer location.

Twenty kilometers is too far.

In fact, the air-raid shelter five kilometers away is already very safe.

...

When the nuclear fusion engineering team was conducting the ignition experiment, some foreign intelligence agencies also knew the news.

It is impossible to hide such an important experiment.

American's intelligence department analyzed the information, but they didn't pay attention to it. Most people thought that the ignition experiment of the nuclear fusion project would be a research that would last for a long time.

In terms of analogy, it is similar to the artificial sun project.

They don't think that the research on controllable nuclear fusion will be successful at one time. Even if everything goes well, many problems need to be solved and research will take a long time to produce results.

The only thing to pay attention to is a message, "For the ignition of the nuclear fusion engineering team, the only material suspected to be used is deuterium."

In other words, the deuterium-deuterium reaction.

This message is shocking.

After American's intelligence department reported the news, the top management immediately paid attention to it and organized experts and scholars to analyze it.

The result of analysis by a group of experts and scholars is - impossible.

"It's definitely fake news."

"The deuterium-deuterium reaction is the most perfect fusion method in theory, but the reaction requirements are too high, and humans have not yet achieved ignition."

"Can the inner environment of the sun be created on the earth?"

"Of course it's impossible!"

"As long as you have a little common sense, you won't take this news seriously..."