From Almighty Scholar to Chief Scientist

Infrastructure includes dormitories, canteens, and research institutes.

The Jinwu pile they want to build is, strictly speaking, a prototype pile and a demonstration pile.

There are four stages of nuclear reactors, namely experimental reactors, prototype reactors, demonstration reactors and commercial reactors.

The experimental reactor is the experiment and verification of the theory, and the prototype reactor is a successful reactor that can be used as a prototype for improvement, while the demonstration reactor is a reactor that can be used as a template for mass construction, and the commercial reactor , Naturally, it is a reactor that can be used for commercial operation, and it can basically be understood as a reactor that can achieve "mass production" based on the construction of a demonstration reactor.

Whether it is fission or fusion, they can generally be divided according to these four stages. Of course, the dividing line in the middle is not so absolute.

Just like their Jinwu pile, it can be either a prototype pile or a demonstration pile.

Of course, in the eyes of most technicians, they are doing it for the first time after all, so it is considered a success if they can build a prototype reactor. Sex will do.

However, the final problem of this reactor still has to fall on Lin Xiao's head. Otherwise, the full name of their Dongfang Chaohuan would not be called a full superconducting tokamak nuclear fusion experimental device long ago, but would directly become It has become the Dongfang Super Ring Fusion Demonstration Reactor.

Of course, in Lin Xiao's eyes, what was built this time can only be a demonstration reactor, not a prototype reactor or an experimental reactor.

These poor grades are not in his consideration.

However, before trying to do these things, the key is to think about how to solve the material problem.

Therefore, after finishing all the meetings that should be held in Jinmen City, Lin Xiao returned to Shangjing, returned to the Dingguang Research Institute, and started his next research.

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"Strong interaction force, and electromagnetic interaction force...the emergence of virtual photons...if you want to connect these things, what steps are needed in the middle?"

Lin Xiao pondered, and the formulas listed on the draft paper were also things he had been studying for so long.

"Perhaps... In terms of mathematics, this problem is already difficult to think about?"

But is it necessary to experiment to give him inspiration?

However, what kind of experiment can allow him to find the truth that exists in it?

"Strong interaction force...electromagnetic interaction force...well, isn't that only the experiment in the particle collider?"

Lin Xiao frowned slightly.

"Let's go find the data at CERN."

CERN restarted the Large Hadron Collider this year and conducted a collision. Due to the replacement, the collision energy has been further improved, reaching the level of 15TeV.

Maybe it can also bring him a little inspiration.

Next, Lin Xiao found the experimental data from CERN.

These experimental data can be found on the Internet, so he can easily get this part of the content.

However, Lin Xiao fell into a difficult situation again when conducting the measurement and analysis of the experimental data.

Also, he still can't find some useful data, or some data that can help his research.

"No, the collision energy is still too small, and the strong interaction force is not easy to observe. No matter how you process the data, you can't find useful data at all."

Lin Xiao shook his head, not knowing what to do.

But at this moment, he suddenly remembered something.

He took out the truth recorder from his pocket.

If, when the particle collider is running, this truth recording pen is placed in the area where the protons collide for detection...

The collision of proton and proton is the confrontation with the strong force.

In the Atlas detector of the LHC Large Hadron Collider, protons collide at a speed only 3m/s lower than the speed of light. The strong interaction force that maintains the quark connection between protons is difficult to resist this huge impact energy. And then something different came out of it.

And Lin Xiao believes that in this process, the breach of the force from the strong interaction will become the noisiest "voice" in these reactions. The sound of force, right?

Although how to keep this thing in the proton collision area is a problem, but in his capacity, there is no big problem if he wants to perform this operation. Even if others have doubts, he only needs to express that he wants to make a small Small experiments will do.

"Well, it's very feasible, but where can I find the proton collision experiment I want?"

Lin Xiao shook his head in distress again.

Although there are quite a lot of particle accelerators in the world, those that study proton collisions are still very rare.

This is still because of the strong interaction force. If you want to break up the strong interaction force, you need a strong enough force, which brings about an increase in cost.

And there are obviously very few organizations or countries that can afford such costs.

Even the existing collider in Shangjing is just an electron-positron collider. Although it can also be used to collide protons, its collision energy is too small to meet Lin Xiao's requirements.

Because what he needs is a large number of "sounds" that break the strong interaction force, and the Shangjing electron-positron collider does not guarantee that the recorder can record the sound that Lin Xiao wants to hear.

However, at this moment, Lin Xiao's eyes suddenly brightened.

Although the existing electron-positron collider in Shanghai is not available, isn't there another collider under construction?

The full name of the CEPC collider is actually CEPC-SppC, that is, the circular electron-positron collider-super proton collider.

That is to say, it consists of two parts, one is the ring-shaped electron-positron collider in front, and the super proton collider in the latter is the most critical part.

And since they are all called "super proton colliders", it naturally means that this is a collider for proton collisions.

Moreover, the highest collision energy can reach more than 100TeV, which can easily help Lin Xiao realize his idea.

As for the collider, although it is still under construction, but Lin Xiao has heard that due to the convenience of room temperature superconductors, the construction period has been advanced. It may be planned to be built early next year and start its first operation?

Although there are still a few months until next year, Lin Xiao doesn't mind waiting until then. After all, their Golden Crow Project will take several months just for the first batch of infrastructure that needs to be built.

And just when he thought about it, the landline in the office suddenly rang.

Glancing at the caller, it was Li Xingqiang, the deputy director.

He answered the phone suspiciously, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Li Xingqiang's voice came from the phone: "Director, Wang Yi, the director of the Institute of High Energy Physics, has come to see you."

"Director Wang of the High Energy Institute?"

Lin Xiao was taken aback for a moment, why did this person come to see him?

At the beginning, because of some conflicts between some high-energy institutes and him, a deputy director of the high-energy institute was resigned. Although he had nothing to do with the director Wang, he also apologized to Lin Xiao on his own initiative. However, the relationship between the two parties There was still a delicate relationship, so there was never a connection after that either.

So, why did Wang Yi come to him this time?

Of course, although he was puzzled in his heart, he still smiled and said: "Then quickly invite Director Wang to come over."

"Okay... Director Wang, please..."

Li Xingqiang's greeting came from over there, and Lin Xiao hung up the phone directly.

It was quite a coincidence to say that he was talking about the super proton collider, but the director Wang came, and it happened that he could also talk to Wang Yi about what he wanted to do.

Soon, Wang Yi came to his office.

"Director Wang, long time no see."

Lin Xiao took the initiative to stand up and greeted him with a smile.

Wang Yi also nodded at him with a smile. Looking at this young man who has become a giant in science in the world, he couldn't help thinking about the past in a trance.

If their deputy director really used that method to make Lin Xiao unwilling to come back, how much would their loss be?

"Director Wang, drinking tea, what are you thinking about?"

The voice came to his ears, Wang Yi came back to his senses, and saw Lin Xiao handing him a cup of tea.

"Oh, thank you Director Lin."

He quickly took the teacup, took a sip, and then said with emotion: "Director Lin, when I saw you back home, the day you got off the plane seemed to be yesterday, and it has been so long in a flash. "

Lin Xiao smiled, "It's been so long, and your collider is about to be completed."

But when Wang Yi heard Lin Xiao talking about the collider, he suddenly sighed.

"Hey, this collider... oh~"

Lin Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then he sighed suddenly, why?

"What's wrong, Director Wang?"

Wang Yi said, "Director Lin, I'm actually here to ask you for one thing."

"The room-temperature superconductors that were originally planned for us are now reserved for you because of your Jinwu project."

"So, now our collider is going to be postponed."

Lin Xiao was stunned for a moment.

"And this thing?"

Chapter 415 Wang Yi's Visit

"There is indeed such a thing, Director Lin, you should also know that the collider we plan to build, now thanks to you, the room temperature superconductor you have researched has greatly shortened the construction time we planned. A long time."

"Here, as a researcher of high-energy physics in our country, I also have to express my gratitude to you."

"But since your Golden Crow Project now has a huge demand for room-temperature superconductors, we can only make way for you."

"In this way, our construction period may be about the same as the original plan. Director Lin, you know that we approved the project in 2018, and the original plan was to complete it in 2026. It could have been brought forward to the beginning of 2025, that is, Next year, but now, it's 2026 again."

"Ah~"

Speaking of this, Wang Yi let out a long sigh, and his face was full of helplessness.

Lin Xiao felt very astonished.

Because of their Golden Crow Project, the room-temperature superconductors in the Institute of High Energy Physics are not enough?

This surprised Lin Xiao very much.

At the same time, he was completely unaware that this incident had happened.

Logically speaking, the quota for room-temperature superconductors should have been prepared in advance, right?

Why does this kind of thing still happen?

So he didn't believe it right away, but asked: "Director Wang, are you sure it's because of our Golden Crow Project? It's not some other reason? The country should have allocated it well, right?"

Wang Yi shook his head, "Although they are all planned and assigned, the plans can't keep up with the changes."

"Probably because the benefits of normal-temperature superconductor transmission lines and generators are far greater than before, as well as economic benefits, so recently some new plans have been added in this area, and our normal-temperature superconductor production capacity has increased. It has not kept up, so the quota for our scientific research field is limited."

"And now, Director Lin, your Golden Crow Project is very...uh, in terms of our social significance and national strength, it is more important than our collider..."

Although he was not particularly willing to admit it, Wang Yi still uttered those two words: "It's more important, so I'll transfer the quota originally planned to us to you."

In fact, there is another reason why he didn't say it, and that is that the room temperature superconductor was developed by Lin Xiao, so when the above quota is implemented, Lin Xiao must naturally be considered more.

But no matter what, the conflict that had arisen at the beginning was obviously not so easy to resolve, and there was still a little gap, so he still didn't say the reason.

After all, what he said always seemed a little envious of him.

But Lin Xiao couldn't help being surprised when he heard the reason Wang Yi said.

So this is ah.

However, it is indeed understandable to say that the construction of normal-temperature superconductor transmission lines, although the economic benefits brought by normal-temperature superconductors do not seem to be very good due to the overall cost of expenditure, but if you come from those areas where normal-temperature superconductor transmission lines have been built If you look at it, the improvement in economic benefits is definitely considerable.

Just talking about those industrial areas with high power consumption, the power transmission advantages brought by room temperature superconductors are a great advantage for their operation, and the final result is naturally an increase in total output value.

So it is completely understandable that the people above started to make drastic moves to build these transmission lines.

It's a pity that the production capacity has not fully kept up, which naturally brings about the shortage of quotas like the current situation.

"It's like tearing down the east wall to make up for the west." Lin Xiao shook his head, understanding Wang Yi's difficulty.

"Yeah, so I have no choice but to come to you." Wang Yi sighed, "Otherwise, our funding won't last for another year. If we ask for money again, God knows if the higher-ups will agree. .”

"That's true."

Lin Xiao nodded, and the problem of funding became even more fatal.

The shortened construction period means that the investment in labor costs can also be reduced. However, due to the increase in the cost of room temperature superconductors, after shortening the construction period and counting the reduced labor costs, their total construction cost can be achieved. Same as original plan.

But if it is to be postponed for one year, the cost increase brought about by the one-year delay will lead to an increase in their final cost, which in turn will be related to the problem of insufficient funding.

"So, Director Lin, this matter still needs your help. You should not be in a hurry to use it now, right? After all, your project should have just started, and we can finish it at the beginning of next year. After that, the quota Naturally, we won't rob you, so you see, can you?"

Wang Yi said very sincerely, for him who had a little gap with Lin Xiao, it was obviously impossible for him to come and ask Lin Xiao for help in person.

As for Wang Yi's request, Lin Xiao thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Director Wang, I understand your difficulties, so I can agree to your request."

A happy expression appeared on Wang Yi's face, and he said gratefully: "Then thank you, Director Lin. I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of all the members of our Institute of High Energy Physics."