Chapter 24 The second nuclear fusion experiment begins
Xiaguo, Beijing.
In a small villa.
A man wearing high-end brand-name clothes and a pair of plain glasses on his nose was staring at the computer screen in front of him.
The screen on the computer screen was an author's backstage.
On the homepage of the author's backstage, an article received countless likes and comments.
The camera zoomed in, and the title of the article gradually became clear. It was the article that criticized Sandaokou University on a certain website!
Looking at the increasing number of likes and comments, a sneer appeared on the corner of the man's mouth.
This article should bring him a lot of income.
While thinking, he pressed F5 on the keyboard.
The webpage refreshed.
The article that should have appeared on the homepage turned gray.
"What's going on?!"
The man stood up from his chair with a bang, his face uncertain.
A bad guess slowly emerged in his mind.
He moved the mouse, moved the cursor to the gray article title, and gently clicked the left button of the mouse.
"Hello, Deng Haochu, your article is suspected of..."
In short, it was 404.
Looking at the line of crimson Chinese characters in front of him, Deng Haochu's face changed suddenly.
Damn it!
He quickly dragged the mouse and switched the webpage to the income interface.
A big zero came into his eyes.
"Bang!"
Deng Haochu raised his hand and slapped the computer desk in front of him, shaking the computer screen.
"Damn Sandaokou University..."
Deng Haochu knew that this kind of thing could only be done by people from Sandaokou University!
"This matter...is not over!"
A cold light flashed in Deng Haochu's eyes.
Thinking of the tens of millions of income that disappeared out of thin air, Deng Haochu's face flashed a trace of pain.
...
A week later.
As this article was deleted and banned by the entire network, the bad public opinion it caused gradually disappeared.
At this time, Sandaokou University once again entered a state of martial law.
The reason is very simple.
The second controlled nuclear fusion experiment will be launched in the nuclear physics laboratory of Sandaokou University!
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In the library of Sandaokou University.
Su Yutong frowned and raised her head from the exercise book in front of her, subconsciously looking at the seat next to her.
As usual, it was empty.
She closed her eyes slightly and sighed deeply.
Since she met Lu Yongchang last time, she has been like a demon, coming to the library at the same time every day, trying to "encounter" again.
However, after more than ten days of continuous setbacks, her slightly restless heart gradually calmed down.
Perhaps, that "graduate student" only came to the library occasionally.
"Yutong!"
Just as Su Yutong was lost in thought, a crisp shout came from the side.
Su Yutong trembled slightly and looked back suddenly.
Seeing the person coming, her tense body relaxed a little: "Chen Yun? Why are you here?"
Chen Yun glanced at Su Yutong unhappily and said loudly: "Why? Can't I come yet?"
"I don't know what's wrong with you. You sit in a small corner of the library every day... Could it be that you are waiting for someone?"
Su Yutong's eyes flashed with panic after her secret was exposed: "You, don't talk nonsense!"
"This is the library, keep your voice down!"
Chen Yun glanced at Su Yutong again: "Keep your voice down? Do you want to see if there is anyone around?"
Su Yutong was slightly stunned, and hurriedly stood up and looked around.
The huge library was empty.
"What's going on?"
Chen Yun sighed deeply, with a helpless look in her eyes: "My eldest lady, didn't you read the school announcement yesterday?"
Su Yutong shook her head blankly.
Chen Yun stepped forward and pulled Su Yutong's right hand: "Come on, come on, come back to the dormitory with me!"
"The school issued a notice last night, requiring all students not to leave the dormitory unless necessary!"
"I really don't know how you got out today..."
"If I didn't know you would come to the library every day, I wouldn't know where to find you!"
Su Yutong's eyes became more and more confused: "Why...?"
Chen Yun dragged Su Yutong towards the dormitory: "Why? Are you pretending to be stupid or do you really not know? Our school's nuclear physics laboratory will conduct the second controlled nuclear fusion experiment today!"
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In the nuclear physics laboratory.
Lv Yongchang looked solemnly at the stellarator device in front of him, which looked like a messy ball of wool.
"Get ready!"
Lv Yongchang didn't say much nonsense, and directly spoke to Fang Xu on the side.
Fang Xu nodded lightly, turned his head and gave orders to the researcher beside him.
It was a familiar process again.
After the switch was turned on, a humming sound was heard, and extremely powerful current passed through the superconducting coil, forming a closed, twisted ring-shaped magnetic cage in the inner cavity of the stellarator.
During the time when the heating device began to preheat, Fang Xu asked Lv Yongchang with a nervous look on his face: "Yongchang, how long do you think the controlled nuclear fusion can be maintained in this experiment?"
Hearing this question, Lv Yongchang glanced at Fang Xu with a strange expression.
What do you mean by how long it can be extended?
In Lv Yongchang's opinion, the basic structure of the stellarator at this time is not much different from the large fusion reactors of later generations, except that it is not connected to the generator.
At least, all the necessary parts are already there.
"Brother Xu, I think this question depends on how long you want to maintain it."
Fang Xu's pupils shrank suddenly.
What does this mean...
Before he had time to think about it, the researcher next to him shouted loudly: "Professor Lv, the preheating work is completed!"
Without time to explain in detail to Fang Xu, Lv Yongchang directly said in a deep voice: "Inject deuterium and tritium gas!"
"Prepare to ignite!"
When the deuterium and tritium gas turned into high-temperature plasma in the inner cavity of the stellarator, a laser instantly irradiated the surface of the deuterium and tritium plasma!
In just a few seconds, the fusion fire was ignited again.
"A large number of neutrons were detected!"
"The nuclear fusion reaction occurred normally!"
Reports came one after another.
Lv Yongchang looked a little solemn.
"Pay close attention to the remaining amount of deuterium and tritium. If it is insufficient, add it immediately!"
Unlike the last experiment, Lv Yongchang's goal this time is to maintain controlled nuclear fusion for a long time.
Therefore, it must not be like the last experiment, where the fuel is burned out after a while of the fusion reaction.
"How is the heat dissipation?"
Lv Yongchang asked in a deep voice.
The researcher responsible for monitoring the temperature immediately responded: "The heat dissipation system is in good working condition! The surface temperature of the stellarator is 25 degrees Celsius!"
Five minutes...
Ten minutes...
Twenty-seven minutes!
When Fang Xu saw that the nuclear fusion reaction lasted longer than ITER's record of twenty-six minutes, his face was full of excitement and anxiety.
The excitement was naturally that they had set a new record.
The anxiety... was because he thought of the thirty-minute threshold of the tokamak device that Lv Yongchang had mentioned before.
Time passed by minute by minute.
The thirty-minute threshold passed with Lv Yongchang's ordinary expression.
He looked up at the time, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly: "Thirty-five minutes, almost done, get ready to stop!"
Under the orderly operation of a group of researchers, the heating system slowly stopped, and the current passing through the superconducting coil gradually weakened.
Finally, the flame of nuclear fusion slowly extinguished in the stellarator.
