Chapter 368: Anti-matter technology breakthrough

"Doctor, we found the Higgs boson from the data analysis. That ’s right, no spin, no charge, very unstable, and it will decay immediately after being generated. This must be predicted by the standard model of particle physics. The Higgs boson. "
A scientist reported to Zhang Wei.
Higgs boson, commonly known as "God particle", in the standard model of particle physics, it is the source of the mass of matter and the basis for the formation of mass such as electrons and quarks.
According to the Higgs mechanism in the standard model, the Higgs field is spread throughout the universe. Some elementary particles gain mass due to interaction with the Higgs field, but at the same time, the by-product Higgs boson will also appear. The Higgs field is like a pool of sticky honey sticking to elementary particles that do not yet have mass. When these particles pass through the Higgs field, they become mass particles.
Some people may think that advanced theoretical research like the Higgs boson has nothing to do with our daily life, but this view is extremely wrong. The study of basic physics will have a great impact on humans in the long run. More than 100 years ago, Einstein discovered the mass-energy equation, that is, mass and energy can be converted into each other. Many people also think that this equation is useless. However, the atomic bomb developed under the guidance of this theory has made people see the terrible place of high-energy physics. Later, nuclear energy was used to generate electricity, and people realized that the mass-energy equation really improved our lives.
By studying the Higgs boson, humans may be able to control the mass of objects, which means that humans can get rid of gravitation, because gravitation is based on mass; humans can also get rid of inertia, because inertia is also based on mass Humans can also reduce the mass of objects, create great accelerations, and easily approach the speed of light ...
If you use this technology to make weapons, you can make "quality weapons", increase the mass of the enemy by thousands of times, and the gravity of the enemy will increase by thousands of times. This will definitely be a nightmare for the enemy. ; You can also make the mass of the enemy become one thousandth or one ten thousandth of the original. With a single blow, you can let the enemy fly 18,000 miles away ... (All of this is imaginary!)
It is for this reason that the scientific community attaches great importance to the Higgs boson, and also awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics to the "Higgs boson" researcher Francois Englert and Peter Higgs.
In addition to the Higgs boson, scientists also discovered small "Big Bang" and micro black holes, as well as antimatter in the analysis of experimental data!
The so-called anti-matter is the anti-state of normal matter. Any elementary particles in nature have corresponding anti-particles. For example, anti-electrons, the mass of which is exactly the same as that of electrons, and the charges carried are just the opposite.
When the positive and negative substances meet, the two sides will annihilate and cancel each other, exploding and converting the substance 100% into energy. 1 gram of antimatter (calculated based on the annihilation of 1 gram of antimatter and 1 gram of positive matter) can release 1.8 10 ^ 14 (10 to the power of 14) Joules of energy, as long as less than 500 grams of antimatter is more destructive than the world ’s largest The power of the hydrogen bomb. There are also descriptions of anti-material weapons in the film, such as "Angel and Devil". The criminal group in the film stole 0.25 grams of anti-matter from the European Nuclear Research Center in an attempt to blow up the entire Vatican City.
If you can control the antimatter, you can not only create amazing antimatter weapons, but also make antimatter engines, accelerate the spaceship to 0.8 times the speed of light, so that humans have the ability to get out of the solar system.
This is also Zhang Wei's goal.
However, this is not so easy. The atomic bomb has been studied for so long, not to mention antimatter that is N times higher than the atomic bomb.
Zhang Wei spent a week carefully studying anti-matter data and then held an anti-matter technology seminar.
"Everyone, we all know that the antimatter engine is still a bit far from the present. We have to solve the problem of the generation and storage of antimatter first."
Zhang Wei said, "At present, although we can use a large particle collider to generate antimatter, but the cost is too high, the manufacturing cost of 1 gram of antimatter is about 300 billion yuan, which can be used for experiments. If it is to be applied on a large scale, it is simply It's a fantasy.
The storage of antimatter is also a problem, because everything on the earth is composed of matter. As soon as the antimatter appears, it annihilates with the surrounding matter. At present, we can only use the magnetic field to keep the antihydrogen atoms for 1000 seconds, which is too short. "
Zhang Wei said that he opened the holographic projection equipment in the conference room with the idea control, and displayed the information he prepared on the virtual screen. He continued, "This is my transformation plan for the large particle collider. According to my After calculating the particle collider according to the parameters I gave, it should be able to continuously produce antimatter, and the cost is also reduced a lot. It can probably convert 1% of the energy consumed into antimatter. "
"Huh? This transformation plan seems really feasible."
"Correct!"
After careful calculation, the scientists present couldn't help but shine.
"After the meeting is over, the transformation will be started according to this transformation plan."
Zhang Wei said.
"it is good!"
When other scientists heard it, they nodded.
Zhang Wei opened another document and continued, "This is my newly developed magnetic field trap used to trap antimatter particles. It can create a space in which the magnetic field increases in any direction. The antimatter particles will be trapped. The weakest point in the magnetic field trap is as if the beads can only roll around at the bottom of the bowl. If my two solutions are correct, we should be able to obtain enough antimatter for experimental research. "
The scientists present simulated it on the computer and nodded incessantly. This magnetic field trap should theoretically be the most perfect method for trapping antimatter particles. As long as the practice is passed, the storage of antimatter will not be difficult.
Immediately after the meeting, the scientists started to work, and within two days, they completed the transformation of the large particle collider and began a new round of experiments.
This time the experiment found anomalies in the data, and there was some deviation from Zhang Wei's calculation results. He carefully studied for a while, readjusted some parameters, and then let the scientists continue to transform and continue the experiment.
"Successful! Successful! We made 0.013 grams of antimatter and imprisoned it in a magnetic trap!"
When Zhang Wei was thinking about a better method of producing antimatter, a man shouted excitedly.
Do n’t think that 0.013 grams of antimatter is scarce. At the Fermi Laboratory, the largest high-energy physics research laboratory in the Federal Republic of America, there is the world famous Tevatron proton / antiproton accelerator, which can accelerate protons to near Speed ​​of light. So far, all the antimatter created by this accelerator has added up to less than 15 nanograms.
Soon, everyone around rushed over and stared at the virtual screen.
"Really successful! We have imprisoned these 0.013 grams of antimatter for more than 1 minute, and they are in a stable state and should be able to store for a long time!"
Lu Zhilong, head of the High Energy Physics Research Center, was very excited and shouted in spite of his image.
When Zhang Wei walked over, everyone turned his attention to Zhang Wei, with a big "clothing" in his eyes. He deserved to be a god-like person in the scientific world today, and he solved two major problems with one shot.
"Doctor, we succeeded!"
Lu Zhilong came over excitedly.
"Well, it worked."
Zhang Wei also laughed.
That day ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Everyone has been paying attention to the antimatter particles trapped in the magnetic field trap. When they were stored for more than 1000 seconds, everyone cheered again, because this is a major breakthrough in the field of antimatter technology!
An hour has passed ... three hours have passed ... Antimatter particles are still trapped in a magnetic field trap, and everyone cheers constantly, and a special celebration is also held.
The next morning, many people came to the laboratory early to observe the state of antimatter particles. They were worried that the antimatter particles would disappear overnight! After watching it, everyone was relieved and excited at the same time, because the antimatter particles are still good!
For the next week or more, Zhang Wei was still on the Moon ’s High Energy Physics Research Center, leading these scientists to conduct detailed and in-depth research on antimatter, and through various experiments to verify various inferences about antimatter. And these scientists have a deeper understanding of antimatter, and have also made many new inferences.
Based on these research results, Zhang Wei formulated an anti-matter technology research plan to allow scientists to conduct research according to this plan, and he himself returned to the earth, because compared to anti-matter technology, he is more inclined to study biological computers first. come out. With a biocomputer, the company ’s researchers must be at least several times more capable! (To be continued.)