Chapter 336 I have a bold idea
As we all know, when an atom reaches several thousand or even tens of thousands of degrees Celsius, the electrons in the atom will break away from the attraction of the nucleus and form negatively charged free electrons.
An atom that loses an electron becomes a positively charged ion.
At this time, a state in which ions and free electrons coexist will be produced, which is commonly known as the "plasma state".
This is a very common phenomenon in the universe.
Although plasma as a whole is not charged, the particles that make it up are charged.
Therefore, there is a magnetic field inside the plasma.
Lin Shi's achievement reminded Xu You of the magnetic confinement of a controlled nuclear fusion device.
Lin Shi didn't know what topic Xu You was researching now, and was a little surprised by Xu You's surprised look.
"Okay, I'll show you the data right away. It's all in my computer."
After finding her experimental data, Lin Shi began to explain it to Xu You.
"I have not done many experiments so far. I have only done experiments under several temperature conditions and compared them with several other plasmas with relatively strong magnetic fields."
Xu You carefully looked at Lin Shi's experimental data and a smile appeared on his face.
When the temperature is low, the plasma state of this topological superconductor has a slightly stronger magnetic field strength than other plasmas.
But as the temperature continues to rise, these advantages become more and more obvious.
This feeling is a bit like the graphs of several exponential functions with different exponents.
As the exponent becomes larger, the larger the base of the exponential function, the faster its graph rises.
At this time, Xu You had a bold hypothesis.
When the temperature of this material is high enough, the magnetic field generated can be extremely large.
This may help tokamak devices achieve stronger magnetic confinement.
Lin Shi didn't know what Xu You was thinking, and felt a little at a loss about Xu You's inexplicable smile.
"Is it true that... my research is really meaningless?"
Lin Shi originally thought that even if this result was published in some top journal, it could at least be published in the first zone of SCI or something.
But judging from Xu You’s reaction, maybe it won’t even be released to the first zone.
Upon hearing this, Xu You quickly waved his hand and said:
"No, on the contrary, your research results may be of great significance. Even if the reviewers of those journals do not approve of it, I will definitely approve of it."
Xu You now firmly believes that he is more authoritative than those journal reviewers.
Because Xu You himself has become one of the most authoritative reviewers of Ji University's core journals.
As China's influence in the world academic community increases.
The core journals of Jida University are no less than those top Western journals.
"Teacher Xu, what do you mean?"
Xu You did not directly answer Lin Shi's question, but asked in return:
"Does anyone else know about this achievement?"
"Not yet, because the experiments are relatively simple and I am doing them all by myself."
"Lin Shi, if this result cannot be published, can you accept it?"
Lin Shi didn't know what Xu You meant by this.
However, relying on Lin Shi's trust in Xu You, Lin Shi immediately agreed to Xu You's request.
"Teacher Xu, I will listen to you."
"Okay! Lin Shi, if you have no objection, I will take charge of this topic."
"Yeah, I have no problem."
"Remember, don't tell anyone else about this for now. Let's go to the lab now."
Because this achievement may have very high application prospects.
Xu You temporarily put aside other less important things and put this experiment first.
After arriving at the laboratory, Xu You and Lin Shi started high-temperature experiments on this topological superconductor.
Due to limited experimental conditions, some extremely high temperatures cannot be reached in this laboratory.
Xu You’s idea is to make the experimental data more detailed first.
With the joint efforts of Xu You and Lin Shi, the two produced more experimental data.
After fitting, Xu You and Lin Shi discovered.
When this material is in a plasma state, the magnetic field it generates does have a functional relationship with temperature.
The entire functional relationship is not a standard exponential function, but similar to the exponential function, the slope of the graph continues to increase with temperature.
According to this formula, if this material can be heated to a very high temperature, the magnetic field it generates will be very, very large.
In theory, the magnetic field should be even larger than that in a tokamak device.
"If this substance can be added to nuclear fusion materials, it can allow plasma to achieve very strong self-confinement."
In this way, even without adding an external magnetic field, the confinement effect on nuclear reaction materials can be achieved.
If the two magnetic fields are superimposed in a suitable way, the restraining ability of the magnetic field can be made stronger.
It is very likely that the controlled nuclear fusion device will set a record for longer operating time.
However, it is not easy to verify whether this material can generate an extremely strong magnetic field under ultra-high temperature.
In order to ensure safety, nuclear fusion experiments cannot be carried out even in the nuclear physics laboratory of Ji University.
After all, such an experiment is indeed too dangerous.
The slightest carelessness can lead to serious consequences.
Experiments of this level are carried out using simulation methods in the school's nuclear physics laboratory.
If you want to achieve super high temperatures, you can only go to a base that specializes in controlled fusion experiments to conduct such experiments.
In the following time, Xu You tried to simulate the magnetic field strength of this material under ultra-high temperature through brain simulation.
However, due to the lack of sufficient data support, Xu You is still unable to conduct a good simulation.
With Xu You’s current abilities, he cannot completely simulate all the properties of particles in his brain, and he has to rely more on a large amount of data as support.
Thinking of this, Xu You decided to verify it through experiments.
Xu You found Deng Fu, an expert in nuclear physics at Ji University , and explained his ideas.
"What? Professor Xu, are you saying that you have a new idea for a controlled nuclear fusion device?"
Deng Fu was also shocked when he heard Xu You's words.
Originally, Deng Fu thought that Xu You’s suggestion of designing a completely new controlled nuclear fusion device might just be a fantasy.
Unexpectedly, Xu You made a breakthrough so quickly.
"My idea is to make improvements based on the tokamak device. I haven't decided on the specific improvement plan yet. If possible, I hope to use the controlled nuclear fusion device to conduct some experiments. Academician Deng, is there a place in Jijing where we can conduct controlled nuclear fusion experiments?"
