Chapter 368

"Doctor, we found the Higgs boson from the data analysis. Yes, it has no spin, no charge, and is very unstable. It will decay immediately after it is generated. This must be the Higgs boson predicted by the standard model of particle physics."

A Scientist reports to Zhang Wei.

Higgs boson, commonly known as "God particle", is the source of mass of matter in the standard model of particle physics and the basis of mass formation of electrons and quarks.

According to the Higgs mechanism in the standard model, the Higgs field is ubiquitous in the universe. Some basic particles get mass because of the interaction with the Higgs field, but at the same time, the by-product Higgs boson will appear. The Higgs field is like a pool of sticky honey, adhering to the basic particles without mass. When these particles pass through the Higgs field, they become particles with mass.

Some people may think that such profound theoretical research as Higgs boson has nothing to do with our daily life, but this view is extremely wrong, and the research of basic physics will have a great impact on human beings in the long run. More than 100 years ago, Einstein discovered the mass energy equation, that is, mass and energy can be transformed into each other. Many people also think this equation is useless. However, the atomic bomb developed under the guidance of this theory gives people a glimpse of the horrors of high-energy physics. Later, nuclear energy was used to generate electricity, and people realized that the quality energy equation really improved our lives.

Through the study of Higgs boson, human beings may be able to control the mass of objects, which means that human beings can get rid of gravity, because gravity is based on mass; human beings can get rid of inertia, because inertia is also based on mass; human beings can also reduce the mass of objects, create great acceleration, and easily approach the speed of light

If we use this technology to make weapons, we can make "quality weapons", increase the enemy's mass by thousands of times, and increase the enemy's gravity by thousands of times, which will definitely be the enemy's nightmare; we can also turn the enemy's mass into one thousandth or one thousandth of the original, and with a single hit, we can make the enemy fly to 188000 miles away ... As a result, the scientific community attaches great importance to Higgs boson, and awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics to "Higgs boson" researchers Francois englett and Peter Higgs.

In addition to the Higgs boson, scientists have also found small "Big Bang" and micro black holes, as well as antimatter, in the analysis of experimental data!

The so-called antimatter, that is, the anti state of normal matter, any basic particle in nature has the corresponding anti particle, such as the anti electron, whose mass is exactly the same as the electron, and the charge carried is just the opposite.

When matter and antimatter meet, they annihilate each other, explode and convert matter into energy 100%. One gram of antimatter < annihilation can release 1.8 * 10 ^ 14 < joules of energy, as long as less than 500g of antimatter has more destructive power than the world's largest hydrogen bomb. There are also descriptions of antimatter weapons in the movie, such as angel and the devil. The criminal group in the movie stole 0.25g of antimatter from CERN in an attempt to blow up the entire Vatican City.

If we can control antimatter, we can not only make powerful antimatter weapons, but also make antimatter engines to accelerate the spacecraft to 0.8 times the speed of light, so that human beings can walk 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, let alone antimatter, which is n times higher than the atomic bomb.

Zhang Wei spent a week studying the data of antimatter, and then held a seminar on antimatter technology.

"Everyone, we all know that the antimatter engine is still a little far away. We need to solve the generation and storage of antimatter first."

"At present, although we can generate antimatter by using the large particle collider, the cost is too high. The manufacturing cost of a gram of antimatter is about 300 billion yuan, which can be used for experiments. If we want to use it on a large scale, it's impossible," said Zhang Wei.

The storage of antimatter is also a problem, because everything on the earth is made up of matter. As soon as antimatter appears, it will annihilate with the surrounding matter. At present, we can only use the magnetic field to keep the antihydrogen atom for 1000 seconds, which is too short. "

Zhang Wei said, using the mind control to open the holographic projection equipment in the conference room, displaying the prepared information on the virtual screen, and continued, "this is my transformation plan for the large particle collider. According to my calculation, after the particle collider is transformed according to the parameters given by me, it should be able to continuously produce antimatter It's also reduced a lot. It can convert about one percent of the energy consumed into antimatter. "

"Well? This transformation seems to be really feasible. "

"Yes!"

After careful calculation, the present scientists could not help but see.

"When the meeting is over, we will start the transformation according to the transformation plan."

Zhang Wei said.

"Good!"

Other scientists nodded when they heard it.

Zhang Wei opened another piece of data, and said, "this is a magnetic trap that I have developed to trap antimatter particles. It can create a space where the magnetic field will increase in any direction. Antimatter particles will be trapped at the weakest point in the magnetic field trap, just like beads can only roll around at the bottom of the bowl. If my two plans are correct, we should be able to obtain enough antimatter for experimental research. "

The scientists in the field simulated it on the computer and nodded frequently. This magnetic trap should be the most perfect way to imprison antimatter particles in theory. As long as it passes the practice, there is no difficulty in antimatter storage.

At the end of the meeting, scientists immediately began to work, and in two days, completed the transformation of the large particle collider, and began a new round of experiments.

This experiment found that the data was abnormal, and there was some deviation from Zhang Wei's calculation results. He studied carefully for a while, readjusted some parameters, and then let the scientists continue to transform and experiment.

"It's a success! Succeed! We made 0.013 grams of antimatter and trapped it in a magnetic trap! "

When Zhang Wei was thinking about a better way to produce antimatter, a man shouted excitedly.

Don't think 0.013 grams of antimatter is rare. In Fermilab, the largest high energy physics research laboratory in the Federal Republic of Americana, there is a famous Tevatron proton / antiproton accelerator in the world, which can accelerate protons to near the speed of light. So far, all antimatter created by the accelerator adds up to less than 15 nanograms.

Soon everyone around rushed over and stared at the virtual screen.

"It's a real success! We've imprisoned 0.013 grams of antimatter for more than a minute, and they're in a stable state and should be stored for a long time! "

Lu Zhilong, director of the center for high energy physics research, was very excited and shouted regardless of his image.

When Zhang Wei came over, everyone turned their eyes to Zhang Wei, with a big "Fu" written in their eyes, worthy of being a god like figure in today's scientific community. They solved two major problems with one hand.

"Doctor, we succeeded!"

Lu Zhilong came over excitedly.

"Well, it did."

Zhang Wei also laughed.

On the same day, we have been paying attention to the antimatter particles trapped in the magnetic field trap. When their storage time is more than 1000 seconds, we have a cheering voice, because this is a breakthrough in the field of antimatter technology!

An hour passed Three hours later Antimatter particles are still safely trapped in the magnetic field trap, and there are many cheers and celebrations.

The next morning, many people came to the lab early to observe the state of antimatter particles. They were worried that antimatter particles would disappear overnight! After watching it, everyone was relieved and excited at the same time, because the antimatter particles are still good!

Over the next week, Zhang Wei stayed at the high energy physics research center on the moon, led these scientists to conduct detailed and in-depth research on antimatter, and verified various inferences about antimatter through a large number of experiments. With the deepening of research, he and these scientists have a deeper understanding of antimatter, and put forward many new inferences.

Based on these research results, Zhang Wei developed an antimatter technology research plan for scientists to study according to this plan, while he returned to the earth himself, because he preferred to research out biological computers first compared with antimatter technology. With a biological computer, the ability of the company's researchers should be at least several times! (to be continued. )