Naturally, the changes within Sandaokou University could not be hidden from those who were interested.
"What's going on... Why are all these roads closed for no reason?"
Several boys were walking inside Sandaokou University, with depression written all over their faces.
"Could it be that...some important person has come to school?"
A boy looked at the blocked road and made a guess.
Another boy shook his head slowly and said in a deep voice: "It shouldn't be a big shot. I just checked the forum and it seems that all the roads leading to the nuclear physics laboratory have been blocked!"
"What?"
"Nuclear physics laboratory? Are they going to do some kind of nuclear test over there?!"
The boy nodded solemnly: "I don't know if you have heard of this news, but the Nuclear Physics Laboratory of Sandaokou University has been conducting research related to controlled nuclear fusion."
"Plus the recent news about ITER... Do you think it's possible that the Nuclear Physics Laboratory is conducting controlled nuclear fusion experiments?"
This guess is obviously much more reliable than the previous one.
"Hiss... If this is true, then doesn't it mean that our Xia country will soon master controlled nuclear fusion?!"
Hearing what his classmates said, the boy who made the guess rolled his eyes in annoyance: "How is that possible?!"
"This is controlled nuclear fusion!"
"I guess this is just an experiment."
"Last time I heard from my mentor that it would take at least several years for controlled nuclear fusion to be truly mature!"
…
At the same time, in the Nuclear Physics Laboratory of Sandaokou University.
"Everyone, cheer up!"
"Check the working status of each component of the stellarator. If there are no problems, prepare to power on and start the first fusion test!"
Following Lu Yongchang's order, the researchers in the laboratory returned to their work stations and began to carry out investigations.
"Cooling system is normal!"
"The laser generator is normal!"
"Superconducting coil is in good condition!"
"…"
As the reports came in, the expressions on Lu Yongchang and Fang Xu's faces gradually became serious.
When the last inspection was completed, Lu Yongchang's eyes flashed with excitement, and he gave the order in a firm tone: "Start turning on the power!"
The researcher at the side pulled the switch, a low humming sound slowly sounded, and an extremely powerful electric current instantly passed through the superconducting coil outside the stellarator!
"Magnetic field strength?"
Lu Yongchang asked loudly.
A researcher responsible for monitoring the magnetic field strength responded loudly: "The current magnetic field strength is 50T!"
Lu Yongchang nodded slightly.
The magnetic field strength of 50T is enough!
After all, this is just a test, not the real start of controlled nuclear fusion!
"Then... the first controlled nuclear fusion ignition experiment begins now!"
As he spoke, Lu Yongchang reached out and pressed a few buttons on the computer in front of him!
A little deuterium-tritium mixture is injected into the reactor.
The next moment, the heating device started.
With the heating device working, the deuterium-tritium mixed gas will be heated to an extremely high temperature until it completely turns into a plasma state!
The plasma-state deuterium-tritium mixture will be firmly confined to its orbit by the strong magnetic field inside the stellarator!
Countless parameters flashed on the computer screen in front of him. All kinds of colorful curves and numbers jumped up and down in Lu Yongchang's eyes, forming a beautiful picture!
"Alright! Get ready to light the fire!"
Lu Yongchang shouted in a deep voice.
Fang Xu on the side swallowed slightly and pressed a button on the console in front of him.
The next moment, an extremely intense laser beam shone directly on the plasma deuterium-tritium mixture!
boom!
The curve on the temperature sensor instantly drew a graceful curve and began to climb upward with a slope of nearly ninety degrees!
In just a few seconds, the temperature of the plasma deuterium-tritium mixture reached hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius!
The fusion fire has been ignited!
Nuclear fusion has begun!
Under extremely high temperatures, a deuterium atom and a tritium atom react to produce a helium atom and a neutron!
In this process, huge amounts of energy are released!
"The temperature has reached the critical point!"
"A large number of neutrons detected!"
A researcher looked excited and shouted in a hurried tone!
The eyes of everyone present moved slightly.
As professionals, they all understood the hidden meaning of this sentence.
The nuclear fusion reaction has already occurred in the inner cavity of the stellarator in front of us!
Looking at the extremely stable data on the computer screen, Fang Xu's eyes showed some excitement.
"I, we... succeeded!"
Perhaps because he was too excited, Fang Xu's face turned red and his lips trembled slightly.
In comparison, Lu Yongchang's reaction was much calmer.
I saw the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
After all, it was just an ignition experiment!
…
Because this is just an ignition experiment, the amount of deuterium and tritium gas is not very large.
After a few minutes, the fusion fuel was consumed and the fusion reaction in the reactor slowly stopped.
Lu Yongchang's eyes moved slightly, and he shouted loudly: "Quick! Check the status of the stellarator!"
"Now is not the time to be happy!"
Several researchers lowered their heads and looked at the computer screen in front of them.
"The cooling system is in good condition, and the external temperature of the stellarator is currently stable!"
The first report came from a distance.
Lu Yongchang asked in a deep voice: "What is the external temperature now?"
"…25 degrees Celsius!"
Lu Yongchang nodded with satisfaction.
It appears that the cooling equipment is in good working order.
The next second, he turned his head and asked loudly to the researcher on the other side.
"What's the status of the reactor?!"
"…The reactor is in good condition, no radiation damage detected!"
It was not until then that a bright smile appeared on Lu Yongchang's face.
The first stage of controlled nuclear fusion has been a complete success.
The next thing to consider is the control system for controlled nuclear fusion.
And the issue of choosing power generation equipment.
Should we continue the glorious tradition of mankind - boiling water, or use other more advanced solutions?
These questions circled back and forth in Lu Yongchang's mind.
"Bang!"
A hand patted him hard on the shoulder.
Lu Yongchang trembled slightly and woke up from his thoughts.
When he turned around, he saw Fang Xu looking at him with a smile on his face.
"I say, the ignition has been successful, what are you still thinking about?"
"Come on, come on, it's my treat tonight!"
"I'll take you out for a nice meal to celebrate!"
…
That evening.
A piece of news was quietly posted on the official website of Sandaokou University.
"Warm congratulations to the Sandaokou Nuclear Physics Laboratory for the successful operation of controlled nuclear fusion!"
At the same time, the hot searches on Weibo also changed quietly.
"Xiaguo's first controlled nuclear fusion experiment was a complete success!"
In just a moment, countless netizens who were watching the show late at night crowded into the comment section.
"What the hell?!"
"Is this true? Is it successful already?"
"I remember that Xiaguo seemed to have just withdrawn from ITER? Could it be that the rumor is true and Xiaguo really stole the relevant information?"
"Forget about that upstairs! Isn't this killing the goose that lays the golden eggs? I don't believe that Xia Guo would do such a stupid thing!"
"Let's not talk about these unlucky things. I believe that even without ITER, we can develop our own controlled nuclear fusion device!"