In a solemnly decorated conference room, an old man in Chinese tunic suit looked slightly moved after reading the report in his hand.
"Did Professor Xu really discover dark matter?"
Putting down the report in his hand, the old man looked up at Qin Anguo who was standing in front of his desk and asked.
Qin Anguo shook his head and said, "It seems that you can't say that."
After a pause, he looked at the other old man with half a hair next to him, and continued: "I don't know much about this matter, but Academician Liu is a professional. Please explain it to Academician Liu."
Next to him, the gray-haired old man nodded, pondered for a moment and then said: "Strictly speaking, this discovery cannot be regarded as dark matter."
"Although sterile neutrinos are theoretically a type of dark matter, it is not yet completely certain that this unknown particle must be dark matter."
"For example, just like we are mining, we can judge whether there are mineral deposits in this place and what type of mineral deposits they are based on various information, such as vegetation, alteration of surrounding rocks near the mine, ore heads, etc."
"The same is true for this discovery. At present, Professor Xu has only discovered this information and can make a high-probability judgment."
"A more precise determination requires more collision experiments and collision data."
In the conference room, the old man thought for a moment and asked: "What is the probability of this?"
Academician Liu shook his head and said: "The probability of 3sigma discoveries in the field of high-energy physics is not too great. There are many discoveries that can reach this level of confidence every year, and many of them are confirmed to be background clutter or useless information.
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"Of course, this probability is not very low. With this level of confidence, we can indeed continue to explore and study it in depth."
"What's more exciting is not the confidence level of this 3sigma, but some of Professor Xu's theories and opinions."
"Before coming here, I watched his press conference and report meeting at NTU two days ago. In the report meeting, Professor Xu made a very detailed analysis and exploration of this discovery, and the logic was self-consistent and consistent with the theory.
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"If you look at it from this aspect, this discovery is indeed very likely to be the legendary sterile neutrino."
"But no one can guarantee this. After all, the results are so shocking, and they are still related to dark matter."
"With the current level of technology and detectors, we simply cannot directly observe the existence of dark matter."
Hearing this, the old man fell into deep thought.
For China, if we want to talk about what we are most lacking right now, it is undoubtedly energy.
Not to mention other things, in 2018, a total of 3.546 billion tons of coal was mined domestically, ranking first among countries in the world, and the output was once again close to half of the total global coal output.
And even so, it's still not enough.
According to reports, China imported approximately 281.5 million tons of coal in 2018 (a year-on-year increase of 10.5 million tons, an increase of 3.9%), while the export of coal (coal and lignite) in the same period of 2018 was only 4.934 million tons.
Calculated in this way, in 2018, mainland China actually "consumed" coal as high as 3.8225 billion tons.
Most of this large amount of coal is consumed in the three major fields of thermal power generation, heating, and steelmaking.
Calculated based on the average price of 500 yuan per ton of coal, the amount of money spent on coal alone reaches a terrifying 2 trillion yuan every year.
Even if such a massive consumption can be reduced by one or two percentage points, it would be quite exaggerated.
Therefore, China has been seeking new energy sources in recent years. Whether it is large-scale photovoltaic power plants that do not belong to the desert of Western Xinjiang, large-scale wind power plants deployed in Inner Mongolia, or nuclear energy that has moved towards fourth-generation nuclear power, they are all energy solutions.
Crisis attempt.
If dark matter, which accounts for more than 90% of the total mass of the universe, can be utilized, there will no longer be any worries in terms of energy.
Of course, the old man also knows that it is very difficult to realize this wish, and there is still a long way to go.
But as long as there is hope, China will never be afraid of difficulties!
In addition, if this discovery can really prove that it is dark matter, then this will be a new field that will change the world.
Perhaps, the policy that has always been conservative needs to be changed.
At least, in a brand new field, China must make further progress.
If you fall behind, you will be beaten. One painful lesson from the last century is enough.
But before that, maybe you should ask that person for his opinion just to be on the safe side.
After all, professional matters must be left to professionals.
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Jinling, Nanjing University, Xu Chuan, who had just finished his lecture, said goodbye to his alma mater and returned to his villa.
A phone number starting with 01 rang on the phone.
With his fingers swiping across the screen, Xu Chuan answered the phone, and a voice that surprised him came through.
"Hey, Professor Xu, are you busy?"
On the phone, an old man's voice with a kind smile rang in his ears.
Hearing this voice, Xu Chuan instantly realized who was calling him, and said quickly: "No, no, I just finished a report meeting at my alma mater, and I'm already home."
"Do you have time recently? I would like to invite you to come to the capital and ask for some advice.
"The old man said with a smile on the phone: "Of course, if it's inconvenient, I can go there."
Xu Chuan shook his head quickly and said quickly: "Yes, I can come over at any time."
Ask the old man on the phone to take a trip. Are you kidding me?
The old man smiled and said: "Then I'll ask Professor Xu to make a trip. Don't worry, I won't delay you for a long time."
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After hanging up the phone, Xu Chuan called Zheng Hai and asked him to help book a high-speed rail ticket to the capital.
Asking Zheng Hai to help book the tickets, he quickly packed his luggage. The great elder personally called him and invited him to come over to discuss the matter. This must be done as soon as possible.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When he came to the capital again, Xu Chuan checked into the Beihai Hotel with his luggage. It was still the same room as before. It seemed to be specially set aside by this hotel. Anyway, every time he
Come here, this room is here.
In the room, Xu Chuan opened the curtains, looked out the window at Beihai and the Forbidden City, and fell into deep thought.
There are only a few things related to him.
Nuclear waste research projects, nuclear fusion, or more recently sterile neutrinos and dark matter.
Each of these things is of great concern, and even he has to think carefully about his answer tomorrow.
Now, in his position, every word he speaks can have a huge impact. Sometimes even a single suggestion can bring in hundreds of millions of funds.
Therefore, it is necessary to think clearly in advance and develop the ability to speak and act cautiously.
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The next day, at three o'clock in the afternoon, under the leadership of the security personnel, Xu Chuan crossed the small river on the north side of Chang'an Street and came to this quaint two-story building again. He also saw again the people he often watched on TV and news media.
The old man who arrived.
"Professor Xu, please sit down quickly."
Seeing Xu Chuan's arrival, the old man stood up with a kind smile, shook hands with him, and said with a smile: "I called you here temporarily this time, I hope it won't disturb your research."
Xu Chuan quickly shook his head and said: "No, no, serving the country is the obligation of any citizen."
In the main hall, after the two exchanged a few words, they went straight to the topic without wasting too much time.
The old man pondered for a moment and then said: "Professor Xu, I would like to trouble you to come here this time, mainly for two things."
Xu Chuan: "Please tell me."
"The first thing is about the controllable nuclear fusion project." As he said that, the old man took a report from the guard beside him and handed it over.
Xu Chuan took the report information from the old man's hand with some doubts and looked through it.
The red title caught the eye and made Xu Chuan's eyes shrink suddenly.
The report the old man handed him really surprised him.
While the "Nuclear Energy Beta Radiation Energy Concentration and Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism Technology Project" has not yet been completed, the top management has launched a controllable nuclear fusion project. This courage is really surprising.
You must know that when it comes to controllable nuclear fusion, it is not comparable to nuclear waste reuse projects. Whether it is the problems that need to be solved, the difficulty of scientific research, or the investment of funds, manpower and material resources, they are not on the same level.
Not to mention other things, iter alone cost more than 30 billion meters of gold to build, and billions of dollars have been poured into it every year, but so far it has not produced any decent results.
There are similar projects in China, such as Eastern Hyperloop (east).
It is a fully superconducting non-circular cross-section tokamak device that can generate more complex and flexible magnetic field configurations than iter, thereby exploring more optimized plasma parameters.
In 2018, that is, last year, the Eastern Superring East set a new world record of continuously confining plasma for 100 seconds.
Of course, this is just an experimental reactor. Its goal is to achieve long-pulse steady-state operation and provide technical support for the future construction of the China Nuclear Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (cfetd).
From the report in hand, Xu Chuan saw another independent controllable nuclear fusion project.
The report is quite straightforward. This new project is planned to be launched in 2020 and is independent from and parallel to the China Nuclear Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (cfetd).
As for the person in charge and which technical route to use, the report did not specify it.
But there is no doubt that this is a big plan!
Another brand-new and completely independent controllable nuclear fusion project, the investment can be said to be calculated on the basis of tens of billions or even hundreds of billions.
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After reading the report in his hand, Xu Chuan raised his head and looked at the old man.
The old man smiled and said, "As you know, our country has been working hard on controllable nuclear fusion."
"However, this does not mean that hard work alone will make it work. We also need to solve various problems, and we need an outstanding talent to lead the way."
"At present, there are many domestic researches on controllable nuclear fusion, but they are relatively fragmented. The only one that is relatively complete is the cfetd project."
"Across from us, countries such as the United States and Germany that are leading the way in researching controllable nuclear fusion, in addition to international cooperation, have two to three different lines of research in their respective countries. The United States even has more than four complete directions.
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"So after discussion, we are ready to launch another controllable nuclear fusion project."
"As for this project, the general person in charge is currently to be determined, and the technical route is also to be determined. The senior management is waiting for the nuclear waste project led by you to be put into operation, and then we will discuss and make a decision."
The old man's words were almost all he needed to say clearly that this project is for you.
Xu Chuan naturally heard the meaning. He nodded seriously and said: "The 'Nuclear Energy Beta Radiation Energy Concentration and Conversion Electric Energy Mechanism Technology Project' has now entered the construction stage of the nuclear power plant. Semiconductor radiation gap materials and crystalline
Erbium zirconate material has entered the expedited production stage."
"According to the plan, the entire project will be completed in mid-to-late May this year, and then a complete nuclear waste reuse power generation test can be launched."
"If everything goes well, the overall acceptance is expected to be completed around September."
The old man nodded and said, "I can trust you to leave these things to you."
After a pause, he continued: "The second thing is about your research results a few days ago, the sterile neutrinos and dark matter."
With that said, the old man sat up straight and asked: "I would like to ask about related matters, such as what is the probability that it is dark matter? If it is confirmed, when can we use dark matter and dark energy?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "In addition, if we want to conduct in-depth research, is it necessary for us to build a large strong particle collider or something like that?"
"I want to hear your opinion on these."
Xu Chuan thought for a while, and then said cautiously: "I believe you already know about this discovery. I won't go into details about the detailed professional analysis."
"First of all, I am certain that the collision data at the 13tev energy level of the LHC does contain a new type of particle that has not yet been discovered by the scientific community. This particle is beyond the standard model."
"I can confirm this. Compared with those things that have been released before, I still have some evidence that has not yet been released and sent to the public."
"If you need verification, I can send it to you."
"Secondly, I cannot determine the probability that it is dark matter. I can only say that from data analysis, there is a high probability that it is part of the decay of dark matter."
"As for the use of dark matter and dark energy, I'm afraid it's even further away. At least I don't see any hope in the short term."
"After all, with current technology, we can't even observe dark matter and understand its formation, properties, primary particles, etc."
"Maybe there will be such hope after decades or hundreds of years."
"As for building a large strong particle collider, I personally think it is still necessary, but not now."
Hearing this answer, the old man was slightly surprised in his eyes and asked curiously: "How do you say it?"
He and many others believe that as long as the country proposes to build a large strong particle collider, the scholar in front of him will definitely support it.
After all, he is a double major in mathematics and physics, and his achievements in physics are not weak. Especially the results of the analysis of the collision data this time shocked the world.
Unexpectedly, when he asked this question, he got a slightly different answer.
This made him a little curious as to why the young man in front of him said this.