Chapter 374: Boai Condensation

Cheng Liang's spacious laboratory, looking at all kinds of large-scale and sophisticated instruments and equipment, came into Zhou Xing's eyes.

"Mr. Zhou, this is one of the four research centers of the laboratory, which was founded in July 2005, this research center focuses on the direction of condensed matter physics, including superconductivity, magnetism, surface science, optics, advanced materials, extreme conditions physics, nanoscience, soft matter, solid-state quantum information, condensed matter theory, and other research fields, ranging from condensed matter physics to materials science, energy science, information science and biological science,......。 Zhao Guoliang led the way and introduced to Zhou Xing.

Zhou Xing smiled and nodded, very satisfied with the academic environment of the laboratory.

Six forms of the material world have been discovered, namely gaseous, liquid, solid, plasma, Bose-Einstein condensate and fermion condensate.

Boai condensate (abbreviation): At room temperature, atoms can be at any energy level (energy level: refers to the arrangement of atoms' energy from low to high like steps), but at extremely low temperatures, most of the atoms will fall to the lowest energy level, in this state of various different atoms, the behavior will become consistent, the original atoms in different states, suddenly "condense" the same state.

Polish-Irish condensed matter is one of the most esoteric and complex fields in the frontier of science and technology in the human world, although the depth of research and development is far less than that of laboratories in Western countries, but it is not easy for China to achieve such achievements in this field.

With the support of this research center, the trial manufacturing time of the Infinity Box will be shortened a lot.

Soon, Zhou Xing changed into an experimental safety suit in the locker room, and then, under the leadership of Zhao Guoliang, through several safety guards, arrived at the core area of the research center, the working area of the Polish-Ai condensed matter experiment.

Large laser cooler, neutron powder diffraction spectrometer, atomic resolution instrument, variable wave resonance absorption spectrometer,......。 All kinds of sophisticated, tall experimental equipment, equipment imprinted into everyone's field of vision.

Zhao Guoliang led Zhou Xing to the core of the research center, and asked curiously: "Mr. Zhou, the experimental work has been prepared, I don't know what kind of experimental purpose you want to achieve?"

Zhou Xing looked at the experimental equipment of the research center and explained with a smile: "I want to test whether the atoms have the ability to store data in the near Boai condensate. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Guoliang couldn't help but be stunned.

"The atoms in the condensed state of Boai are close to absolute rest, and it is impossible to store data. ”

"What's the use of testing this ability? ”

"Mr. Zhou, what is the real purpose of this experiment?"

“……。 ”

As soon as Zhou Xing's voice fell, the experts and professors who participated in this experiment widened their eyes one by one and asked questions in puzzlement.

The Polish-Irish condensate is formed only at a temperature of one millionth of a degree Celsius above the absolute zero of the universe, and only under this harsh temperature condition will the atoms behave in an abnormal state, begin to coalesce, overlap and gradually synchronize, forming a new state of matter, such as a wave and a particle at the same time.

Testing an atom's ability to store data at such a limit is a whimsical idea that has no practical significance.

I didn't expect the reaction of this group of experts and professors to be so big, Zhou Xing frowned, looked at them and said: "If you don't reach absolute zero, the atom will not be stationary, this experiment is very meaningful, if you have made up your mind from the beginning, then you should not participate in the next experiment." ”

Hearing this, the laboratory suddenly fell silent, and the sound of falling needles could be heard.

The dozen or so experts and professors present showed awkward expressions on their faces one by one, as if Zhou Xing had questioned their professional ability, but they were powerless to refute it, and their expressions were complicated.

They specialize in the study of atomic wave condensate and have a very deep understanding of this field, but they have never thought about the assumptions mentioned by Zhou Xing, first, because of the difficulty of technical implementation, and second, the possibility of storing data is very small for superconducting materials that are close to the stationary state.

However, Zhou Xing, a genius scientist recognized by the world as the direction of this experiment, recognized his authority in the scientific community by all the experts and scholars present as well as the public.

Although they were not optimistic about the results of this experiment, because it was the direction mentioned by Zhou Xing, they couldn't help but become interested, and naturally they didn't want to leave.

The atmosphere was quiet and a little awkward.

Seeing this, Zhao Guoliang put a smile on his face and said: "Yes, yes, Mr. Zhou, you are right, scientific research has always been full of uncertainty, and we must carry out scientific research with the attitude of 'seeking truth'." ”

"What the director said is right! Mr. Zhou, you can arrange it! What are we going to do?" As soon as Zhao Guoliang's voice fell, someone in the crowd immediately responded.

Hearing this, Zhou Xing's face was a little pale, the development of the infinite wisdom box is very difficult, the three main outer closed boxes, the internal atomic core disk, and the intelligent controller must use a large number of cutting-edge technology, he needs a group of obedient and easy-to-use helpers, not a bunch of 'pig teammates' who work and question at the same time.

Zhou Xing nodded, looked at the people present and ordered: "Gasify the metal chromium, open the magnetic trap, and prepare the Bo-Ai condensate experiment environment." ”

"Understood!" everyone responded in unison, and immediately, the experts immediately entered the working state.

The conditions for the realization of the Bo-Ai condensate are very harsh and contradictory: on the one hand, extremely low temperatures need to be reached, and on the other hand, the atomic system needs to be in a gaseous state.

Metal atomic gases have a very good property, they do not appear liquid due to refrigeration, and they do not form conventional solids with high concentration, so the first thing to do at the beginning of the experiment is to vaporize the experimental substance.

The temperature requirements for metal gasification are very high, and it is generally difficult to implement, but here is a laboratory with 20 people in the world, and three experts stand in front of a gasification high-temperature reactor to operate.

In the combustion chamber of the instrument, the thermite powder burned suddenly, bursting into blazing brilliance, and the high temperature of more than 3,000 degrees vaporized the metal chromium at once, and the vaporized chromium atoms were quickly sucked by the high-pressure vacuum tube, and fell into the 'magnetic trap' opened by the magnetic field meter and could not move, and then they began to carry out laser refrigeration operations in a hurry.

The atoms of the object are always doing irregular motion, that is, the more intense the atomic movement, the higher the temperature of the object; on the contrary, the lower the temperature, so as long as the speed of the atom is reduced, the temperature of the object can be reduced, laser refrigeration is the use of a large number of photons to hinder the movement of the atom, forcing the chromium atom to drop its speed suddenly, and rapidly reduce its temperature.

The experts and professors present are all experts in the field of condensed matter, and they are extremely skilled in experimental operations in related fields, and they carry out experiments step by step according to Zhou Xing's requirements, and the progress is rapid.