"Hello passengers, the train you are taking is running to the station in front of Xingcheng South Station. If you get off at Xingcheng South Station, please prepare to get off in advance. The train stops at platform 06 and stops for 10 minutes"

With the sound of the radio in the carriage, Xu Chuan closed the laptop on the small table and stretched.

Sure enough, he is still more willing to take the high-speed rail than by plane.

The spacious and quiet environment can allow him to rest or read books and newspapers better, and the flight time in five or six hours will not be much slower than that of an airplane.

On the other side, in the reception hall of Xingcheng South Station, more than a dozen middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes stood in the empty hall and waited in the cold wind.

On the side, the big red banner unfurled by the staff and the media reporters standing on the side carrying long guns and short cannons attracted some passers-by in the lobby of the South Railway Station to turn back frequently.

Everyone was waiting quietly, until after seeing the familiar figure walk out of the gate from the business channel, the provincial secretary of Xiangnan Cheng Shaoqi walked forward quickly with the team behind him, and greeted warmly from afar: "Academician Xu, you have worked hard along the way, welcome home!" ”

Although I know that the person in front of me doesn't like this kind of formulaic greeting very much, but for Shonan and Star City, the relevant greeting must be done.

Especially this time, the large-scale strong particle collider project settled in Star City, it can be said that almost all of it is due to this person.

A 100-billion-level super project, an international large-scale scientific research project, can be placed anywhere to drive the scientific research and economic development of the entire city and even the entire province.

To some extent, it can even affect the development of the field as a whole, and even the field of high-energy physics around the world.

Looking at the crowd in the reception hall, Xu Chuan showed a standard smile: "What's the matter, Mr. Cheng, you are too enthusiastic and grand."

Cheng Shaoqi enthusiastically stretched out his hands, held his hands tightly and shook a smile on his face: "Academician Xu, you have made great contributions to the scientific research of the motherland, and you are the pride of the motherland and the pride of our southern Hunan!" I'm just expressing our gratitude to the folks and elders in southern Shonan. ”

Xu Chuan smiled modestly, for him, he didn't feel much after listening to too many polite words.

However, the other party came to greet him in person, and he still had to receive it.

Of course, he also knows that this is related to the Large Hadron Collider project that settled in Star City two months ago.

After greeting in the reception hall for a while, politely declining the invitation of Cheng Shuji to dinner or something, and agreeing to have time to chat again, he finally got rid of this group of enthusiastic leaders, followed Zheng Hai to board the Hongqi car, and set off for the collider engineering base.

At present, in addition to the kick-off meeting of the project, the selection of the headquarters and the research route of the detector need to be solved.

The initial planning work of this meeting was carried out by borrowing an office building on the campus of the National Defense University of Science and Technology, so this time Xu Chuan also came directly to this special school.

Speaking of this special college, everyone must be familiar with it, this is the only two universities directly under the military in China.

Its predecessor was the famous "Kazakh Military Industry", and the timing of its establishment was also quite delicate.

In 1945, the two atomic bombs dropped by the United States on Hiroshima and Nagasaki shocked the world and accelerated the end of World War II.

In the face of this shocking nuclear threat, in order to develop the atomic bomb as soon as possible, it was in such a war that the Kazakh military industry was established under the mission of strengthening the country and Anbang from the very beginning.

It is closely linked to China's "two and one satellite" cause, providing a large number of talents for the 'Malan Experimental Base', which can be said to be the talent pool of the two and one star project.

The students who come out of this school, not to mention how capable they are, there is no doubt that they will be the backbone of the motherland.

Speaking of this university, there is another interesting fact, that is, on the map app in China, you can't find the address of this university, and you can't search its name, even if you know where it is.

If you can find it, you're welcome, report it and you'll get a bonus.

In a corner of the campus, in an experimental building, Xu Chuan found Academician Tai Xuewen, who replaced him in the preliminary work of the Large Strong Particle Collider.

The gray-haired director was arguing with someone.

For Huaguo, although this time it is not the first collider in China; However, as the equipment with the largest design scale and the highest collision energy level, it has a full role in promoting the development of science in the future.

Including the site selection of the headquarters, the promotion of Chinese culture and the red spirit is also one of the goals of site selection.

After all, in the future, this large-scale scientific research equipment will lead the development of international high-energy physics and related technologies, and will also attract scholars from all over the world.

How to provide a quiet academic environment and properly display Chinese culture is undoubtedly one of the key points.

At present, what this academician Tai Xuewen is arguing with others is the choice of the collider headquarters.

Xu Chuan quietly leaned over and listened, the point of contention between the two was whether the location of the headquarters should be located in Star City.

As a former representative of CERN's board of directors, Tai Xuewen felt that the location outside the Star City should be considered, and the headquarters should be placed outside the city, which can not only provide a quiet scientific research environment, but also promote the economic development of the headquarters area and the surrounding areas.

The object of his argument was an older man, Academician Xie Tianhua, one of the founders of the domestic accelerator field.

The world's first medical accelerator for treating tumors with high-energy electron beams, Huaguo's first high-energy electron linear accelerator, Huaguo's first collider positron and negative electron collider, and a new electron linear accelerator and many other projects that stand at the forefront of the world are all related to this old man.

His suggestion is that when facing scholars from all over the world, we should consider more about some financial expenditures, and choose the location in the city or suburban area, which can save a lot of money.

The two of them have their own reasons, and they both stand up, but it also leads to a particularly fierce argument, neither of them convinces the other, and the spit is about to splash on the other party's face.

"Ahem"

With a light cough, Xu Chuan interrupted the argument between the two.

Tai Xuewen raised his head, was stunned for a moment when he saw Xu Chuan, and then said with a smile on his face: "Academician Xu, you came just in time, you came to evaluate the theory, Xie Tianhua, this old thing, has to choose the site in Star City, I suspect that he has accepted the benefits of the Star City government!" ”

On the other side, an old academician named Xie Tianhua frowned, and said coldly: "What does it mean that I have received benefits?" Tai Xuewen, you old guy, make it clear! ”

"I also chose to locate my headquarters in an urban area to save money! Do you know how much it costs to build a headquarters in the wilderness? Related supporting equipment and buildings all need money, and you are not money when the country's money? ”

"Our country is still a developing country, and we need money everywhere. The collider project is important, but why not save a little where you can? ”

Seeing that the two of them had a tendency to get up again, Xu Chuan hurriedly persuaded: "Academician Tai, Academician Xie, do we have a preliminary plan for site selection now?" Shall I take a look first? ”

Tai Xuewen nodded, rummaged through the desk, found a report and handed it over, and said, "Yes, the preliminary choice of the headquarters, we have considered some addresses these days, you can take a look." ”

Xu Chuan took the report and flipped through it, which listed some site selection and coordinates, as well as some corresponding advantages and comprehensive considerations.

From the point of view of site selection, the location of the collider, including the headquarters and the laboratory, basically fell on the edge of several large detectors, which is also the standard for CERN to build a laboratory.

The difference is that some are located in more remote wilderness, while others are close to the city.

Flipping through the report in his hand, Xu Chuan looked at the map on the table for a while, and suddenly said: "Director Tai, Mr. Xie, since the location of the headquarters is disputed, why don't we compromise?" ”

"Compromise?" Tai Xuewen was stunned for a moment and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Referring to the controllable nuclear fusion project I led before, I think this place should meet the requirements." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a punctuation point on the planning report.

The two of them followed his direction, and a green mountain forest came into view.

"Peach Blossom Ridge?"

Looking at the location that came out, Xie Tianhua muttered and thought about it.

Xu Chuan nodded and said, "That's right, compared to considering building the headquarters in a remote wilderness area and city, I actually prefer Xie Lao's opinion. ”

"This place is a suburb of the city, there are no people nearby, and there is very little compensation for demolition."

"And I just noticed that there are roads planned for construction near Taohualing. In addition, the subway is not far away, and even a simple extension and expansion can be reached, which is very convenient from the perspective of transportation. ”

"As for the promotion of traditional culture and the red spirit, because it is close to the urban area, it also has enough advantages."

Tai Xuewen frowned and said, "But it's not in the detector area." ”

The choice of the large strong particle collider headquarters is still very important, and various work, living and service facilities, such as office meeting places, medical emergencies, fire rescue facilities, distribution substations, cooling materials, reserve systems, etc., need to be considered.

Many of these facilities are related to detectors, and most of them are also prepared for detectors and the data they receive.

If possible, it is generally built on top of the probe, which is what CERN has done, and its headquarters are located

Part of the reason for his argument with Academician Xie is that in terms of planar structure, the collider is a circle, and its detectors are deployed on this circle line.

Although it is buried at a depth of 100 meters, there is no doubt that the collider is an extremely sensitive device to external interference, especially in the area where the probe is deployed.

The scientific research equipment of the two universities in Qingbei has been disturbed by the construction of the subway, which has caused various problems with accuracy, and the same is true for the collider.

Especially in the detection of high-energy physical particles, external interference can easily lead to the distortion of the detector.

Therefore, probes are generally built in uninhabited areas around them.

He had previously advocated the relocation of the headquarters in the suburbs, and he had this in mind. There are no bustling cities and buildings outside the countryside, which can minimize the interference of the outside world to the detector and scientific research work.

Hearing this, Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Actually, we don't need to blindly refer to CERN's standards, and the headquarters doesn't necessarily need to be built on the detector." When CERN was first established and LHC was first built, data transmission was a very difficult thing, so the headquarters laminated detectors to facilitate scientific research. ”

"But now it's different, and the fast-paced era of connectivity allows us to control and receive data in real time from anywhere on the planet."

"And Taohualing is big enough, with Elephant Trunk Forest Park to the west, and there are enough places to expand, so from all aspects, it is a good choice to put the headquarters in the Taohualing area."

In the office, Tai Xuewen and Xie Tianhua, two academicians, looked at the planning map and the report and thought about it together, and nodded approvingly.

Judging from the analysis of this meeting, Taohualing is indeed a very good site, close to the urban area, convenient transportation, large enough location to complete the overall experimental needs, and the geography is in the suburbs and undeveloped state, without too much demolition and investment.

Although it will undermine the plan of the Star City Government for this area to a certain extent, the location of the collider headquarters is better than the original plan in any case.

The most important thing is that the person in charge spoke, and under the reasonable location selection, they all have to give this face.

Nodding, Director Tai Xuewen spoke: "In this case, I will first arrange for someone to do a general investigation of Taohualing and the surrounding environment, and then communicate with the Xingcheng Municipal Government to determine the situation." ”

After a pause, he then looked at Xu Chuan and said: "The location of the headquarters has been decided like this, what do you think about the kick-off meeting of the collider project?" ”

Hearing this question, Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Of course, it's going to be bigger!" ”

"As for the construction of the Large Strong Particle Collider, not to mention that the whole world is watching, at least the entire field of physics is watching us. At this time, we are doing it ourselves behind closed doors, which is undoubtedly a step away from CERN, which unites scholars from all over the world. ”

Taking a deep breath, he continued: "And compared with CERN, our foundation is weaker, and there are fewer talents, only with the help of the powerful collider, in this competition, to attract a large number of physics talents, it is possible to transfer the physical holy land to our side."

Before coming to Shonan, Xu Chuan carefully considered the deployment and arrangement of the collider.

Regardless of the current competition between CERN and them under the intervention of the United States, it is impossible for China alone to eat the research and development in the field of high-energy physics.

High energy physics is a discipline facing the whole world and the future of mankind. The research in the frontier field of theoretical physics does not require the strength of a country, but the strength of a civilization in order to make great strides.

Moreover, in the field of basic physics and high-energy physics, they are indeed lagging behind a lot at present.

This is also the reason why he has always wanted to transfer the world's physics holy land to China, with the help of a powerful collider to attract talents from all over the world, and then train his own scholars, is the real king.

And more importantly, Xu Chuan has a more distant dream and plan in his heart, and he needs to do some foreshadowing for the collider project first.

It is a field that needs to unite the forces of the entire human civilization to open up, and if it can be successfully done, it will bring a second home to human civilization!

Of course, whether it is in the strong particle collider project or in that distant dream, Huaguo needs to occupy a dominant position!

PS: Yesterday's chapter wrote some more sensitive things.,And then I couldn't get through the review.,The editor also persuaded me to delete it.,It affected the follow-up plot arrangement.,I can only rewrite a little else today.,Sorry (; ′⌒`)。

Another: Yesterday was broken, tomorrow to make up, at least two more, more than three more, ask for a monthly ticket.

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