The principle of the ignition device is actually very simple. It is the same as the principle of using a magnifying glass to collect sunlight. It is to concentrate beams containing powerful energy on a point, which can produce something similar to the core of a star or a nuclear explosion.
temperature and pressure at the time.
Controlled nuclear fusion technology requires the use of this ignition device, which uses the ignition device to ignite nuclear fusion materials to produce nuclear fusion, and then further restrains and utilizes the powerful energy generated by nuclear fusion.
It is obviously unrealistic to use atomic bombs to detonate controlled nuclear fusion, because the explosion of an atomic bomb will instantly produce a terrifying amount of energy and terrible nuclear radiation, which is unacceptable for controllable nuclear fusion.
Therefore, scientists must find ways to use other methods to ignite nuclear fusion materials to produce nuclear fusion.
Ignition devices actually already exist on Earth.
The beautiful fruit on the other side of the ocean started building the National Ignition Facility more than ten years ago. This facility is currently the largest laser confinement catastrophe facility on the planet.
It can focus a huge energy of 2 million joules through 192 laser confinement devices to a point of only a few millimeters, thereby generating terrifying high temperatures and huge pressure in an instant to simulate the high temperatures in a star core or a nuclear explosion.
and pressure.
This device is very useful. On the one hand, it can be used to study stars and understand the conditions inside stars. It can also be used to simulate nuclear explosions, and it is not restricted by the treaty on "non-explosion nuclear experiments".
Of course, it can also be used to study laser weapons. Laser weapons are extremely powerful, attack very quickly, cannot be defended at all, and the attack distance is very long. They are a type of weaponry in the future.
Once this technology is developed, it can also be used for energy utilization and the development of controllable nuclear fusion technology.
It can be said that this ignition device is enough to show that the scientific and technological development of the beautiful fruit on the other side of the ocean was at the highest and most cutting-edge level and field on the earth at that time.
Now that Liu Yuan wants to study controllable nuclear fusion technology, it is natural that he must study this ignition device. Only by mastering this technology can he ignite nuclear fusion.
Otherwise, even if you master the magnetic confinement technology, if you have not developed this ignition device, you will not be able to ignite the materials for the nuclear fusion reaction.
You can't just use an atomic bomb to ignite it, it will probably blow you up all at once.
Thinking of this, Liu Yuan also left the Institute of Magnetic Energy Physics and came to the Laser Institute.
The ignition device definitely needs to be studied, it has too many functions.
Not only can it be used to study controllable nuclear fusion technology at the moment, but in the future, this technology can also be used to study energy weapons.
Laser technology is the basis of energy weapons. The principle and essence are actually the same. There is not much difference. In the final analysis, they are all about how to concentrate and constrain powerful energy to a point through laser, thereby producing terrifyingly high temperatures.
High pressure to achieve the purpose of killing the enemy.
Of course, energy technology is also a very important technology.
Energy weapons and energy shields are two technologies that are also key development goals in the future. Energy weapons are related to attack, and energy shields are related to defense.
Only by mastering these two technologies can space battleships be able to navigate the void and the universe.
Otherwise, in the vast interstellar universe, wars between interstellar universes often involve attacking and fighting each other across extremely long distances.
It is simply impossible to say that the two sides are very close to each other and are attacking through fighter planes, or that they are attacking through cannons, missiles, etc.
Such a war is a war between parent-star civilizations, and wars between star-level civilizations have already begun to use energy weapons.
Powerful energy weapons have ultra-long attack range, light-speed attack speed and terrifying destructive capabilities.
A space battleship equipped with energy weapons can attack you from a distance of millions of kilometers, tens of millions of kilometers, or even hundreds of millions of kilometers away.
At such a long distance, your fighter planes, missiles, cannons, etc. have no effect at all. It is just like holding a spear and a person holding a rifle in a decisive battle. Before you can attack the opponent, the opponent is already relaxed.
will defeat you.
This is the power of energy weapons, and it is also a technology that a civilization must develop and research. Only by mastering energy weapons can we have the Star Spear, which can deter the enemy.
"Boss, why do you have time to come to my place?"
Here at the Laser Research Institute, Wang Wei was surprised to see Liu Yuan's arrival and asked with a smile.
Liu Yuan is very busy. He is busy reviewing company documents every morning, and wanders around various laboratories in the afternoon. Recently, I heard that his boss is researching magnetic energy and warp engines. Basically, he spends his afternoon wandering around these two places.
, it’s been a long time since I’ve been here to have a look.
"Come and see how the research on the ignition device is going."
Liu Yuan smiled and said.
It seemed that he hadn't been here for a while, mainly because Liu Yuan felt that there should be no problems in developing the ignition device.
In itself, Xinghai Technology's technology in this area is very strong.
Xinghai Technology's chip technology uses laser technology. It uses maskless technology to split a laser into more than 100,000 beams. This was a technology a few years ago. Now the Xinghai Technology Laser Research Institute can split a laser into more than 100,000 beams.
With millions of beams, the field of laser technology has become extremely powerful.
It can be said that we have embarked on the road of energy technology and entered the field of energy weapon research.
Xinghai Technology has also cooperated with the military and manufactured many laser weapons for the military. So far, it has received a lot of praise.
The attack is fast, powerful, and has a long range. It is very powerful and practical, and can frighten Xiaoxiao everywhere.
This research on the ignition device is not difficult for Xinghai Technology, so Liu Yuan rarely comes to see it.
"There are basically no problems anymore."
Wang Wei replied: "We have been able to concentrate a huge energy of 30 million joules onto a single point through more than 1,000 beams. According to the data obtained from our current experiments."
"The temperature and pressure it generates are comparable to those inside stars, and can easily ignite nuclear fusion materials."
"It's quite fast. Have you researched it yet?"
Liu Yuan was slightly dumbfounded after hearing this. He originally wanted to give some advice, but now it seems that he doesn't need it anymore.
"Of course, it's not something difficult."
"Let's go, let me show you the ignition device of our Xinghai Technology. This should be the most powerful ignition device that we humans have now."
Wang Wei seemed extremely confident.
He is very young, only in his 20s. He joined Xinghai Technology right after graduation and was one of the earliest employees. His performance was extremely outstanding and he became a third-level scientist at Xinghai Technology Research Institute early on.
It can be said that he is a genius and a genius scientist.
Under the leadership of Wang Wei, Liu Yuan also came to a huge laboratory the size of several football fields. This is the ignition device laboratory that Wang Wei spent tens of billions on to build for Liu Yuan.
Coming to the laboratory, many scientists and researchers are busy and seem to be preparing for ignition experiments.
"Boss, you came at the right time. We are preparing to conduct an ignition experiment to simulate the study of stars."
Wang Wei introduced it to Liu Yuan in detail.
"Boss, the principle of the entire ignition device is actually quite simple."
"First we split a beam of light containing powerful energy into two, then two into four, and four into eight, until it reaches thousands of beams."
"Then, we enhance each beam to contain more energy. During the entire process, the energy contained in each beam is constantly getting stronger."
"In the end, we will concentrate all the energy on a single point and concentrate it on a small point of only 2 millimeters."
"The temperature and pressure it generates instantly are comparable to the temperature and pressure inside a star, and are definitely enough to ignite nuclear fusion materials."
Liu Yuan listened to Wang Wei's introduction and carefully observed the huge ignition device in front of him. The whole thing is like a huge ball. You can see laser beam emitters, reinforcement structures, etc., and the final center is a very small
point.
"Well, not bad, not bad."
"The next step is to find a way to simplify and reduce this ignition device. Such a huge ignition device would be very troublesome to use on a spacecraft, and it also takes up a lot of space."
Liu Yuan listened carefully. After listening, he couldn't help but nod. The only thing he was dissatisfied about now was that it occupied a large area. Such a huge ignition laboratory was the size of several football fields. It was difficult to build it.
It's very troublesome, and this won't work.
This thing needs to be applied to spaceships and space battleships. It must be made as small and simplified as possible. In addition, when it is made into energy weapons in the future, it must also be as small and flexible as possible so that it is easy to use.
and operations.
If it is too large, it means that a space battleship cannot be equipped with several energy cannons, which may affect the combat capability of the space battleship.
"Boss, this research must be done step by step. You eat in one bite."
Wang Wei was speechless. He had just researched the ignition device here. You actually asked me to simplify this device and make it smaller. Isn't this a tiring pace?
"Haha, yes, yes, step by step, the ignition device has been researched and it is enough for now. Hurry up and test it to see the power of this ignition device."
When Liu Yuan heard this, he immediately laughed.
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