Chapter 145 66 Femtoseconds
The particle collider that Zhou Cheng brought to Mercury is equipped with a clock with a timing accuracy of femtoseconds, that is, one quadrillionth of a second, which is used to accurately measure the flight time, speed, impact time and other data of high-speed particles.
So Zhou Cheng discovered that something seemed wrong during this collision.
The clock shows that there is a deviation between the time of particle collision and the time when various subatomic particles appear.
Under normal circumstances, it is obvious that particles must collide with each other first before subsequent subatomic particles can appear.
But in this collision, the time when the subatomic particles were knocked out was 66 femtoseconds earlier than the time of the particle collision.
It's like a person using a knife to cut vegetables. Before the knife even cuts, the vegetables break.
The result appears before the cause.
In other words, the future appears in the present.
This was extremely unusual and difficult to understand. Upon discovering this phenomenon, Zhou Cheng subconsciously assumed that the clock had made a mistake, recording the wrong time.
With doubts, Zhou Cheng sent the data back to Earth and began to accept analysis from scientists on the Earth team.
Like Zhou Cheng, the earth science team made the same judgment.
"If the clock is broken, that's not good."
Zhou Cheng felt a little worried.
Even on Earth, something this high-precision would have to be custom-made in a laboratory. Here on Mercury, there was no way he could repair it.
Zhou Cheng disassembled the collider, took out the clock module, and began to carefully check its working condition according to the instructions of the Earth team.
But Zhou Cheng didn't find anything unusual.
He still felt a little worried, but besides the worries, he gradually began to feel more expectant.
If this phenomenon is not caused by a clock failure, then... could it be the abnormal phenomenon that I am pursuing, caused by the special interaction between some dark matter and ordinary matter in a super-strong gravitational field environment?
Whether it is or not cannot be determined at the moment.
In order for a scientific discovery to be recognized, it must be “reproducible.”
Only when something recurs can it be considered to be truly existing. If something only appears once and then never appears again, people are more likely to think it is a machine malfunction.
Zhou Cheng started the collision experiment again.
But this time, perhaps because the clock fault had disappeared or for some other reason, he did not detect that phenomenon again.
For the next period of time, until night fell again, Zhou Cheng did not observe that phenomenon again.
Full of doubts, Zhou Cheng had to temporarily stop the collision experiment and chose to return to the cabin of the Hope spacecraft. Relying on the energy he had previously stored, he silently waited for the arrival of daylight.
Amidst the vast starry sky, this massive planet once again orbited the sun. Just as it had for billions of years, the sun once again rose from below the horizon, revealing a tiny corner, casting its heat and light upon this desolate and silent world.
Once again, a steady stream of electricity began to be generated from the solar panels, and once again, a steady stream of hydrogen and oxygen began to be electrolyzed from water.
The hydrogen-oxygen generator began to work again, and sufficient power supply once again spread to the collider.
A new round of collision experiments begins again.
But that strange phenomenon has not yet appeared.
Time passed quietly, and just when Zhou Cheng almost thought it was indeed a mechanical failure, this phenomenon occurred again inadvertently.
And the interval time is also 66 femtoseconds, the same as the last time.
Zhou Cheng stood up instantly, his heart filled with excitement.
Not only did this phenomenon occur repeatedly, but the duration was always 66 femtoseconds. This proves that this is definitely not a malfunction or a coincidence, but rather there is some kind of inevitability!
My original guess was correct. The factor that caused the abnormal vibration of neon trifluoride molecules was dark matter!
My calculations of the properties of dark matter were correct. In the gravitational field so close to the sun, dark matter particles were indeed interacting with ordinary matter, causing this strange phenomenon!
After sending this data back to the base on Earth, the team of earth scientists was also jubilant.
But after the jubilation, people have to face another problem.
What is the mechanism behind this phenomenon? What characteristics does it imply for dark matter particles? What principles does it follow? How does it interact with ordinary matter?
And most importantly, what is its connection with the Moon Goddess?
At this point in the experiment, all possibilities of going further were lost.
The reason is simple: there is only this one test device on Mercury.
There is nothing that can be done except to discover and confirm this phenomenon.
Not only Mercury, but even the Earth has long lost the ability to build a new set of large scientific equipment and continue in-depth research on this basis.
We are unable to continue to study this phenomenon in depth.
We are unable to further explore the properties of dark matter, nor what kind of relationship exists between dark matter and the moon.
We gained valuable intelligence on this trip to Mercury, but it's still not conclusive enough.
With a little regret and satisfaction, Zhou Cheng left the cave.
Zhou Cheng would not come here again for some time in the future, because the mission of this collider had been completed and he would not need it anymore.
Next, I will do the same as the scientific team on Earth. Based on the existing results, through pure theoretical research, I will try to find more information from the existing data to truly clarify what this phenomenon means at this moment.
Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, it was night again.
On this day, Zhou Cheng came back to his senses from the numbers and symbols, went to the warehouse and took out some food.
He saw that there was not much food left in the warehouse.
There is at most one month's supply.
After the food is finished, I have to use the hibernation chamber that no one has ever used to go into hibernation.
Otherwise, all that awaits you is starvation to death.
Zhou Cheng sighed softly.
Is what my mentor said true? Is there really no hope for me to become the savior?
For the next period of time, Zhou Cheng did not continue theoretical research and calculations.
Wearing a spacesuit, he left the Hope spacecraft and wandered aimlessly on the dim surface of Mercury.
Go back when you are tired, and come out again when you are done.
On this day, he left the spaceship again.
After walking for a long time, he randomly found a flat place, sat down, and stared at the vast starry sky in a daze.
He sat here for a long time, and even though he was starting to feel hungry, he didn't get up.
He just emptied his mind and let time pass slowly.
At this moment, an idea suddenly came to my mind.
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