The second is the reactor neutron source, which, as the name suggests, uses a nuclear fission reactor to produce a large number of neutrons.
However, if he could build a nuclear reactor now, he wouldn't have to worry about how to "ignite" a nuclear explosion! So this method can only be ruled out! The third is the accelerator neutron source, which uses various charged particle accelerators to accelerate protons or deuterium particles to bombard the target nucleus to produce neutrons. Its advantage is that the intensity of the neutrons obtained is much greater than that of the radioactive isotope neutron source, and monoenergetic neutrons can be obtained in a very wide energy range.
To put it simply, the principles of these methods are the same - that is, particles or rays hit an element serving as a target and knock neutrons out of it!
Yes, it is that 'simple'. Otherwise, we would not say that the progress of human weapons is to explore how to throw 'stones' faster and more accurately. It's just that there are not many elements suitable as targets.
After carefully studying the information, Lynn came up with a more complicated solution.
First, use alpha particles to bombard nitrogen nuclei to produce protons, and then use high-energy protons to hit heavy metal targets to obtain neutrons! In this way, more elements can be used as targets, and elements such as gold, tungsten, tantalum, and molybdenum are all feasible targets.
The only problem is that this will make the whole process very complicated. It is necessary to first produce a large number of protons, then use a strong magnetic field to accelerate these protons, let them collide with heavy metal targets to produce neutrons, and finally trigger a nuclear explosion! How to conceive an exquisite nuclear explosion magic, shortening all the complicated processes to within ten seconds, has become a problem that has emerged again.
These days, he has been racking his brains...
After thinking about it, Lin En decided to hand this difficult problem over to the wizards in the parliament. A group of people would always be able to figure it out much faster than him alone.
Harof and the others may not be as good as himself in scientific research, but they have rich experience in magic development, and may be able to find a solution to the problem from a magical perspective.
So, Lin En assigned the "tasks" one by one.
Aurora is in charge of the experiment of bombarding nitrogen nuclei with alpha particles to produce protons. Vittorio, Anthony and several great wizards who have learned thunder magic will study particle accelerators, and he and Harof will deal with the neutron source!
As for those official wizards, all of them should go find deuterium for him! Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen, also known as heavy hydrogen, and is the most important thing to upgrade an atomic bomb to a hydrogen bomb! In the past, this thing could be found in seawater and ordinary water, but the content was extremely low, with an abundance of 0.015% on Earth.
Under Lin En's arrangement, almost every wizard had something to do and all devoted themselves to the exploration of the microscopic field.
"In that case, the evaluation of research awards should wait until the results are realized," Harov said thoughtfully.
The other party made such a big scene that all the wizards in the parliament got involved. They even claimed that the magic they developed could defeat that false god. This was obviously not something that a Silver Moon Medal could handle.
The issuance of the Corona Medal must be done with extreme caution. Lynn does not intend to explain the principles of the new magic, so it is difficult for them to judge. They can only drag it out and make a judgment after the results are produced, so as to avoid making a mistake and turning this award into a joke.
Lin En nodded. He didn't really care about getting medals. Power and knowledge were the most important things for a wizard, and glory was just a derivative of the two.
"Then let's end today's discussion here!" Vittorio announced. He couldn't wait to study the so-called particle accelerator.
The members of the parliament who participated in the meeting seemed to be reluctant to leave. When they stood up, they were still discussing the star orbit element model, or speculating on the level of the new magic developed by this magic star who had created such a big scene.
"Master Lin, is this box a special device for storing new elements?" Raphael noticed Lin's actions and asked curiously.
In his opinion, this might be some method that could suppress the scattering of radium, so that the new element would no longer lose energy and could be preserved for a longer period of time.
"No, to be precise, it is used to isolate radiation!" Lin En shook his head and explained, then patted his head, looked at the wizards who had not left yet, and reminded them seriously.
"Oh, I forgot to mention that the two new elements extracted from the Demon Stone are extremely dangerous. The particles they emit are very dangerous. Remember to take precautions when conducting experiments, otherwise the consequences will be extremely serious..."
"Isn't this a bit alarmist? Master Lin En?" Raphael couldn't help but frowned, not willing to believe Lin En's judgment.
Alpha particles fly out from the elemental nucleus and are the most fundamental power of magic...
And although this thing is very fast, the experiment just now has proved that it will pass through the elements unhindered, or be bounced back by the nucleus without causing any damage.
Lin En glanced at Raphael, clapped his hands, and said, "I just did an experiment. You can see it. This is what the gnat looks like after being exposed to the new element for several days!"
Peirce immediately brought over ten rat cages.
Raphael and the others came closer to take a few curious glances, and then their faces suddenly changed, because the mice in the cages were all unrecognizable. Seven of them looked dying, their bodies were swollen, the surface skin and flesh had begun to fester, and cancer had even developed inside...
The remaining three were in slightly better condition, but it could be seen that they had already shown some similar symptoms.
Such a horrifying scene made everyone present feel a chill in their hearts.
"It seems that the radiation emitted by uranium is indeed very terrible." Raphael said with forced calmness, holding on to a glimmer of hope.
Uranium occupies the vast majority of the mass of the Demon Stone, while radium only occupies a very small part. In Raphael's opinion, it must be the former's fault! "No, it's just the opposite, Master Raphael!" Lin En said playfully. "I suspect that this radium is the culprit that caused the miners to faint, become seriously ill, and die, because its radiation intensity is hundreds of times higher than that of uranium!"
Hundreds of times?!
Hearing this, Raphael's face turned green. A witch who was playing with a fluorescent glass cup screamed and threw the fluorescent glass cup far away without hesitation...
(End of this chapter)