Chapter 573 Antimatter Main Gun
In the blink of an eye, six months have passed in a hurry. With the completion of the last project, the "Noah" has been safely stored in the core of the "Future" mothership. All the docking work is also in place.
In this era, with the significant advancement of technology, Noah already has the ability to navigate the stars independently. There are some spare small nuclear fusion devices inside, coupled with the curvature engine extending to the outside, it can also achieve stellar-level interstellar navigation.
Although the surface hull of Noah is extremely hard and almost undamaged, the additional equipment is all manufactured by the new humans themselves. As long as these external curvature engines are destroyed, the spacecraft will lose its maneuverability. , so the safety perspective is far inferior to the "Future Number" with a huge fault tolerance rate.
Until the critical moment of life and death crisis, it is impossible for the "Noah", the home of new mankind, to escape and fly alone.
The relocation of the Chiyanjiao people is also in progress... They have arrived in a new environment and will have to learn a new system.
At the same time, they will also begin to implement internal autonomy, the entire population will become more free, and the racial hierarchy will gradually be abandoned.
Of course, the production of all daily necessities must be left to them themselves. Only by being independent can you achieve greater achievements. Flowers in the greenhouse can never be used.
And this day is also the testing time of the "Future" anti-matter main gun.
At seven o'clock in the morning, the heads of government, top military officials, and some journalists had gathered on the observatory on the side of the spacecraft.
This "anti-matter main gun", along with the super-light anti-matter missile, is the most powerful war weapon of the new humanity. However, super-light anti-matter missiles are extremely expensive consumables, which is equivalent to... scrapping a curvature spacecraft at once. Its technology is relatively mature and there is no need to use it for trial use.
Therefore, the anti-matter cannon, a super weapon, is already considered the strongest conventional killer weapon of the new humanity.
A scientist licked his dry lips and explained to the large group of reporters in front of him: "The yield of this test is... one hundred tons of antimatter, and the energy level is equivalent to 4.3 trillion tons of TNT. The main force it ejected It’s antiprotons, not the old positrons.”
"Although some super nuclear bombs can also achieve this kind of power, the flight speed of the nuclear bomb and the concentration of the blasting power are far inferior to the anti-matter cannon. One hundred tons, this is only ten percent of the maximum power of this main gun. One, even one percent!”
"It's not easy to accelerate one hundred tons of material to close to the speed of light. Well... the speed of this cannon is about 90% of the speed of light. Only a spacecraft with such huge power as the Future can barely bear the load."
"...I think the explosion range of this gun will not be too large, but it will be deeper!" the expert said passionately.
One of the reporters stood up and asked with a smile, "So, can this antimatter main gun destroy a planet? Can our technology destroy a planet as big as the Earth?"
The scientist smiled awkwardly and cursed secretly in his mind, did the reporter understand science? Do you want to blow up the planet with a trillion tons equivalent?
He sorted out his thoughts and said: "... To destroy a planet as big as the Earth and to completely blow it into pieces would require... 70 trillion tons of TNT. You can count how many zeros you have."
Upon hearing this number, the female reporter who asked the question opened her mouth wide.
The scientist didn't pay much attention and continued: "This energy level is not something our current spacecraft can possess. Before we seriously build a Dyson sphere and obtain huge energy at the star level, it is not very possible. After calculation, the total amount of solar energy in about a week can completely blow the earth into pieces... which is equivalent to about 1.25 trillion tons of antimatter. "
"This mass is a hundred times heavier than our entire Future."
"But having said that, it would be much simpler to break into several large pieces like the original explosion of the earth. As we all know, the interior of the earth is a hot liquid, not a solid. We can take advantage of this feature..."
He began to analyze in detail how to use more energy to crack the earth, just like when the earth really exploded... The explosion of the earth did not explode into powder, but cracked open. New humans do still have the ability. of.
During the interview, time passed by minute by second. At 8 o'clock in the morning, Yu Yifeng issued several orders with a serious expression:
"Start the anti-particle acceleration program."
"Staff please be prepared."
"Observers prepare..."
The energy indicator light of the anti-matter cannon has already lit up on the screen. Under the calm appearance of the "Future", there is a powerful power like turbulent waves, which also makes everyone's heart beat slightly faster.
The scientist who appeared on TV did not tell lies.
It is actually quite difficult to accelerate one hundred tons of antimatter to a sub-light speed. After approaching the speed of light, relativistic effects are involved. Every increase in speed requires a huge amount of energy.
At 90% of the speed of light, the dynamic mass of matter will become more than twice the normal mass. This energy needs to be provided by the "Future". Assuming that the acceleration process of 100 tons of antimatter takes 100 seconds, during this period, the power of the entire spacecraft is as high as...1.67*10^20 watts.
This power is about a thousand times that of the solar energy received by the entire earth.
"But it's still far from destroying the star!"
"So, it's really too much to think about things like destroying stars at will. Only building a Dyson sphere or a planetary spacecraft is possible." Yu Yifeng sighed in his heart.
"Launch!" Seeing the indicator light on the screen jump to the red area, he solemnly announced.
Everyone only saw an extremely bright white light spraying out from the muzzle, like a white dragon, which lasted for about 3 seconds.
This white light hit the ground in an instant, and a super violent explosion occurred!
The explosion of the antimatter particle beam did not spread violently like a nuclear bomb. Instead, it looked milder and constant in one area. But everyone knows that this "mildness" represents a more powerful destructive power.
The sky-high light completely dazzled the eyes, and many people couldn't help but close their eyelids. The light stimulated tears, and they couldn't figure out what happened.
"The observation system was affected by gamma rays and overloaded..."
"Start the backup device!"
"The remaining antiparticles were detected..."
A group of staff were busy recording the specific data after the antimatter explosion. Theoretically, the explosive power of antiprotons is stronger than that of antielectrons of the same mass. Because antielectrons may react with conventional substances such as neutrons to generate protons, a considerable part of the mass will be wasted, and not all will be annihilated.
Near the main gun, a large number of liquid nitrogen cooling devices emit white mist. Some spacecraft staff are also testing the degree of loss of the main gun.
Half an hour later, these data are displayed on the screen one by one, and the air is already filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Xu Yunjin also raised his eyebrows and was extremely happy. Basically, it was consistent with expectations, indicating that this test was quite successful.
Looking again, a ten-kilometer-wide pit has appeared on the surface, and it is almost bottomless!
"Congratulations!"
"Congratulations, congratulations, it is everyone's common credit!"
Several designers and engineers have begun to applaud each other. And the applause is getting warmer and warmer.
After a few minutes, Yu Yifeng coughed and said, "Everyone, this weapon test was a complete success. After you go back, analyze the data and see if there are any further improvements. After all, we tested the minimum power, and the minimum and maximum are completely different."
"Also, if everything is ready, we should set off again, the target is... Nix! Today may also be our last night...!"