Beneath Deep Space

Yu Yifeng's heart moved and he lowered his head to read. There were several detailed conjecture reports inside.

Most of these reports are computer simulation experiments under ideal conditions. There have been no real experiments, so they can only be regarded as conjectures...

Helium-3 nuclear bombs, to put it bluntly, add a layer of helium-3 to the outside of the hydrogen bomb, and use the ultra-high temperature of the hydrogen bomb explosion to ignite the helium-3.

Could it be that for a four-hydrogen nuclear bomb, a layer of hydrogen is placed outside the helium-3 bomb? This is what many people take for granted.

However, in the report, Professor Ding Yidong clearly pointed out that the success rate of this solution is extremely low and is basically impossible.

Because the power of a nuclear explosion is so strong, the entire nuclear bomb device will be destroyed at the moment of explosion, and the powerful shock wave will disperse all elements. At that time, the outermost hydrogen layer was blown farther away in an instant.

For things like nuclear bombs, the temperature at the core of the explosion is extremely high, but if it is a little outside, the temperature will quickly drop by several orders of magnitude. By then, there will not be enough temperature and pressure to ignite the hydrogen layer.

Ding Yidong believes that the design of the helium-3 layer is already very extreme, because the ignition conditions of helium-3 are much lower than those of tetrahydrogen fusion. If you add a layer of hydrogen outside, these things will only be blown up, not ignited...

Fusion between four atoms is countless times more difficult than fusion of two atoms! Therefore, the reaction conditions are countless times higher. This ring structure is suitable for helium-3 nuclear bombs, but not for tetrahydrogen nuclear bombs.

So, what to do? If the "hydrogen layer" could be placed at the center of the nuclear explosion, maybe it would be possible...

It can be said that there are many crazy people in the Wild Wolf Design Bureau. They don't think about this problem and even hit the wall when walking. During a nuclear explosion, how to ensure that the hydrogen layer is not blown away, but stays at the center? This question is so difficult!

There is a thin line between genius and madness. After thinking hard, they actually came up with several "ideal plans"!

Yu Yifeng was stunned and quickly scrolled down.

The first type is the "pomegranate type" tetrahydrogen nuclear bomb. The entire tetrahydrogen nuclear bomb is made up of small conventional nuclear bombs spliced ​​together. The entire structure looks like a pomegranate, hence the name.

Each small nuclear bomb is wrapped with a layer of hydrogen and then stacked one on top of the other.

To put it more vividly: Each "pomegranate" is an ordinary small nuclear bomb, and the "pomegranate pulp" is the hydrogen layer of the tetrahydrogen nuclear bomb.

According to this plan, as long as all the "Pomegranate Boys", that is, all small nuclear bombs, are detonated at the same time, some of the so many hydrogen layers will be ignited, right?

According to the results of computer simulation, such a plan is theoretically feasible.

It's really a whimsical idea. The "pomegranate-type" tetrahydrogen nuclear bomb looks a bit weird...

Professor Ding Yidong also left a comment below: "This solution does have certain feasibility. After multiple nuclear bombs are detonated at the same time, the shock waves of the explosion will squeeze each other, creating huge pressure and ultra-high temperature in the squeeze area. , the hydrogen layer inside may be ignited..."

"But how to achieve simultaneous explosion? If one of the nuclear bombs explodes 0.1 second or 0.01 second earlier, the entire device will be destroyed immediately. By then, the imaginary high temperature and high pressure zone will no longer exist..."

Yu Yifeng calmly thought about it, and it was indeed true. These small nuclear bombs, namely ordinary hydrogen bombs or helium-3 nuclear bombs, were ignited by atomic bombs. The explosion of the atomic bomb is uncertain, and it is entirely possible to miss it by a few tenths of a second.

The principle of the atomic bomb, that is, the fission chain reaction of a large number of radioactive elements, will only detonate completely when the scale becomes larger and larger, reaching the limit. There is a random process here, and humans have no way to control it, and there is no way to estimate the precise explosion. time.

It is entirely possible that there is a difference of 0.1 seconds between them!

Yu Yifeng frowned tightly. He finally saw a reliable plan, but he was killed immediately, and it was almost impossible to solve...

Because of the inconsistent explosion time, this "pomegranate" design may eventually ignite some ordinary hydrogen, but the effect will definitely not be very good.

After spending a lot of money, it can only increase the power a little, which is not what he wants.

"It's still a bit troublesome!" Yu Yifeng muttered in his heart.

Of course, the people in the Wild Wolf Design Bureau were not willing to fail like this. They gathered the wisdom of many people and improved the pomegranate-shaped plan.

Just don’t get rid of the “pomegranates” in the middle, leaving only the nuclear bombs on the surface!

According to this improved plan, the entire four-hydrogen nuclear bomb is like a rubber ball. The outer skin is densely packed with small nuclear bombs, and only the core is the hydrogen layer. This design is a bit like a "ring structure", but it is the opposite of a normal hydrogen bomb. It ignites the inner ring by detonating the outer ring!

"According to this design, if a group of nuclear bombs on the outer layer explode at the same time, super high temperatures will be generated and at the same time, the shock wave will squeeze each other inward, which will generate great pressure on the hydrogen layer in the core!"

Professor Ding Yidong gestured with his hands and said excitedly. Obviously, he was very satisfied with this plan. It was probably designed by himself...

Think about it, nuclear bombs explode from all directions and corners at the same time, and the central area will definitely be squeezed by shock waves from all directions. This huge pressure, coupled with ultra-high temperature, may finally completely ignite the hydrogen layer in the core!

At that time, the extremely powerful four-hydrogen nuclear bomb will truly explode. This is the final plan for the four-hydrogen nuclear bomb!

"At least in theory it is completely feasible, and the effect is better than the pomegranate type!" Ding Yidong said, nodding with satisfaction.

However, there still seems to be a problem...

In the final analysis, this solution still requires the detonation of an atomic bomb. The explosion time is difficult to predict. It may be 0.1 seconds faster or 0.1 seconds slower. This problem is still unresolved.

If an atomic bomb had exploded earlier, the entire device would have been destroyed.

Yu Yifeng thought for a while and asked Ding Yidong this question: "Professor Ding, how should simultaneous explosions be achieved?"

"Alas... This is also our biggest headache. If we use atomic bombs again, there will be no solution!" Ding Yidong did not have a discouraged expression on his face, but instead looked cheerful.

"I think we should simply abandon the atomic bomb!" He said with great pride. "Atomic bombs are no longer needed to ignite ordinary nuclear bombs. We can use another type of laser to ignite them!"

The atomic bomb can be called the gatekeeper of the hydrogen bomb, because the reaction requirements of the hydrogen bomb are relatively high, at least tens of millions of degrees high temperature. The explosion of an atomic bomb can easily reach this temperature, triggering nuclear fusion. So usually, hydrogen bombs are detonated by atomic bombs.

In fact, it is not necessary to use an atomic bomb to detonate a hydrogen bomb, as long as the temperature is high enough. This also brings about other methods, and there are two currently available: laser and ultra-high temperature microwave heating.

What Ding Yidong is talking about is laser ignition, which is based on facts.

In 2012, the U.S. National Ignition Facility successfully fused 192 laser beams to produce a more powerful laser pulse that could instantly produce a peak power of 500 trillion watts. Although such a super powerful laser pulse only lasts for a very short time, it is theoretically more than enough to ignite a hydrogen bomb!

"If Americans can do it, our new human civilization should be able to do it too!" Ding Yidong said excitedly.

Yu Yifeng finally made a move in his heart. Even if such a laser system couldn't ignite a hydrogen bomb, he would still build it. At least it could be regarded as an ultra-long-range space weapon!

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