Research starts with PhD students

Chapter 24 Not everyone has the opportunity to experience winning the Nobel Prize!
Experimental base, office on the third floor of the central building.

Liao Zhenyu came in carrying a large stack of folders. He placed the folders on the table, exhaled lightly and said to Gao Hongli, "Academician Gao, these are the papers for the experimental conference."

"The electronic version has been included in the conference's paper library."

"Several of the excellent papers can be submitted to academic journals for publication. The specific journals still need to be discussed with the authors. Is the royalty application process the same as last time?"

Gao Hongli waved his hand with concern, "Just as usual."

Liao Zhenyu nodded slightly and continued to ask, "Where is Zhang Shuo's thesis?"

"JHEP."

Gao Hongli said, "Once the data analysis work of the computing center is completed, the results of the joint experimental analysis will be published together."

He added, "Zhang Shuo won't object, right?"

"Who would object to publishing a paper in JHEP? The next higher is CNS."

Liao Zhenyu laughed when he heard this.

The full name of JHEP is Journal-of-High-Energy-Physics, which is one of the journals under the European Physical Society (EPS) and one of the top journals in the field of high-energy theoretical physics.

CNS refers to the three major journals Science, Nature and Cell.

Many domestic universities and research institutions have classified "Science", "Nature" and "Cell" separately, and publishing papers in them has become a major honor. The rewards that paper authors can receive are also set up at a separate level.

Journal of High Energy Physics is one of the top journals in the field of high energy physics.

Although its overall influence cannot catch up with the three major journals "Science", "Nature" and "Cell", its influence in the field of high-energy physics is higher, not lower.

Liao Zhenyu continued, "I heard from the people at the computing center that the program has been corrected and is now being debugged using experimental data."

"If everything goes well, the results will be out soon."

He said this with obvious anticipation.

The comparison between experiments and simulations is a new method of data analysis, and it is also very curious what the final results will be.

"Do not worry."

Gao Hongli took a sip of tea and said slowly, "In fact, what's important is not the result, but the method. Zhang Shuo's research has given us an additional data analysis method, which allows us to control the entire experiment from a new perspective."

"Once the results are published, other institutions, such as the Nuclear Organization and Fermilab, will certainly design programs to analyze the experiments using our methods."

"this point is very important."

"Over the past few decades, our experimental research, directions, and analytical methods have all been borrowed from them. Now that they want to borrow our methods, doesn't it mean that our academic influence has been enhanced?"

Liao Zhenyu nodded after thinking about it, but he was still looking forward to the analysis results.

The method is important, but the result is also important!

……

Computing Center, underground auxiliary computing room.

Many people stood in front of the big screen, constantly discussing the added dots on the screen.

Researchers at the Computing Center pay more attention to the speed at which points are added. A faster speed at which points are added means faster calculation speed and higher efficiency of program operation.

Bao Hexing said to Liu Ye, "The debugging has been going smoothly so far, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Looking at the point output, the efficiency of the entire algorithm is higher than expected. The calculation will be completed in another half an hour."

Liu Ye nodded in agreement.

He doesn't care about efficiency at all, what matters is the output.

The background of the big screen is the simulated image of the experiment. When more points are output, some comparisons with the simulated image can be seen.

Liu Ye walked to Zhang Shuo's side, pointed at the screen and said, "Now we can see the comparison. How accurate is the program analysis?"

"If we focus on a single point, that is, a single particle, there will still be a large deviation." Zhang Shuo explained, "The program focuses on the overall accuracy and compares the whole with the simulation."

The deviation assessment system will evaluate and judge the experimental data.

Under this basic principle, the analysis of a single data cannot be accurate. The ultimate goal is to analyze all the data, compare the experimental simulation as a whole and obtain the results.

Just like the comparison of sound waves, if you put two sound waves together for comparison, you can see the difference from the frequency, amplitude and other aspects of the waveform.

If we go into detail and compare the vibrating particles in the sound wave transmission path, the analysis of their position and state will not be accurate.

The researchers are still discussing.

Some of them discussed the composition and efficiency of the program, and how to apply the evaluation algorithms in it to other software.

Some people are also discussing how to modify the program so that it can analyze other experimental data. After all, this is just a small experiment.

They conduct many similar experiments every year, and have conducted more than a dozen experimental studies on the quantum characteristics of particles alone.

Time passed little by little.

Zhang Shuo stood in the crowd, staring at the screen, his expression becoming more and more serious, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Program debugging and analysis is not over yet.

However, he has noticed that there is a small blank area above the left half. It's not that there are no particle points in the blank area, but the number is much smaller than in other areas, causing that area to look bare.

Some people noticed it and started discussing it, “Maybe it was influenced by something?”

“Could it be an algorithm problem?”

"If it's an algorithm problem, that's our job. Otherwise, it's up to the people at the Physics Center to analyze what the impact is."

The results obtained by a new analytical method may be due to problems with the analytical method or other influences.

Zhang Shuo was obviously a little excited.

He knew exactly what it was - regional particle fault!
When analyzing data from a single experiment, it is found that in a certain area of ​​the particle collision and dispersion range, there are very few massive particles.

This is the regional particle fault phenomenon.

The "Source Point Theory" believes that it is caused by the chaos of the force field at the moment of the explosion. Zhang Shuo is engaged in related experimental research, with the goal of finding signals of the action of electromagnetic energy and other basic forces.

Now, I see it again!
This demonstrates the consistency of the microscopic physical rules of the two worlds, and also means that research and verification of the "Source Point Theory" can still be continued in the future.

……

The program debugging is completed and the output results are obtained.

Liu Ye reported the news to the Physics Center, especially pointing out the phenomenon of missing points in small areas, which immediately attracted the attention of the Physics Center.

The Physics Center decided to hold a meeting to discuss the issue.

Zhang Shuo and Luo Yongjun followed the acceptance team back to the experimental base. They were the ones who developed the analysis procedure, and they were also invited to participate in the discussion meeting.

The Physics Center is indeed interested in new discoveries.

Not only the experimental team and the acceptance group attended the meeting, but also a scientific research team led by another academician, Tan Zhiming.

On the way, Luo Yongjun couldn't help but excitedly asked Zhang Shuo, "Could this be a new physical discovery? Just like you said..."

“New analytical methods may lead to new discoveries!”

“If it is confirmed to be a new physical discovery, will we win the Nobel Prize in Physics?”

Zhang Shuo couldn't help rolling his eyes and reminded, "Even if it's a new physical discovery, it can't be confirmed with just one experiment."

"Also, we developed the analysis method, but the new discovery belongs to the Institute of High Energy Physics. We are just important participants. It is difficult to say who the Nobel Committee will award the prize to..."

He laughed at what he said.

"It's impossible anyway. An experimental discovery doesn't involve Nobel Prizes. We are still too far away from confirming a new physical phenomenon."

Luo Yongjun pursed his lips in dissatisfaction, "Don't deny it directly."

"Just say it's a new discovery in physics and we're about to win the Nobel Prize. This may be the closest moment to a Nobel Prize in my life. Let me be happy for ten minutes."

He grumbled quietly, “Not everyone has the opportunity to feel like they’re going to win the Nobel Prize!”

"Makes sense."

Zhang Shuo nodded in approval and said woodenly, "Teacher Luo, this is 100% a new discovery in physics. We will soon win the Nobel Prize."

"Teacher Luo, I look forward to your trip to Stockholm!"

"Now that you say that, I feel even worse."

"actually……"

Zhang Shuo smiled and said, "I definitely won't win the Nobel Prize. But maybe I can win other awards, such as the Wolf Prize? For example, the Run Run Shaw Prize?"

"Run Run Shaw? The one with a prize of one million!"

Luo Yongjun's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Really? Wolff is too high-end, so I don't need it. Run Run Shaw will do. I'll take this award!"

"Haha, I was kidding!"

"grass-!"

(End of this chapter)