94: From Technological Warfare to Space Empire

Chapter 121: Complete Collection of Experiment Records

When Lin Yu looked up again, he was utterly astonished.

That's exactly what he's missing!

"Teacher Yang, this design is amazing!"

What he said was the truth.

The design of this magneto-optical trap reveals ingenuity in many details.

Using the most common materials and the most common equipment, they managed to assemble parameters that were close to international standards.

He and Academician Zhou no longer need to deal with foreign exchange to purchase equipment on-site; Professor Yang's equipment is more than enough!

"Professor Yang, I wonder if your equipment could—?"

Before Lin Yu could finish speaking, Professor Yang waved his hand magnanimously.

"If you can figure it out, use it as soon as possible."

"I can see that you're much better than us at this research area."

"At the end of the day, it's just a component; you can get one from somewhere else."

"You might as well just use mine."

Lin Yu nodded, somewhat moved.

"I definitely won't let Teacher Yang down."

Professor Yang and Lin Yu's exchange has ended.

At this moment, an elderly gentleman wearing gold-rimmed glasses couldn't help but speak up.

He had been holding back a lot of questions for a long time.

However, out of pride, I didn't rush to raise my hand like the students when I asked the question earlier.

"Comrade Lin Yu, I'm from the Chemistry Department, and my surname is Zhang. I have a question about the method you mentioned for extracting atoms using a radio frequency field through cooling evaporation."

"Please speak."

"If the atomic temperature decreases, the density will also decrease. The lower the temperature, the easier it is for atoms to escape. How can this problem be solved?"

Since they were all professors, Lin Yu didn't need to explain the simple things from the beginning.

Skip those cumbersome, common strategies.

He proposed a hypothesis about the future.

"As long as we make an adiabatic compression magnetic trap during evaporative cooling, we can compensate for the density loss."

"Adiabatic compression?"

Professor Zhang frowned.

Lin Yu turned around and drew a diagram on the blackboard.

"It involves gradually narrowing the magnetic trap. The narrower the trap, the more tightly the atoms are compressed, and the higher the density becomes. Moreover, this process is adiabatic; it doesn't heat the atoms."

Professor Zhang stared at the diagram on the blackboard for a long time.

Then he slammed his hand on the table, so hard that his hand hurt.

"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

He turned his head and looked at Professor Yang.

"Old Yang, why didn't we think of that before?"

Professor Yang smiled wryly: "If I had thought of it, would I still be worried?"

The old gentlemen all laughed.

After reading it, Professor Yang suddenly remembered something and looked at Lin Yu.

"Comrade Lin Yu, you have a research institute that was just approved, right?"

Lin Yu nodded.

"There is one, but it's still in the preparation stage and we lack people and equipment."

Professor Yang and Professor Zhang exchanged a glance.

Then Professor Yang turned his head and looked at Lin Yu seriously.

"Comrade Lin, I have a suggestion."

"Our Tsinghua Physics Department has a batch of equipment that we've accumulated over the years."

"Although they're not top-of-the-line, they're still usable."

"Laser, vacuum chamber, detector, all available."

"There are also a few other people who have been working with me on PEC for two or three years as graduate students."

"Although young, he is hardworking and reliable."

After saying this, Professor Yang paused.

He then emphasized his tone.

"I'd like to send them, along with their equipment, to your place."

Before Lin Yu could refuse, Professor Yang interjected, "Don't be in such a hurry to refuse, let me finish."

"Your qualifications are recommended by two academicians, so we trust you as well."

"BEC is too expensive."

"Our physics department has been short of funding these past two years, and allocating this much to BEC is already the limit."

"We've held on for so many years. If we keep going like this, even students won't be able to graduate."

"You have funding, a plan, and support from above."

"We have people, experience, and equipment here."

"Why not combine them?"

Professor Zhang nodded in agreement.

Lin Yu glanced at Academician Wang beside him, and Academician Wang nodded at him.

He wasn't just casually mentioning that he was recruiting people for Lin Yu's research institute.

"Old Yang is right. Comrade Lin Yu, isn't your research institute short-staffed?"

"These students are all promising talents; they've been following Lao Yang for three years."

"Solid foundation, able to endure hardship."

Professor Yang continued.

"And it's not just people; our physics department also has a cryogenic laboratory with readily available liquid helium and liquid nitrogen."

"There's also a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) machine, used for making thin films."

"But it can also be used to create ultra-high vacuum systems, so it can be moved there."

These words startled Lin Yu.

This is not about giving away people or equipment.

This means they're going to give him the entire Tsinghua BEC team!

Can the school allow it?

"Teacher Yang, isn't that a bit too much?"

Professor Yang smiled.

"Isn't that an exaggeration? I'd be reluctant to part with it too."

"I've been leading this team for three years, but to be honest, the results from three years ago are almost indistinguishable from the results now."

"Actually, I've long suspected that this thing is simply impossible to make."

"I only realized today, after watching your lecture, that young people here have new hope."

He sighed.

"Science doesn't care about emotions."

"Whoever has knowledge and resources will be able to move forward."

"But knowledge always comes before resources."

"Now, our knowledge is inferior to yours, and in terms of resources, even Tsinghua University's funding can't support this project."

"It's better to hand it over to someone who can make it work than to let it rot in your hands."

He stared into Lin Yu's eyes.

"Comrade Lin Yu, I have only one request."

"Please speak."

"When the results are produced, the acknowledgments in the paper should at least include the name of our Tsinghua Physics Department."

"If only we could break down a few of the smaller papers."

"To allow my students to have their names signed in the margins."

"It doesn't matter to this old man whether I sign my name or not, but I want to give them an explanation."

Lin Yu thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be just this?

Once this thing is developed, there will be no shortage of research papers.

Students who actually did the work will all have their names credited.

He solemnly agreed.

After saying all this, Professor Yang looked up at the ceiling with a sense of relief.

"Doing scientific research, that's just my destiny."

"If you can pull it off, the winner takes all."

Those who can't succeed will have to leave the stage in disappointment.

Finally, he looked at Li Yu and suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, Comrade Lin Yu, there's something else you might be interested in."

He returned to his seat, took a lab notebook out of his canvas bag, and handed it to Lin Yu.

Opening the book reveals a dense collection of experimental data.

Data from 1991 to the present, a full three years.

I remember the date, parameters, and results of every experiment clearly.

Number of failures and data on successes in smaller steps.

Temperature changes, density distribution.

Everything is available.

"This is all the experimental records we have from the past few years."

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