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Chapter 747 First Ignition, Record Achieved!
The pre-test is complete, and the final preparations for the experiment are finished. Ignition can proceed.

At this moment, the tension in the control room reached its peak. Everyone subconsciously held their breath, waiting for Xu Qingzhou to give the order.

The only sounds in the control room were the low rumble of various equipment and instruments running.

Xu Qingzhou glanced around the hall. Even Academician Ren's expression was extremely solemn, not to mention the others, who were visibly tense.

Professor Zhao's hands, hidden in his sleeves, seemed to be trembling slightly.

It's no wonder everyone is upset.

Success or failure depends on this.

The world's first negative triangular plasma tokamak, and it has to be heated to 1 million degrees Celsius right from the start.

The temperature inside the sun is about 1500 million degrees Celsius, equivalent to the instantaneous heat released by igniting a gasoline pool the size of 1000 football fields. The temperature of plasma is 6.6 times that, equivalent to the heat of 6600 gasoline pools of the same size.

Replicating stellar energy on Earth
Previously, they had simulated it countless times and tested all the equipment to its best condition, but when it came to the actual ignition, even Xu Qingzhou, a seasoned pro, was on tenterhooks.

Finally, Xu Qingzhou's gaze settled on the screen, which displayed a real-time image of the vacuum chamber.

"Attention all personnel—activate the negative triangle configuration!"

Xu Qingzhou secretly took a deep breath. Although he was nervous, his expression remained unchanged, and he calmly issued the instructions, word by word.

"Activate the negative triangle configuration!"

In front of the controller, the operator said as he pressed the start button to create a turbulence-resistant and high-temperature-resistant "magnetic cage" so that energy could be injected into the stable magnetic cage to achieve the fusion reaction.

"10, 9, 8"

Xu Qingzhou's voice echoed in the command hall.

"3, 2, 1"

"ignition!"

Xu Qingzhou pressed the switch himself.

At that very moment, the blue-white particle stream inside the vacuum chamber exploded, and the inner wall coating emitted a dark red glow at high temperature (Data 12), creating a stark contrast with the cold blue plasma.

Inside the control room, the quantum sensor network alarm light turned from green to red, confirming the emergency signal of a fire.

Each group is responsible for monitoring its own portion of the data.

"Magnetic field configuration locked! Magnetic field line closure accuracy of the negative triangular bend reaches 99.99%, real-time distortion rate ≤0.01%, sensor is working normally!"

"Negative triangular configuration suppresses turbulence with 90% efficiency and eliminates the risk of rupture!"

"The temperature of the tungsten film with nanopores in the first wall is uniform, and the thermal safety system is working normally!"

Everything proceeded according to the rehearsal plan.

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"0 seconds."

"Fuel injection complete! Deuterium-tritium ice pellet density 8.3×10 m (target ≥5×10), neutral beam power 70MW standby."

Xu Qingzhou stared at the data displayed on the screen, his attention highly focused. He thought to himself, "Ignition is successful, which is a crucial step forward. But the real test is yet to come. The equipment must withstand temperatures of hundreds of millions of degrees within a few seconds."

"8 seconds."

"Breakthrough to the critical point of 100 million degrees, ion temperature 1.01 million degrees, electron temperature 170 million degrees—double 100 million degrees achieved!"

"60 seconds!"

"Negative triangular configuration maintained! Magnetic surface tearing index 0.0001, self-sustaining fuel consumption rate 0.08g/s."

The monitor reports the operational status of the equipment within the corresponding time period.

Ren Nan, Zhao Shengwen, and the others had long forgotten their tension and were each keeping an eye on their respective sections, ready to deal with any emergencies.

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"1100 seconds!"

"Plasma temperature 1.02 million °C, equipment operating in steady state, predetermined objective achieved—requesting shutdown command!"

【SUSTAINED FUSION: 1.02 million℃/1100s】

A gilded pop-up appeared on the central screen. "Shut down!"

Xu Qingzhou said heavily.

As soon as he gave the instructions, the operator started moving his hands, pressing various switches and loudly announcing the equipment status.

"Plasma confinement released. Main console, note: Stop neutral beam injection and start current ramp program."

"Fuel supply cut off, deuterium-tritium ice pellet injection valve shut off, vacuum chamber purification activated!"

"Magnet assembly initiates quench protection, liquid helium circulation deceleration to standby mode!"

"Initiate full-system radiation detection and structural integrity scanning!"

Thus, the first ignition experiment concluded, achieving the established goal. The control room returned to its previous silence, but unlike before, besides the lingering tension, there was now more enthusiasm and excitement.

Xu Qingzhou checked all the data after the experiment, took a deep breath, and under everyone's gaze, announced: "I hereby declare that the first ignition experiment has been successfully completed."

"Clap clap~"

Loud applause erupted in the laboratory.

"Success!"

"We achieved steady-state operation for 1100 seconds and a plasma temperature of 1 million degrees Celsius!"

Everyone was excited and cheered enthusiastically.

Beside the plasma monitoring team, Academician Ren Nan gently clapped his hands, his eyes already moist. At this moment, the elderly academician was more excited than ever before, his voice trembling slightly: "We really succeeded."

They accomplished this miracle in just one year.

Whether it's the steady-state operation of 1100 seconds or the plasma temperature of 1 million degrees Celsius, it's enough to put them at the forefront of the field of controlled nuclear fusion.

Wang Wei wanted to give Gong Yunfei a high five, but when he turned around, he found that Gong Yunfei had already hugged Hong Yayu.

"Tch~ So what if you have a boyfriend?"

He mentally scoffed, then grinned foolishly at the final data on the screen.

Beside him, Zhao Shengwen was smiling broadly.

Further away, Zheng Xu looked wistful, but his eyes held undisguised excitement.

This is probably the happiest moment for researchers.

"Professor Xu, please say a few words to everyone."

Ren Nan said to Xu Qingzhou.

Having worked together for over a year, he admired Xu Qingzhou from the bottom of his heart. It could be said that this young man had single-handedly propelled the entire project forward.

Inside the control room, everyone quieted down.

Unbeknownst to them, Xu Qingzhou had become their pillar of support, and at this exciting moment, they hoped to hear what Xu Qingzhou had to say.

"Dear colleagues."

Xu Qingzhou did not refuse.

"Today, we have witnessed a historic moment together: the world's first negative triangular plasma spherical tokamak has achieved steady-state operation at 1 million degrees Celsius for kiloseconds!"

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"Nuclear fusion is the ultimate solution to humanity's energy problem. I have always believed that its realization is not a question of 'whether', but rather 'when'."

"We accomplished a miracle that will shock the world in just one year."

"But this is just the beginning. The road to controlled nuclear fusion research is still very long. In the future, we still have 5, 10, or even 20 years to go."

What awaits us is the vast universe.

Applause resounded once again throughout the control hall.

Xu Qingzhou made a brief speech, and then wasted no time, instructing everyone to follow the procedures. The first ignition experiment was completed, and the subsequent follow-up was equally complicated.

As for the real victory celebration, we'll talk about that after this phase of the mission is over.

(End of this chapter)