Chapter 528

Office.

Xu Qingzhou didn't just wait; he used the academy's supercomputer to run the Higgs mass calculations on the computer, while he turned his gaze to the manuscript on the table, his brain spinning rapidly.

Currently, he had reached the most important part—the supersymmetric renormalization group equations, which required him to use his past theoretical research on the renormalization group.

It was also thanks to the extra decades of experience he had; otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to handle this. Just perfecting the renormalization group theory was an extremely difficult task.

A year ago, because of the lack of massive data, the model wasn't perfect enough.

Now, he intended to link the high-energy scale (GUT scale) and the low-energy scale (TeV scale) through renormalization group equations.

This would be a key step.

He picked up his pen and wrote rapidly.

【Numerical integration steps】

【Step 1: Integrate RGE downward from the GUT scale to the electroweak scale (\mu=m_z\approx91 GeV).】

In the office, Xu Qingzhou was bowing his head to calculate, while Carson sat in front of the computer, researching the problem of reaction byproducts, also starting the paper these days.

On the other side, Sun Simin and Ma Ersi were also focused on checking their topics.

Everyone did their own job, and 30 minutes passed quietly.

Xu Qingzhou received two emails on his computer, and he also stopped calculating to look at the content of Sun Simin and the others' topics.

Sun Simin chose the process optimization direction, focusing on the regulation mechanism of pulse time and annealing temperature on microstructure and critical current density. It was difficult, but within a controllable range.

Ma Ersi wanted to do YO nano-doping, studying the synergistic effect of defect engineering and pinning enhancement.

Xu Qingzhou went through the two topics and found that the general direction was fine, but the innovation points were insufficient, and there would be some gap from SCI Zone 1.

He pondered and made slight adjustments for the two of them.

In Sun Simin's topic, he added content combining low-temperature annealing and short pulses. On Ma Ersi's side, he focused on research regarding the influence of high-density small-sized particles on magnetic flux creep and grain boundary weak links.

To have the potential to impact Zone 1 SCI journals, one must balance rigorous experimental design with innovative discoveries.

Switzerland, 11:00 PM.

CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research).

In an office, a fat middle-aged man patted Richard on the shoulder. "Hi, Richard, I'm finished here. For God's sake, let's go have a drink!"

"Thanks for your kindness, but I'd rather check the data from the last round. I can swear that a new particle is definitely hidden in this pile of noise..."

"Buddy, relax. You've been staring at the screen for 12 hours. I must say, no matter how you look at it, it's impossible for us to find that little guy—unless we could use CERN's Future Circular Collider (FCC) right now."

CERN plans to build a more advanced Future Circular Collider (FCC).

The designed circumference is 91 kilometers, 3 times that of the LHC, and the proton-proton collision energy can even reach 100 TeV, which would be 7 times that of the LHC!

Of course, it only exists on PPT.

Even if construction really started, with humanity's current technological level, it would take thirty or forty years to operate.

Richard also sighed helplessly, finally nodding, intending to go out for a drink with his old friend.

Ding~

However, just as he stood up, the computer suddenly sounded a message notification. When he saw the sender's name, his body suddenly stiffened, and he sat back down abruptly.

Seeing his friend stuck to the chair again, Ryan Sack suddenly had a headache. "Oh, damn, what's wrong again?"

"An email from Professor Xu."

Richard swallowed, a glimmer of hope rising in his heart. Could it be that he really discovered something from that pile of data?

Ryan Sack put on his coat and said, "I suggest you look at it tomorrow. Yes, I admit Professor Xu is very powerful, but it's impossible for him to find the partner particle for us from thousands of miles away."

Richard ignored his friend's nagging and opened the email.

Ryan Sack noticed that Richard's expression was wrong.

"Hi, Richard, what's wrong with you?"

Ryan Sack frowned slightly and walked over.

Richard suddenly raised his head, his voice trembling with excitement: "Perhaps Professor Xu really can find that partner particle for us!"

"Hmm?"

Ryan Sack was puzzled. His gaze fell on the screen, and he subconsciously read out: "Charged Higgs partner particle (H^±) mass is 1.5 TeV; it is recommended to search through the (pp \to tH^\pm \to \tau\nu) process during the LHC's (\sqrt{s}=14 TeV) operation."

The second sentence was:

【The lightest neutralino (\tilde{\chi}_1^0) mass is 1.0 TeV, which can serve as a dark matter candidate; it needs to be verified through missing energy signals, such as (pp \to \tilde{g}\tilde{g} \to q\bar{q}\tilde{\chi}_1^0 q\bar{q}\tilde{\chi}_1^0).】

【I have already put the detailed calculation process in the document below, hoping it will be helpful to you.】

Ryan Sack stared blankly at the screen, savoring the meaning in the email.

If the initial work of searching for the Higgs boson partner particle was like looking for a needle in a haystack, then a year ago, after Xu Qingzhou narrowed the scope, it was like looking for a needle in a lake. Now, one could say that Xu Qingzhou had almost marked the location of this needle in the lake!

Richard took a deep breath, restraining his excitement, and took out the manuscript to verify the model Xu Qingzhou gave.

"Give me a copy of the data... Damn, I already booked a spot at the Illinois bar..."

Although Ryan Sack was cursing, his face was full of excitement: "No, I have to call Nix and the others; otherwise, they will definitely blame me for a lifetime for not seeing this data the first time."

At the same time, in the apartment in Boston.

After sending the email, Xu Qingzhou lay on the sofa to rest. After fighting continuously for 5 days, he finally narrowed the range of the partner particle again, even calculating the specific range.

There really was nothing left for him to do.

He squinted at the window.

By the Charles River, the snow hadn't melted yet. One could see tourists walking leisurely on the bank, and the golden sunlight sprinkled on the earth, quiet and serene.

The sound of a door opening came from the entrance. The girl pushed the door and entered, taking off her down jacket and changing her shoes in the entryway.

"I'm back~"

"Quite early today."

"Worried you'd starve to death at home."

Xu Qingzhou only then noticed the school beauty Song carrying groceries.

Song Yao put everything away and came over, lying on Xu Qingzhou to rest. In winter, she especially liked this; Xu Qingzhou's body was very warm, a human-shaped big body pillow.

After climbing for a while, she held Xu Qingzhou's face with both hands. "Dark circles, messy hair... Professor Xu, tell me, did you work from morning until just now?"

"I've already finished the partner particle model." Xu Qingzhou sighed helplessly, pinching her butt a few times, which made the school beauty Song glare hard.

"Muttering all day long, just like an old lady..."

"What did you say?" Song Yao's eyebrows curved, and she pressed her face against his.

When the school beauty Song put her hand on his waist, Xu Qingzhou's eyes became clear. "I said you're cute... Hiss~ if you twist your waist again, it'll break."

Xu Qingzhou bared his teeth.

Song Yao hummed, pressing down on Xu Qingzhou, combing his hair and pinching his face, torturing him for a while before rising with satisfaction to go cook.

Xu Qingzhou lay on the sofa for a few minutes, climbed up disheveled, and went to the kitchen to help.

(End of chapter)