Machine to reproduce live activities

A machine can describe in detail the model of the specimen as well as its atomic structure. A machine can " direct " how the membrane of a living cell receives nutrients from food, or how they fight off the attack of viruses. That's what the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) can do.

SNS specifications:

- Acceleration length: 906.5m.
- Temperature: Parts of the accelerator can be down to - 235 degrees Celsius.
- Machine life: 40 years.
- Maximum intensity of the beam: Each beam is generated by the circulating machine circle.
- This huge system contains 150,000 billion protons with an energy equivalent to 1 billion volts.

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This is not a conventional molecular acceleration system. When completed by the end of this year, this $ 14 billion neutron breakdown system will produce 10 times stronger neutron pulses than conventional machines. However SNS is not simply an atomic break system. Its 800m long underground pipeline system generates rays capable of arranging the molecular structures of anything - from geological samples to living cells. This machine heated the protons in a container of liquid mercury. The activated mercury nucleus releases the neutron, and the detector will record the required indicators.

The end result is a detailed description of the specimen model as well as its atomic structure. Biologists are hoping to soon be able to use SNS with living specimens. Imagine, the machine will show you how the cell receives nutrients from food, or how they fight off the attack of viruses.

On the left is a system of energy saving machines designed in a circle and about 79m in length. When proton pulses pass through this system, they are excited 1,000 times and are then pushed to the next stage of the molecular acceleration process.

To create neutron rays, scientists project a stream of protons into a flask containing 20 tons of liquid mercury. In the process of being called "spallation," neutrons are separated from single mercury molecules and fired to any point. The space in this process has very high radioactivity and is dangerous for humans. Therefore, a robotic arm is specifically designed to perform the process steps, from adjusting the amount of mercury in the container to changing the light bulb.

System of neutron source breakdown (SpSation Neutron Source - SNS)
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Xuan Thi