I Pioneered Scientific Magic

Chapter 393: Raphael: This radiation is quite something...

Amidst the murmurs of the gathered wizards, Lynn spoke up to explain.

"Normally, the internal structure of an element remains stable and doesn't change easily. However, uranium and radium, these two elements are different. Their structures are constantly in an unstable state..."

"So, what you're saying is that the shell of these elements can't contain their internal energy, causing the thunderous power within the elements to continually dissipate outward?" With Lynn's explanation, Victorio quickly formulated his own understanding.

That would explain the spontaneous luminescence of radium.

"No, it's not just electrons. I believe apart from electrons, the elements harbor other forms of matter!" Lynn asserted decisively.

"Master Lynn, does this mean you've managed to split an element and glimpse into its mysteries?" A wizard in the audience, witnessing Lynn's certainty, couldn't contain his excitement.

"Unfortunately, though I've thought of a way to separate elements, there's still an important issue I haven't resolved." Lynn shook his head, expressing his frustration.

Harof was curious about Lynn's method of splitting elements. Over these days, they'd attempted various means—high temperatures, electric shocks, immense pressure—but the elements remained remarkably resistant, showing no signs of being breached.

But before Harof could ask, Lynn spoke again. "Next, I'll let you all witness how radium elements release their power outward!"

As he spoke, Lynn raised his hand, creating a vacuum field, expelling all other elements from the space, leaving behind just enough water vapor. Then, he uncorked a bottle of highly concentrated distilled alcohol.

The rich aroma of alcohol filled the meeting room, causing Sanchez to involuntarily swallow.

"What's Master Lynn planning? Is he intending to let us taste a fluorescent liquor infused with radium?" Raphael couldn't help but joke, guessing at Lynn's intentions.

What are elements? They're the core of all matter, and this peculiar radium element, radiating its own power outward, is the core of cores, the source of magical essence. Consuming it might indeed have excellent revitalizing effects...

While Raphael contemplated fetching a bottle of radium-infused liquor, Lynn had already dissociated the highly concentrated alcohol into the air, merging it into the dense water vapor.

Then, with solemnity, Lynn brought out a lead sphere, specifically designed to contain radiation. Upon removing this confinement, the suspended radium element inside immediately hung in the void, revealing its intense radioactive nature!

Invisible high-energy particles, centered around radium, continually dispersed outward, penetrating the dense water vapor, leaving clear visible traces of mist... as if a thorned flower was blooming in the void!

"This is..." Victorio stared fixedly at the scene before him. The assembled wizards also stood in surprise, gazing at the constantly moving mist, filled with disbelief and wonder.

"These are the paths traced by radiation particles passing through the water vapor!" Lynn proclaimed in an elevated tone.

The leading wizards at the front couldn't resist stepping onto the platform, touching the visible trails of mist within the field—this was the power emanating from within the elements!

A deeper level of magical essence!

"How did you do it, Master Lynn? Is it the alcohol?" An eager wizard inquired about Lynn's discovery.

They couldn't see these rays emitted from within the elements, nor could they sense them. However, now, they were presented visually in a different way.

"I call it the Cloud Chamber!" Lynn snapped his fingers, and the dispersed mist vanished without a trace. He then smiled and continued, "Do you know how fog forms?"

"It's due to a drop in temperature causing dispersed water elements in the air to condense into liquid..." Raphael casually remarked, a principle understood by any wizard.

"Correct!" Lynn nodded. "But the formation of fog requires something else—an initiator, which gathers the dispersed water vapor together..."

Cooling (low temperature and pressure), humidifying (saturated water vapor), and an initiator... these were the three essential elements for fog formation. For instance, mornings often fog because the freely floating water vapor cools upon contact with dust, causing condensation.

However, the initiator for condensation isn't just dust; ions produced by various high-energy particles can also act as nuclei for condensing vapor. Thus, in a field with low-temperature humidity, the paths traversed by particles leave behind white mist trails!

As for infusing alcohol into the water vapor, it made the mist trails clearer and prolonged their visibility.

"I never expected the principle to be this simple." Sanchez couldn't help but marvel after hearing Lynn's explanation.

A straightforward method for creating ordinary fog was transformed into something extraordinary by Lynn...

It could only be said that the Star of Magic truly lived up to the title, showcasing astonishing observational skills and innovative thinking!

In the face of praise and admiration from the assembled wizards, Lynn responded calmly, without much excitement. After all, he was merely building on others' insights.

The founder of the Cloud Chamber was Charles Wilson, although not as renowned as Tesla, Maxwell, or Newton, he had made significant contributions.

Not only did he tinker with early radiation detection devices, but he also focused on studying atmospheric electric fields and the formation of thunderclouds, achieving considerable success. He could be considered an ordinary research genius exhausting the limits of what one could achieve in a lifetime...

"Your research is crucial, Master Lynn. This might be a pivotal step in unlocking the microcosmic domain!" Victorio praised Lynn generously, then proceeded to confer with Harof and Aurora on whether Lynn should be awarded the Morning Star Medal or the Silver Moon Medal...

Compared to Raphael's discovery of radium's luminescence or his creation of fluorescent paint, Lynn seemed to have taken a step further. He not only decoded why this new element luminesced but also experimentally proved that the structure of radioactive elements was unstable, continuously releasing their energy outward.

The Morning Star Medal evidently couldn't match his achievements. Therefore, after a brief discussion, the councilors swiftly decided to grant Lynn a Silver Moon Medal...

Winning another Silver Moon Medal, Lynn left the attending councilors envious but genuinely admiring...

Raphael silently rejoiced in his heart. Thankfully, he had spoken first; otherwise, he might have struggled to articulate his research accomplishments.

Considering the depth of the Star of Magic's study on radium elements, he must have discovered their spontaneous luminescence.

But was this considered a minor achievement?

Thinking back to someone's modesty upon entering, Raphael's expression turned somewhat strange.

If receiving a Silver Moon Medal was considered a "minor achievement," then what could be deemed a major one?

Just as Raphael contemplated, Lynn's voice suddenly cut through.

"Please wait a moment, esteemed councilors..."

"What's the matter, Master Lynn?" Harof asked, puzzled.

"It's too early to conclude now." Lynn shook his head, looking at the gathered wizards.

"Regarding the radioactive properties of the elements, I believe you all have gained some understanding. I refer to these emissions from within the atom as alpha particles!"

"The experiment I'm about to conduct relies on these particles to be realized..."

Lynn's words left Harof and others completely stunned.

They thought the manifestation of radiation in the earlier cloud chamber experiment was the Star of Magic's research achievement, but they never expected it was only a prelude to an experiment...

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