Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 38 - Photons and Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1185: 75d

Answer

$7.59\times 10^{-8}$

Work Step by Step

The probability that a deuteron of mass $m$ and energy $E$ will tunnel through a barrier of height $U_{b}$ and thickness $L$ is given by the transmission coefficient $T$ $T\approx e^{-2bL}$, ..............................$(1)$ where $b=\sqrt {\frac{8\pi^2m(U_{b}-E)}{h^2}}$ ..............................$(2)$ Given, $E=3.0$ $MeV$, $U_{b}=10$ $MeV$$L=10$ $fm$ $=1\times 10^{-14}$ $m$, $m=2\times$ mass of a proton $=2\times 1.67\times 10^{-27}$ $kg$ $=3.67\times 10^{-27}$ Substituting the above values in equation $2$, we get $b=\sqrt {\frac{8\times\pi^2\times 3.34\times 10^{-27}\times(10-3)\times 10^6\times1.6\times 10^{-19}}{(6.63\times 10^{-34})^2}}$ or, $b\approx 8.197\times 10^{14}$ $m^{-1}$ The (dimensionless) quantity $2bL$ is then $2bL=2\times (8.197\times 10^{14})\times (1\times 10^{-14})\approx 16.394$ and, from the equation $1$, the transmission coefficient is $T\approx e^{-2bL}= e^{-16.394}\approx7.59\times 10^{-8}$ Therefore, the transmission coefficient is $7.59\times 10^{-8}$
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