Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 38 - Photons and Matter Waves - Problems - Page 1185: 76b

Answer

$2.07\times 10^{-19}$ $s$

Work Step by Step

If the beam consisted of electrons rather than protons, the value of $b$ becomes $b=\sqrt {\frac{8\times\pi^2\times 9.1\times 10^{-31}\times(6-5)\times1.6\times 10^{-19}}{(6.63\times 10^{-34})^2}}$ or, $b\approx 5.114\times 10^{9}$ $m^{-1}$ The (dimensionless) quantity $2bL$ is then $2bL=2\times (5.114\times 10^{9})\times (7\times 10^{-10})\approx 7.1596$ and, the transmission coefficient is $T\approx e^{-2bL}= e^{-7.1596}=7.7436\times 10^{-4}$ Thus, we get the waiting time for one electrion to be transmitted $t=\frac{1}{6.25\times 10^{21}\times 7.7436\times 10^{-4}}$ $s$ or, $t=2.07\times 10^{-19}$ $s$ Therefore, we have to wait $2.07\times 10^{-19}$ $s$ for one electron to be transmitted.
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