// Scilab Code Ex12.12 Minimum energy of gamma photon for pair production: Pg: 250 (2008) c = 3.0e+08; // Speed of light, m/s me = 9.1e-031; // Mass of electron, kg e = 1.6e-019; // Energy equivalent of 1 eV, J/eV mp = me; // Mass of positron, kg U = (me+mp)*c^2/(e*1e+06); // Energy of gamma-ray photon, MeV printf("\nThe energy of gamma-ray photon = %5.3f MeV", U); // Result // The energy of gamma-ray photon = 1.024 MeV