// Scilab code Exa10.7 : : Page-457 (2011) clc; clear; lambda = 1e-016; // Disintegration constant, per sec phi = 10^11; // Neutron flux, neutrons per square cm per sec sigma = 5*lambda/(phi*10^-27); // Cross section, milli barns printf("\nThe cross section for neutron induced fission = %d milli barns", sigma); // Result // The cross section for neutron induced fission = 5 milli barns