// Scilab code Exa4.10 : : Page 180 (2011) clc; clear; E = 4e+006; // Energy lost in the scintillator, eV N_pe = E/10^2*0.5*0.1; // Number of photoelectrons emitted G = 10^6; // Gain of photomultiplier tube e = 1.6e-019; // Charge of the electron, C Q = N_pe*G*e; // Charge collected at the anode of photo multiplier tube, C printf("\nThe charge collected at the anode of photo multiplier tube : %6.4e C", Q); // Result // The charge collected at the anode of photo multiplier tube : 3.2000e-010 C