// Scilab code Exa5.10 : : Page 206 (2011) clc; clear; h_kt = 1.05457e-34; // Reduced Planck's constant, joule sec e = 1.60218e-19; // Charge of an electron, coulomb l = 2; // Orbital angular momentum eps_0 = 8.5542e-12; // Absolute permittivity of free space, coulomb square per newton per metre square Z_D = 90; // Atomic number of daughter nucleus m = 6.644e-27; // Mass of alpha particle, Kg R = 8.627e-15; // Radius of daughter nucleus, metre T1_by_T0 = exp(2*l*(l+1)*h_kt/e*sqrt(%pi*eps_0/(Z_D*m*R))); // Hindrance factor printf("\nThe hindrance factor for alpha particle = %5.3f" ,T1_by_T0); // Result // The hindrance factor for alpha particle = 1.768