// Scilab code Exa6.13: : Page-245 (2011) clc; clear; Q_EC = 850; // Q value for holmium 161, keV B_p = 2.0; // Binding energy for p-orbital electron, keV B_s = 1.8; // Binding energy for s-orbital electron, keV M_ratio = 0.05*(Q_EC-B_p)^2/(Q_EC-B_s)^2; // Matrix ratio Q_EC = 2.5; // Q value for holmium 163, keV C_rate = M_ratio*(Q_EC-B_s)^2/(Q_EC-B_p)^2*100; // The relative capture rate in holmium, percent printf("\nThe relative capture rate in holmium 161 = %3.1f percent", C_rate); // Result // The relative capture rate in holmium 161 = 9.8 percent