// Scilab Code Ex14.11: Page-550(2014) clc; clear; m_p = 0.938; // Rest mass energy of the proton, GeV E_cm = 14000; // Centre of mass energy of colliding proton beams at LHC, GeV // As E_cm = sqrt(2*m_p^2+2*m_p*K), solving for K K = E_cm^2*1e+009/(2*m_p); // Approx. kinetic energy of the protons needed for fixed-target experiment, eV printf("\nThe kinetic energy of the protons needed for fixed-target experiment = %3.1e eV", K); // Result // The kinetic energy of the protons needed for fixed-target experiment = 1.0e+017 eV