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Question: (a) Suppose a beam of 5.0eV protons strikes a potential energy barrier of height 6.0eVand thickness 0.70nm, at a rate equivalent to a current of 1000A. How long would you have to wait鈥攐n average鈥攆or one proton to be transmitted? (b) How long would you have to wait if the beam consisted of electrons rather than protons?

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(a) The waiting time in the case of the photon is 10104years.

(b) The waiting time in the case of the electron is role="math" localid="1663219975830" 2.1x10-19s.

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01

Identifying the data given in the question.

Given in the question

The energy of the photon beam E=5.0eV

Height of the potential energy barrierUb=6.0eV

The thickness of the barrier L=0.70nm

The striking current l=1000A

02

Concept used to solve the question.

A particle for example electrons, or proton can reflect from any boundary at which its potential energy changes even when classically it would not reflect.

Classical physics states that if a particle's initial kinetic energy

exceeds the region's capacity for reflection, it should never do so.

However, there is a reflection by quantum physics.

03

(a) Finding the waiting time for a photon

The rate at which photon incident on the barrier can be given as

n=lq

Where,Iis the current andqis the charge.

role="math" localid="1663222277494" n=1000A1.6510-19Cn=6.2510-21s-1

Therefore, waiting time can be given as

t=nT-1

Where, Tis the transmission coefficient

The transmission coefficient of a particle can be given as.

T=e-2bL

Where, Lis the length of the potential barrier.

And bcan be given as,

b=8m2Ub-Eh2

Where the mass of the particle is mand Eis incident energy and Ubis the height of the barrier

The transmission coefficient in the case of photon

role="math" localid="1663222263740" T=exp-20.7010-9m821.610-27kg6.0-5.0eV1.60210-19J/eV6.62610-34Js2

Therefore, the waiting time

role="math" localid="1663221743739" t=nT-1=1nT-1

role="math" localid="1663222115467" t=11.651021s-1exp-20.7010-9m821.610-27kg6.0-5.0eV1.60210-19J/eV6.62610-34Js2=3.3710111s=10104years

The waiting time in case of a photon is 10104years.

04

(b) Finding the waiting time for the electron.

We know the formula for waiting time is

t=nT-1=1nT-1

The transmission coefficient in the case of electron

T=exp-20.7010-9m829.1110-31kg6.0-5.0eV1.60210-19J/eV6.62610-34Js2

So, the waiting time,

t=11.651021s-1exp-20.7010-9m829.1110-31kg6.0-5.0eV1.60210-19J/eV6.62610-34Js2=2.110-19sTherefore, the waiting time in the case of the electron is 2.110-19s

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