Question: Imagine we are running a scattering experiment in which we shoot electrons at a piece of foil with a detector on the other side. We

Imagine we are running a scattering experiment in which we shoot electrons at a piece of foil with a detector on the other side. We fire 10100 electrons of fixed energy, and 1090 electrons make it through to the detector. Assuming WKB approximation can be used, if we fire 10100 particles with nine times as large mass as electron but the same energy, how many will be collected at the detector? If we double the thickness of the foil and fire 10100 electrons, how many electrons will be collected? Assuming the barrier height is always the sam

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