Atomic and nuclear properties of materials:
Cellulose nitrate (C12H14O4(ONO2)6)n
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.51424     
Specific gravity 1.49 g cm-3   
Minimum ionization 1.815 MeV g-1cm2 2.705 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 60.0 g cm-2 40.24 cm
Nuclear interaction length 87.0 g cm-2 58.42 cm
Radiation length 37.18 g cm-2 24.95 cm
Critical energy 74.01 MeV (for e-) 72.01 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 10.65 g cm-2 7.149 cm
Plasma energy 25.22 eV   
Muon critical energy 975. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac*
H
1
7.00
0.029216
C
6
5.45
0.271296
N
7
2.09
0.121276
O
8
8.73
0.578212
* calculated from mass fraction data.

Explanation of some entries
For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PS PDF TEXT
Table of muon dE/dx and Range: PS PDF TEXT