Atomic and nuclear properties of materials:
Deuterium gas (D2) (D )
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
Atomic number 1     
Atomic mass 2.01410177803(8) g mole-1   
Specific gravity (20° C, 1 atm) 1.68E-04 g cm-3   
Minimum ionization 2.053 MeV g-1cm2 3.444E-04 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 51.3 g cm-2 3.062E+05 cm
Nuclear interaction length 71.8 g cm-2 4.280E+05 cm
Radiation length 125.98 g cm-2 7.512E+05 cm
Critical energy 345.50 MeV (for e-) 339.03 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 7.73 g cm-2 4.611E+04 cm
Plasma energy 0.26 eV   
Muon critical energy 1858. GeV   
Boiling point @ 1 atm 23.65 K -249.5 C
Triple point 18.69 K -254.5 C
Index of refraction (@ STP, Na D) 138. (n-1)x106     
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
Explanation of some entries
Note: CODATA2006 deuteron and e mass sum less atomic ground state binding energy.
In D2, mass is further reduced by 0.00000000245 u, half of the molecular binding energy. (Calculations by E. Bergren.)
Table of isotopes
x ray mass attenuation coefficients