Atomic and nuclear properties of materials:
Liquid xenon (Xe)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
Atomic number 54     
Atomic mass 131.293(6) g mole-1   
Density 2.95 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 482.0 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.255 MeV g-1cm2 3.707 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 100.8 g cm-2 34.15 cm
Nuclear interaction length 172.1 g cm-2 58.29 cm
Pion collision length 125.0 g cm-2 42.31 cm
Pion interaction length 199.6 g cm-2 67.58 cm
Radiation length 8.48 g cm-2 2.872 cm
Critical energy 11.66 MeV (for e-) 11.28 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 15.43 g cm-2 5.224 cm
Plasma energy 31.76 eV   
Muon critical energy 200. GeV   
Melting point 161.4 K -111.8 C
Boiling point @ 1 atm 165.1 K -108.0 C
Index of refraction (@ STP, Na D) 1.39     
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: Index of refraction at boiling point, 1 atm.
Table of isotopes Warning: may not be current
x ray mass attenuation coefficients