Atomic and nuclear properties of cerium fluoride (CeF3)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.43123     
Specific gravity 6.160 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 348.4 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.349 MeV g-1cm2 8.311 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 87.9 g cm-2 14.26 cm
Nuclear interaction length 142.6 g cm-2 23.15 cm
Pion collision length 113.7 g cm-2 18.46 cm
Pion interaction length 173.2 g cm-2 28.12 cm
Radiation length 10.19 g cm-2 1.654 cm
Critical energy 14.63 MeV (for e-) 14.16 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 14.77 g cm-2 2.398 cm
Plasma energy ωp 46.97 eV   
Muon critical energy 241. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
Ce
58
1.00
0.710847
F
9
3.00
0.289153
* calculated from mass fraction data

For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PDF TEXT
Table of muon dE/dx and Range: PDF TEXT
Explanation of some entries
Note: Ieff calculated using the ICRU37 Table 5.1 algorithm for liquids and solids