Atomic and nuclear properties of glycerol (C3H5(OH)3)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.54292     
Specific gravity 1.261 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 72.6 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.941 MeV g-1cm2 2.448 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 58.3 g cm-2 46.23 cm
Nuclear interaction length 83.2 g cm-2 65.94 cm
Pion collision length 85.8 g cm-2 68.00 cm
Pion interaction length 115.1 g cm-2 91.26 cm
Radiation length 38.80 g cm-2 30.76 cm
Critical energy 82.28 MeV (for e-) 80.08 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 10.00 g cm-2 7.927 cm
Plasma energy ωp 23.85 eV   
Muon critical energy 1070. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
8.00
0.087554
C
6
3.00
0.391262
O
8
3.00
0.521185
* 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
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