Atomic and nuclear properties of anthracene (C14H10)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.52740     
Specific gravity 1.283 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 69.5 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.889 MeV g-1cm2 2.424 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 57.9 g cm-2 45.17 cm
Nuclear interaction length 82.8 g cm-2 64.51 cm
Pion collision length 85.4 g cm-2 66.53 cm
Pion interaction length 114.8 g cm-2 89.44 cm
Radiation length 43.49 g cm-2 33.90 cm
Critical energy 89.98 MeV (for e-) 87.58 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 10.25 g cm-2 7.989 cm
Plasma energy ωp 23.70 eV   
Muon critical energy 1149. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
10.00
0.056550
C
6
14.00
0.943450
* calculated from mass fraction data

For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PDF TEXT
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