Atomic and nuclear properties of materials:
Neon gas (Ne)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
Atomic number 10     
Atomic mass 20.1797(6) g mole-1   
Specific gravity (20° C, 1 atm) 8.39E-04 g cm-3   
Minimum ionization 1.724 MeV g-1cm2 1.446E-03 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 65.7 g cm-2 7.837E+04 cm
Nuclear interaction length 99.0 g cm-2 1.181E+05 cm
Pion collision length 91.8 g cm-2 1.095E+05 cm
Pion interaction length 128.7 g cm-2 1.534E+05 cm
Radiation length 28.93 g cm-2 3.450E+04 cm
Critical energy 67.02 MeV (for e-) 65.47 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 9.15 g cm-2 1.092E+04 cm
Plasma energy 0.59 eV   
Muon critical energy 907. GeV   
Melting point 24.56 K -248.6 C
Boiling point @ 1 atm 27.07 K -246.1 C
Index of refraction (@ STP, Na D) 67.1 (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
Table of isotopes Warning: may not be current
x ray mass attenuation coefficients