Atomic and nuclear properties of materials:
Cerium (Ce)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
Atomic number 58     
Atomic mass 140.116(1) g mole-1   
Density 6.66 g cm-3   
Minimum ionization 1.234 MeV g-1cm2 8.215 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 102.6 g cm-2 15.41 cm
Nuclear interaction length 175.7 g cm-2 26.40 cm
Pion collision length 126.6 g cm-2 19.02 cm
Pion interaction length 203.0 g cm-2 30.50 cm
Radiation length 7.96 g cm-2 1.195 cm
Critical energy 10.40 MeV (for e-) 10.05 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 16.22 g cm-2 2.436 cm
Plasma energy 47.83 eV   
Muon critical energy 185. GeV   
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