Atomic and nuclear properties of tennessine (Ts)

Recognized by IUPAC on December 2015, tentative name as of June 2016.
Status of heaviest elements as of June 2016 (pdf)
QuantityValueUnits
Atomic number 117  
Atomic mass [294.210(8)] g mole-1
Specific gravity ?? g cm-3
Mean excitation energy 1227.0 eV
Minimum ionization 1.086 MeV g-1cm2
Nuclear collision length 126.0 g cm-2
Nuclear interaction length 224.3 g cm-2
Pion collision length 148.5 g cm-2
Pion interaction length 250.1 g cm-2
Radiation length 4.95 g cm-2
Critical energy 5.63 MeV (for e-)
Molière radius 18.65 g cm-2
Plasma energy ωp 68.02 eV
Muon critical energy 112. GeV
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: One of the atomic masses reported by the JINR-LLNL group is given.
Note: Density 14.0 g/cm3 and Ieff = 1227 eV assumed in calculating critical energies and dE/dx.