Atomic and nuclear properties of cerium fluoride (CeF₃)

Quantity	Value	Units	Value	Units
<Z/A>	0.43123
Specific gravity	6.160	g cm-3
Mean excitation energy	348.4	eV
Minimum ionization	1.349	MeV g-1cm2	8.311	MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length	87.9	g cm-2	14.26	cm
Nuclear interaction length	142.6	g cm-2	23.15	cm
Pion collision length	113.7	g cm-2	18.46	cm
Pion interaction length	173.2	g cm-2	28.12	cm
Radiation length	10.19	g cm-2	1.654	cm
Critical energy	14.63	MeV (for e-)	14.16	MeV (for e+)
Molière radius	14.77	g cm-2	2.398	cm
Plasma energy ℏωp	46.97	eV
Muon critical energy	241.	GeV

Composition:

Elem	Z	Atomic frac*	Mass frac
Ce	58	1.00	0.710847
F	9	3.00	0.289153
* 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
Explanation of some entries
Note: Ieff calculated using the ICRU37 Table 5.1 algorithm for liquids and solids