Atomic and nuclear properties of lanthanum chloride (LaCl3)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.44034     
Specific gravity 3.860 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 329.5 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.393 MeV g-1cm2 5.378 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 87.6 g cm-2 22.71 cm
Nuclear interaction length 143.3 g cm-2 37.12 cm
Pion collision length 113.1 g cm-2 29.31 cm
Pion interaction length 172.8 g cm-2 44.76 cm
Radiation length 10.86 g cm-2 2.813 cm
Critical energy 16.33 MeV (for e-) 15.83 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 14.10 g cm-2 3.652 cm
Plasma energy ℏωp 37.57 eV   
Muon critical energy 266. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
La
 57
1.00
0.566350
Cl
 17
3.00
0.433650
* 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