Atomic and nuclear properties of M3 WAX
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.55512     
Specific gravity 1.050 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 67.9 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.999 MeV g-1cm2 2.099 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 57.9 g cm-2 55.16 cm
Nuclear interaction length 82.1 g cm-2 78.18 cm
Pion collision length 85.4 g cm-2 81.33 cm
Pion interaction length 113.9 g cm-2 108.5 cm
Radiation length 39.32 g cm-2 37.45 cm
Critical energy 85.96 MeV (for e-) 83.68 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 9.70 g cm-2 9.239 cm
Plasma energy ℏωp 22.00 eV   
Muon critical energy 1111. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
1.00
0.114318
C
6
0.48
0.655823
O
8
0.05
0.092183
Mg
 12
0.05
0.134792
Ca
 20
0.00
0.002883
* 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