Atomic and nuclear properties of ethyl cellulose ([C12H22O5)n]
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.54405     
Specific gravity 1.130 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 69.3 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.954 MeV g-1cm2 2.209 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 57.9 g cm-2 51.21 cm
Nuclear interaction length 82.3 g cm-2 72.82 cm
Pion collision length 85.3 g cm-2 75.52 cm
Pion interaction length 114.2 g cm-2 101.1 cm
Radiation length 40.62 g cm-2 35.94 cm
Critical energy 86.88 MeV (for e-) 84.57 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 9.91 g cm-2 8.773 cm
Plasma energy ωp 22.59 eV   
Muon critical energy 1119. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
22.00
0.090027
C
6
12.00
0.585182
O
8
5.00
0.324791
* 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
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