Atomic and nuclear properties of acetone (CH3COCH3)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.55097     
Specific gravity 0.7899 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 64.2 eV   
Minimum ionization 2.003 MeV g-1cm2 1.582 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 57.5 g cm-2 72.75 cm
Nuclear interaction length 81.4 g cm-2 103.0 cm
Pion collision length 85.0 g cm-2 107.6 cm
Pion interaction length 113.3 g cm-2 143.5 cm
Radiation length 41.27 g cm-2 52.25 cm
Critical energy 90.76 MeV (for e-) 88.39 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 9.64 g cm-2 12.21 cm
Plasma energy ℏωp 19.01 eV   
Muon critical energy 1160. GeV   
Index of refraction (Na D) 1.360     
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
6.00
0.104122
C
6
3.00
0.620405
O
8
1.00
0.275473
* 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