Atomic and nuclear properties of cellulose acetate butyrate [(C15H22O8)n]
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.53279     
Specific gravity 1.200 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 74.6 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.904 MeV g-1cm2 2.285 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 58.5 g cm-2 48.74 cm
Nuclear interaction length 83.7 g cm-2 69.77 cm
Pion collision length 85.9 g cm-2 71.59 cm
Pion interaction length 115.7 g cm-2 96.39 cm
Radiation length 39.75 g cm-2 33.13 cm
Critical energy 82.98 MeV (for e-) 80.77 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 10.16 g cm-2 8.465 cm
Plasma energy ℏωp 23.04 eV   
Muon critical energy 1075. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
22.00
0.067125
C
6
15.00
0.545403
O
8
8.00
0.387472
* 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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