Atomic and nuclear properties of lithium carbonate (Li2C-O3)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.49720     
Specific gravity 2.110 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 87.9 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.744 MeV g-1cm2 3.681 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 59.0 g cm-2 27.98 cm
Nuclear interaction length 85.2 g cm-2 40.40 cm
Pion collision length 86.2 g cm-2 40.87 cm
Pion interaction length 117.3 g cm-2 55.58 cm
Radiation length 39.92 g cm-2 18.92 cm
Critical energy 76.05 MeV (for e-) 73.98 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 11.13 g cm-2 5.275 cm
Plasma energy ωp 29.51 eV   
Muon critical energy 990. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
Li
3
2.00
0.187871
C
6
1.00
0.162550
O
8
3.00
0.649579
* calculated from mass fraction data

For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PDF TEXT
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