Atomic and nuclear properties of lutetium fluoride (LuF3)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.42248     
Specific gravity 8.300 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 458.7 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.288 MeV g-1cm2 10.69 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 93.4 g cm-2 11.25 cm
Nuclear interaction length 153.5 g cm-2 18.49 cm
Pion collision length 119.1 g cm-2 14.35 cm
Pion interaction length 184.2 g cm-2 22.20 cm
Radiation length 8.59 g cm-2 1.035 cm
Critical energy 11.70 MeV (for e-) 11.32 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 15.57 g cm-2 1.876 cm
Plasma energy ωp 53.96 eV   
Muon critical energy 199. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
Lu
71
1.00
0.754291
F
9
3.00
0.245709
* 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
Note: Ieff calculated using the ICRU37 Table 5.1 algorithm for liquids and solids