Atomic and nuclear properties of calcium fluoride (CaF2)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.49670     
Specific gravity 3.180 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 166.0 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.655 MeV g-1cm2 5.263 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 70.1 g cm-2 22.04 cm
Nuclear interaction length 107.8 g cm-2 33.89 cm
Pion collision length 96.1 g cm-2 30.22 cm
Pion interaction length 137.5 g cm-2 43.23 cm
Radiation length 21.47 g cm-2 6.751 cm
Critical energy 38.82 MeV (for e-) 37.70 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 11.73 g cm-2 3.688 cm
Plasma energy ωp 36.22 eV   
Muon critical energy 565. GeV   
Index of refraction (Na D) 1.434     
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
F
9
2.00
0.486659
Ca
20
1.00
0.513341
* 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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