Atomic and nuclear properties of glucose (dextrose monohydrate) (C6H12O6.H2O))
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.53499     
Specific gravity 1.540 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 77.2 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.897 MeV g-1cm2 2.922 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 58.8 g cm-2 38.15 cm
Nuclear interaction length 84.2 g cm-2 54.68 cm
Pion collision length 86.2 g cm-2 55.95 cm
Pion interaction length 116.1 g cm-2 75.42 cm
Radiation length 38.24 g cm-2 24.83 cm
Critical energy 79.20 MeV (for e-) 77.06 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 10.24 g cm-2 6.648 cm
Plasma energy ωp 26.16 eV   
Muon critical energy 1036. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
14.00
0.071204
C
6
6.00
0.363652
O
8
7.00
0.565144
* calculated from mass fraction data

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