Atomic and nuclear properties of methanol (CH3OH)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.56176     
Specific gravity 0.7914 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 67.6 eV   
Minimum ionization 2.038 MeV g-1cm2 1.613 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 57.4 g cm-2 72.57 cm
Nuclear interaction length 81.1 g cm-2 102.5 cm
Pion collision length 85.0 g cm-2 107.4 cm
Pion interaction length 113.0 g cm-2 142.8 cm
Radiation length 39.43 g cm-2 49.83 cm
Critical energy 88.24 MeV (for e-) 85.92 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 9.48 g cm-2 11.97 cm
Plasma energy ωp 19.21 eV   
Muon critical energy 1136. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
4.00
0.125822
C
6
1.00
0.374852
O
8
1.00
0.499326
* 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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