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what's the maximum energy of electrons that 20cm of yttrium can block?

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kinetic energy of particle |  incident particle | e^- (electron) radiation absorber | yttrium thickness | 20 cm
kinetic energy of particle | incident particle | e^- (electron) radiation absorber | yttrium thickness | 20 cm

Result

22 GeV (gigaelectronvolts)
22 GeV (gigaelectronvolts)

Comparison as energy for 22 GeV

 ≈ ( 0.23 ≈ 1/4 ) × mass-energy equivalent of a Z boson ( ≈ 1.5×10^-8 J )
≈ ( 0.23 ≈ 1/4 ) × mass-energy equivalent of a Z boson ( ≈ 1.5×10^-8 J )
 ≈ 0.27 × mass-energy equivalent of a W boson ( ≈ 1.3×10^-8 J )
≈ 0.27 × mass-energy equivalent of a W boson ( ≈ 1.3×10^-8 J )
 ≈ 0.43 × initial per beam operating energy of the CERN Large Electron Positron Collider in 1983 ( ≈ 8×10^-9 J )
≈ 0.43 × initial per beam operating energy of the CERN Large Electron Positron Collider in 1983 ( ≈ 8×10^-9 J )

Comparison as kinetic energy for 22 GeV

 ≈ ( 0.022 ≈ 1/46 ) × approximate kinetic energy of a flying mosquito ( ≈ 1.6×10^-7 J )
≈ ( 0.022 ≈ 1/46 ) × approximate kinetic energy of a flying mosquito ( ≈ 1.6×10^-7 J )

Absorber material properties

atomic number (Z) | 39 atomic mass number (A) | 88.90584 〈Z/A〉 | 0.438666 nuclear collision length (λ_T) | 91.3 g/cm^2 nuclear interaction length (λ_I) | 152.2 g/cm^2 radiation length (X_0) | 10.41 g/cm^2 minimum ionization (- dE/ dx |_ min) | 1.359 MeV/(g/cm^2) density | 4.469 g/cm^3 mean excitation energy | 379 eV Molière radius | 14.43 g/cm^2 pion collision length | 116 g/cm^2 pion interaction length | 180.3 g/cm^2 plasma energy | 40.35 eV
atomic number (Z) | 39 atomic mass number (A) | 88.90584 〈Z/A〉 | 0.438666 nuclear collision length (λ_T) | 91.3 g/cm^2 nuclear interaction length (λ_I) | 152.2 g/cm^2 radiation length (X_0) | 10.41 g/cm^2 minimum ionization (- dE/ dx |_ min) | 1.359 MeV/(g/cm^2) density | 4.469 g/cm^3 mean excitation energy | 379 eV Molière radius | 14.43 g/cm^2 pion collision length | 116 g/cm^2 pion interaction length | 180.3 g/cm^2 plasma energy | 40.35 eV