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

Input interpretation

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

Result

45 MeV (megaelectronvolts)
45 MeV (megaelectronvolts)

Comparison as energy for 45 MeV

 ≈ ( 0.047 ≈ 1/21 ) × mass-energy of a proton ( 1 m_p c^2 )
≈ ( 0.047 ≈ 1/21 ) × mass-energy of a proton ( 1 m_p c^2 )
 ≈ ( 0.21 ≈ 1/5 ) × QCD scale ( ≈ 217 MeV )
≈ ( 0.21 ≈ 1/5 ) × QCD scale ( ≈ 217 MeV )
 ≈ ( 0.22 ≈ 1/4 ) × average total energy released in fission of one U-235 atom ( ≈ 3.2×10^-11 J )
≈ ( 0.22 ≈ 1/4 ) × average total energy released in fission of one U-235 atom ( ≈ 3.2×10^-11 J )

Properties

shielding thickness | 20 cm CSDA range | 17.2 g/cm^2 stopping power | 4.05 MeV/(g/cm^2) collision stopping power | 1.86 MeV/(g/cm^2) radiative stopping power | 2.19 MeV/(g/cm^2) radiation yield | 0.331 density effect parameter | 3.68
shielding thickness | 20 cm CSDA range | 17.2 g/cm^2 stopping power | 4.05 MeV/(g/cm^2) collision stopping power | 1.86 MeV/(g/cm^2) radiative stopping power | 2.19 MeV/(g/cm^2) radiation yield | 0.331 density effect parameter | 3.68

Range versus energy

Range versus energy
Range versus energy

Radiation yield versus energy

Range versus energy Radiation yield versus energy
Range versus energy Radiation yield versus energy

Density effect parameter versus energy

Range versus energy Density effect parameter versus energy
Range versus energy Density effect parameter versus energy

Stopping power versus energy

Stopping power versus energy
Stopping power versus energy

Absorber material properties

atomic number (Z) | 19 atomic mass number (A) | 39.0983 〈Z/A〉 | 0.48595 nuclear collision length (λ_T) | 75.4 g/cm^2 nuclear interaction length (λ_I) | 119 g/cm^2 radiation length (X_0) | 17.32 g/cm^2 minimum ionization (- dE/ dx |_ min) | 1.623 MeV/(g/cm^2) density | 860 g/L mean excitation energy | 190 eV Molière radius | 11.61 g/cm^2 pion collision length | 101 g/cm^2 pion interaction length | 148.1 g/cm^2 plasma energy | 18.65 eV
atomic number (Z) | 19 atomic mass number (A) | 39.0983 〈Z/A〉 | 0.48595 nuclear collision length (λ_T) | 75.4 g/cm^2 nuclear interaction length (λ_I) | 119 g/cm^2 radiation length (X_0) | 17.32 g/cm^2 minimum ionization (- dE/ dx |_ min) | 1.623 MeV/(g/cm^2) density | 860 g/L mean excitation energy | 190 eV Molière radius | 11.61 g/cm^2 pion collision length | 101 g/cm^2 pion interaction length | 148.1 g/cm^2 plasma energy | 18.65 eV