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

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

Result

0.14 MeV (megaelectronvolts)
0.14 MeV (megaelectronvolts)

Comparison as energy for 0.14 MeV

 ≈ 0.27 × mass-energy of an electron ( 1 m_e c^2 )
≈ 0.27 × mass-energy of an electron ( 1 m_e c^2 )
 ≈ 1.1 × average energy of a gamma ray photon ( ≈ 2×10^-14 J )
≈ 1.1 × average energy of a gamma ray photon ( ≈ 2×10^-14 J )
 ≈ (1 to 1000) × energy of an X-ray photon ( 1×10^-17 to 2×10^-14 J )
≈ (1 to 1000) × energy of an X-ray photon ( 1×10^-17 to 2×10^-14 J )

Properties

shielding thickness | 20 cm CSDA range | 0.0357 g/cm^2 stopping power | 2.41 MeV/(g/cm^2) collision stopping power | 2.4 MeV/(g/cm^2) radiative stopping power | 0.0104 MeV/(g/cm^2) radiation yield | 0.00251 density effect parameter | 0
shielding thickness | 20 cm CSDA range | 0.0357 g/cm^2 stopping power | 2.41 MeV/(g/cm^2) collision stopping power | 2.4 MeV/(g/cm^2) radiative stopping power | 0.0104 MeV/(g/cm^2) radiation yield | 0.00251 density effect parameter | 0

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) | 18 atomic mass number (A) | 39.948 〈Z/A〉 | 0.4506 nuclear collision length (λ_T) | 75.7 g/cm^2 nuclear interaction length (λ_I) | 119.7 g/cm^2 radiation length (X_0) | 19.55 g/cm^2 minimum ionization (- dE/ dx |_ min) | 1.519 MeV/(g/cm^2) (at 20 °C and 1 atm) density | 1.784 g/L (at 0 °C) mean excitation energy | 188 eV Molière radius | 10.9 g/cm^2 pion collision length | 101.3 g/cm^2 pion interaction length | 149 g/cm^2 plasma energy | 0.79 eV
atomic number (Z) | 18 atomic mass number (A) | 39.948 〈Z/A〉 | 0.4506 nuclear collision length (λ_T) | 75.7 g/cm^2 nuclear interaction length (λ_I) | 119.7 g/cm^2 radiation length (X_0) | 19.55 g/cm^2 minimum ionization (- dE/ dx |_ min) | 1.519 MeV/(g/cm^2) (at 20 °C and 1 atm) density | 1.784 g/L (at 0 °C) mean excitation energy | 188 eV Molière radius | 10.9 g/cm^2 pion collision length | 101.3 g/cm^2 pion interaction length | 149 g/cm^2 plasma energy | 0.79 eV