−
dE
dx
= Kz
2
Z
A
1
β
2
"
1
2
ln
2m
e
c
2
β
2
γ
2
T
max
I
2
− β
2
−
δ
2
#
,
T
max
=
2m
e
c
2
β
2
γ
2
1+2γm
e
/M+(m
e
/M)
2
K = 4πN
A
r
2
em
e
c
2
= 0.307 /c
2
.
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
1.0 10 100 1000 10 0000.1
Pion momentum (GeV/c)
Proton momentum (GeV/c)
1.0 10 100 10000.1
1.0 10 100 10000.1
1.0 10 100 1000 10 0000.1
−dE/dx (MeV g
−1
cm
2
)
βγ = p/Mc
Muon momentum (GeV/c)
H
2
liquid
He gas
C
Al
Fe
Sn
Pb
βγ