Atomic and nuclear properties of Nylon (type 6, 6/6) [(CH(CH₂)₅NO)_n]

Quantity	Value	Units	Value	Units
<Z/A>	0.54790
Specific gravity	1.180	g cm-3
Mean excitation energy	63.9	eV
Minimum ionization	1.973	MeV g-1cm2	2.328	MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length	57.5	g cm-2	48.77	cm
Nuclear interaction length	81.6	g cm-2	69.16	cm
Pion collision length	85.1	g cm-2	72.09	cm
Pion interaction length	113.6	g cm-2	96.25	cm
Radiation length	41.91	g cm-2	35.52	cm
Critical energy	90.26	MeV (for e-)	87.86	MeV (for e+)
Molière radius	9.85	g cm-2	8.345	cm
Plasma energy ℏωp	23.17	eV
Muon critical energy	1157.	GeV

Composition:

Elem	Z	Atomic frac*	Mass frac
H	1	11.00	0.097976
C	6	6.00	0.636856
N	7	1.00	0.123779
O	8	1.00	0.141389
* 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
Explanation of some entries