Atomic and nuclear properties of polyvinyl alcohol [(C2H3-O-H)n]
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.54480     
Specific gravity 1.300 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 69.7 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.949 MeV g-1cm2 2.534 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 57.9 g cm-2 44.54 cm
Nuclear interaction length 82.4 g cm-2 63.35 cm
Pion collision length 85.4 g cm-2 65.68 cm
Pion interaction length 114.3 g cm-2 87.92 cm
Radiation length 40.27 g cm-2 30.98 cm
Critical energy 85.74 MeV (for e-) 83.45 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 9.96 g cm-2 7.662 cm
Plasma energy ℏωp 24.25 eV   
Muon critical energy 1108. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
4.00
0.091517
C
6
2.00
0.545298
O
8
1.00
0.363185
* calculated from mass fraction data

For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PDF TEXT
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