Atomic and nuclear properties of polyvinyl pyrrolidone [(C6H9NO)n]
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.53984     
Specific gravity 1.250 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 67.7 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.936 MeV g-1cm2 2.420 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 57.9 g cm-2 46.33 cm
Nuclear interaction length 82.5 g cm-2 65.97 cm
Pion collision length 85.4 g cm-2 68.31 cm
Pion interaction length 114.4 g cm-2 91.55 cm
Radiation length 41.66 g cm-2 33.33 cm
Critical energy 88.16 MeV (for e-) 85.81 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 10.02 g cm-2 8.017 cm
Plasma energy ωp 23.67 eV   
Muon critical energy 1133. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
9.00
0.081616
C
6
6.00
0.648407
N
7
1.00
0.126024
O
8
1.00
0.143953
* 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
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