Atomic and nuclear properties of polyvinylidene chloride (Saran) [(C2H2Cl2)n]
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.49513     
Specific gravity 1.700 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 134.3 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.690 MeV g-1cm2 2.872 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 68.6 g cm-2 40.34 cm
Nuclear interaction length 104.1 g cm-2 61.22 cm
Pion collision length 95.1 g cm-2 55.97 cm
Pion interaction length 135.0 g cm-2 79.39 cm
Radiation length 22.69 g cm-2 13.35 cm
Critical energy 42.12 MeV (for e-) 40.94 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 11.42 g cm-2 6.719 cm
Plasma energy ωp 26.44 eV   
Muon critical energy 603. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
2.00
0.020793
C
6
2.00
0.247793
Cl
17
2.00
0.731413
* calculated from mass fraction data

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