Atomic and nuclear properties of polyvinylidene fluoride [(CH2CHF2)n]
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.49973     
Specific gravity 1.760 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 88.8 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.758 MeV g-1cm2 3.094 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 61.7 g cm-2 35.06 cm
Nuclear interaction length 90.3 g cm-2 51.33 cm
Pion collision length 88.5 g cm-2 50.26 cm
Pion interaction length 121.4 g cm-2 68.95 cm
Radiation length 36.62 g cm-2 20.81 cm
Critical energy 70.32 MeV (for e-) 68.40 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 11.04 g cm-2 6.275 cm
Plasma energy ℏωp 27.02 eV   
Muon critical energy 932. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
2.00
0.031480
C
6
2.00
0.375141
F
9
2.00
0.593379
* 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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