Atomic and nuclear properties of materials:
Nylon type 11 Rilsan (C11H21ON)n [CH(CH2)10NO]n
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.55649     
Specific gravity 1.42 g cm-3   
Minimum ionization 1.997 MeV g-1cm2 2.845 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 57.0 g cm-2 39.99 cm
Nuclear interaction length 80.4 g cm-2 56.41 cm
Radiation length 42.96 g cm-2 30.15 cm
Critical energy 93.35 MeV (for e-) 90.85 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 9.76 g cm-2 6.849 cm
Plasma energy 25.66 eV   
Muon critical energy 1193. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac*
H
1
21.00
0.115476
C
6
11.00
0.720819
N
7
1.00
0.076417
O
8
1.00
0.087289
* calculated from mass fraction data.

Explanation of some entries
For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PS PDF TEXT
Table of muon dE/dx and Range: PS PDF TEXT