Atomic and nuclear properties of polyvinylchloride (PVC) [(CH₂CHCl)_n]

Quantity	Value	Units	Value	Units
<Z/A>	0.51201
Specific gravity	1.300	g cm-3
Mean excitation energy	108.2	eV
Minimum ionization	1.779	MeV g-1cm2	2.313	MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length	65.3	g cm-2	50.25	cm
Nuclear interaction length	97.0	g cm-2	74.59	cm
Pion collision length	92.3	g cm-2	71.01	cm
Pion interaction length	128.5	g cm-2	98.88	cm
Radiation length	25.51	g cm-2	19.63	cm
Critical energy	49.88	MeV (for e-)	48.51	MeV (for e+)
Molière radius	10.85	g cm-2	8.344	cm
Plasma energy ℏωp	23.51	eV
Muon critical energy	697.	GeV

Composition:

Elem	Z	Atomic frac*	Mass frac
H	1	3.00	0.048380
C	6	2.00	0.384360
Cl	17	1.00	0.567260
* 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
Explanation of some entries