Atomic and nuclear properties of polyvinylacetate [(CH2CHOCOCH3)n]
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.53432     
Specific gravity 1.190 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 73.7 eV   
Minimum ionization 1.911 MeV g-1cm2 2.275 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 58.4 g cm-2 49.06 cm
Nuclear interaction length 83.5 g cm-2 70.17 cm
Pion collision length 85.8 g cm-2 72.11 cm
Pion interaction length 115.4 g cm-2 97.01 cm
Radiation length 39.93 g cm-2 33.56 cm
Critical energy 83.65 MeV (for e-) 81.42 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 10.12 g cm-2 8.507 cm
Plasma energy ωp 22.98 eV   
Muon critical energy 1083. GeV   
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
6.00
0.070245
C
6
4.00
0.558066
O
8
2.00
0.371689
* 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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