Atomic and nuclear properties of polyvinylchloride (PVC) [(CH2CHCl)n]
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<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   
Index of refraction (Na D) 1.531     
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic 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
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