Atomic and nuclear properties of polyvinylidene chloride (Saran) [(C₂H₂Cl₂)_n]

Quantity	Value	Units	Value	Units
<Z/A>	0.49513
Specific gravity	1.700	g cm-3
Mean excitation energy	134.3	eV
Minimum ionization	1.690	MeV g-1cm2	2.872	MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length	68.6	g cm-2	40.34	cm
Nuclear interaction length	104.1	g cm-2	61.22	cm
Pion collision length	95.1	g cm-2	55.97	cm
Pion interaction length	135.0	g cm-2	79.39	cm
Radiation length	22.69	g cm-2	13.35	cm
Critical energy	42.12	MeV (for e-)	40.94	MeV (for e+)
Molière radius	11.42	g cm-2	6.719	cm
Plasma energy ℏωp	26.44	eV
Muon critical energy	603.	GeV

Composition:

Elem	Z	Atomic frac*	Mass frac
H	1	2.00	0.020793
C	6	2.00	0.247793
Cl	17	2.00	0.731413
* 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