Atomic and nuclear properties of Nylon type 11 Rilsan ([C11H21ON)n], [(CH(CH2)10NO)n])
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.55649     
Specific gravity 1.425 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 61.6 eV   
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
Pion collision length 84.5 g cm-2 59.33 cm
Pion interaction length 112.3 g cm-2 78.83 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 ωp 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

For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PDF TEXT
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