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Effective atomic numbers are derived for the low-Z compounds polyethylene, polycarbonate, Teflon, Mylar, polystyrene, and polyvinyl chloride for total photon interaction in the 10- to 20000-keV energy region. The number generally decreases and then increases with increasing energy. This variation is based on the effective atomic numbers for photoelectric, incoherent scattering, and pair production partial photon interaction processes.
