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CURRENT pulses produced by the passage of an ionizing particle through a semi-insulator have been reported in the literature1. Since most of these materials are, as yet, not available in commercial quantities, we decided to investigate the use of high-resistivity silicon, available as 5,000 ohm cm. p type. We estimated that current pulses of about 106 ion pairs might be detectable, particularly if the specimen volume is restricted, and the working temperature is lowered to that of liquid air.
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GIBBONS, P., NORTHROP, D. A Silicon γ-Ray Spectrometer. Nature 188, 803 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188803a0
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