Effect of Temperature on the Conductivity induced in Insulators by X-Rays (original) (raw)

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DURING the course of an investigation into the conductivity induced in insulating materials by X-rays, it was observed that the conductivity of a length of polythene cable that had been irradiated six months before showed very marked dependence on temperature. In the case of similar cable unirradiated the effect was much less pronounced. Two samples of unirradiated cable were tested.

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   N. W. RAMSEY

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RAMSEY, N. Effect of Temperature on the Conductivity induced in Insulators by X-Rays.Nature 172, 214 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172214a0

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• Issue date: 01 August 1953
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