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APDs may be used in proportional detectors for particles. Lowering the temperature gives both a reduction in thermal ionization and an increase in gain. Selective control of the ratio of electron to hole ionization would allow the construction of diodes with larger proportional gains.
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Gilmore, R.S., Duell, A.R., Llewellyn, T.J., Tapper, R.J., Nash, S., Xyloparkiotis, K. (1995). Avalanche Photodiodes (APD) as Proportional Devices. In: Lampropoulos, G.A., Chrostowski, J., Measures, R.M. (eds) Applications of Photonic Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9247-8_88
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