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Response of Barrier-Layer Cells to X-Rays of Long Wave-Length

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IN 1931 Selenyi and Lange1 reported that they had obtained photo-currents from barrier-layer cells exposed to X-rays of short wave-length. Later, Gleason2 studied the effect of X-rays on a large number of cells, and Scharf and Weinbaum3 made a thorough investigation on this subject.

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  1. Selenyi, P., and Lange, B., Naturwiss., 19, 639 (1931).

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  2. Gleason, P. R., Phys. Rev., 43, 775 and 44, 33 (1933).

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  3. Scharf, K., and Weinbaum, O., Z. Phys., 80, 465 (1933).

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SANDSTRÖM, A. Response of Barrier-Layer Cells to X-Rays of Long Wave-Length. Nature 141, 873 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141873a0

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