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A LONG time-constant of recovery for the conductivity induced by X-rays in a polystyrene-insulated condenser was observed by one of us (F. T. F.) in 19421. We have recently made further measurements on polystyrene, using the d.c. amplifier technique with the insulating specimen in an evacuated chamber, as previously described2,3. The dependence upon temperature and dose-rate of the induced conductivity both during and after irradiation have been investigated.
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FOWLER, J., FARMER, F. Conductivity induced in Polystyrene by X-Rays. Nature 174, 800–801 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174800a0
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