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A solid-state random number generator is described, which uses the leakage across a reversed biased diode as the random source. Statistical tests carried out on sequences of numbers failed to show any biases from randomness at sampling rates up to 3 kHz.
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Development of this apparatus was supported by Grant B/SR/5528 from the Science Research Council (UK).
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Millenson, J.R., Sullivan, G.D. A hardware random number generator for use with computer control of probabilistic contingencies. Behav. Res. Meth. & Instru. 1, 194–196 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03207980
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