Point Defect Studies in Gold by Electron Irradiation at Low Temperatures. III. Resistivity Recovery from 240-340°K (Stage III)

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We have studied the recovery of electrical resistivity of 99.999%-pure gold after 2-MeV electron irradiation near 80^∘{}K. It was found that the recovery in the last 55% of stage III (240-340^∘{}K) is characterized by second-order annealing kinetics with an activation energy of 0.80±{}0.04 eV. The second-order nature of the recovery and other related evidence indicate that the recovery process consists of the random recombination of interstitials and vacancies.