The kinetics of the Frenkel pair accumulation in Ge and Si under low‐temperature γ‐ or electron‐irradiation is investigated. The essential role of ionization‐enhanced annihilation of interstitials and vacancies during irradiation is found. A drift‐diffusion mechanism of the annihilation is proposed. Under suitable conditions this process can provide nearly complete annihilation of the generated pairs. The distribution of the Frenkel pairs over the distances between their components is derived from a comparison of the calculated and experimental results.
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