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(a) Static electric field as a function of the distance x from the metallic contact in the depletion region of sample B. (b) Impact ionization generation rate (red) and ionization integral (blue). The calculations were performed at a temperature of 20 K and at an applied bias voltage of 37 V, corresponding to the avalanche breakdown voltage.
