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Update default diffusion constants in germanium (#498)
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docs/src/man/charge_drift.md

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The diffusion constants for electrons and holes are stored in `SolidStateDetectors.material_properties` as `De` and `Dh`, respectively.
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For high-purity germanium, the diffusion constants for electrons and holes are [reported](https://www.ecse.rpi.edu/~schubert/Educational-resources/Materials-Semiconductors-Si-and-Ge.pdf) to be $D_e = 101\,\text{cm}^2\text{/s}$ and $D_h = 49\,\text{cm}^2\text{/s}$. These values are the default values in `SolidStateDetectors.material_properties`:
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For high-purity germanium at $T=77\,\text{K}$, the diffusion constants for electrons and holes are [reported](https://github.com/JuliaPhysics/SolidStateDetectors.jl/pull/498#issuecomment-2961465311) to be $D_e = 239\,\text{cm}^2\text{/s}$ and $D_h = 279\,\text{cm}^2\text{/s}$. These values are the default values in `SolidStateDetectors.material_properties`:
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````@example NBodyChargeCloud
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SolidStateDetectors.material_properties[:HPGe]
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println("Electrons: $(SolidStateDetectors.material_properties[:HPGe].De)") #hide

src/MaterialProperties/MaterialProperties.jl

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name = "High Purity Germanium",
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ml = 1.64,
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mt = 0.0819,
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De = 101u"cm^2/s",
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Dh = 49u"cm^2/s"
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De = 239u"cm^2/s",
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Dh = 279u"cm^2/s"
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# These values might just be approximations

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