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The results demonstrate segregation of dopant atoms to the surface of growing epitaxial layers, low dopant incorporation probabilities during growth, transient doping level fluctuations resulting from growth parameter changes, and accelerated-beam doping effects. Increases, in excess of five orders of magnitude, in the incorporation probability of dopants were observed using accelerated-beams. In addition, accelerated-beam doping was shown to reduce dopant segregation and increase the dopant solid solubilities. A model describing the incorporation of dopants into MBE-grown single crystals is also presented. The model includes both thermodynamic and kinetic contributions and accounts for dopant adsorption and desorption from the surface, dopant segregation, diffusion, and film growth. The model correctly fits experimental results including those due to transient incorporation effects and accelerated-beam effects. 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Increases, in excess of five orders of magnitude, in the incorporation probability of dopants were observed using accelerated-beams. In addition, accelerated-beam doping was shown to reduce dopant segregation and increase the dopant solid solubilities. A model describing the incorporation of dopants into MBE-grown single crystals is also presented. The model includes both thermodynamic and kinetic contributions and accounts for dopant adsorption and desorption from the surface, dopant segregation, diffusion, and film growth. The model correctly fits experimental results including those due to transient incorporation effects and accelerated-beam effects. 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