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The thermal behaviour of Hg1-xMnxTe single crystals is investigated by means of the RBS/channeling technique. The stoichiometry parameter x ranges from 0.08 to 0.2. An important release of Hg atoms is observed after annealing in hydrogen atmosphere at 240 °C for 10 min. Backscattering spectra for crystals with x = 0.2 revealed quite a sharp Hg edge proceeding towards greater depth with increasing annealing temperature, the shallower region being completely depleted of Hg. Somewhat different behaviour is noticed for samples with x |