  A Si(Li) detector fabrication procedure has been developed with the aim of
satisfying the unique requirements of the GAPS (General Antiparticle
Spectrometer) experiment. Si(Li) detectors are particularly well-suited to the
GAPS detection scheme, in which several planes of detectors act as the target
to slow and capture an incoming antiparticle into an exotic atom, as well as
the spectrometer and tracker to measure the resulting decay X-rays and
annihilation products. These detectors must provide the absorption depth,
energy resolution, tracking efficiency, and active area necessary for this
technique, all within the significant temperature, power, and cost constraints
of an Antarctic long-duration balloon flight. We report here on the fabrication
and performance of prototype 2"-diameter, 1-1.25 mm-thick, single-strip Si(Li)
detectors that provide the necessary X-ray energy resolution of $\sim$4 keV for
a cost per unit area that is far below that of previously-acquired commercial
detectors. This fabrication procedure is currently being optimized for the
4"-diameter, 2.5 mm-thick, multi-strip geometry that will be used for the GAPS
flight detectors.
