In a mirror furnace, material is heated by the lamps whose radiation is focused by mirrors. They are widely used for growing
single crystals for
scientific purposes, using the "floating zone" method.
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Solar furnace
A solar furnace is a structure that uses concentrated solar power to produce high temperatures, usually for industry. Parabolic mirrors or heliostats concentrate light (Insolation) onto a focal point. The temperature at the focal point may rea ...
External links
Pictures and diagrams of single crystal growthfrom the Ceramic Single-Crystal Growth Laboratory at
Cornell University
Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...
Crystallography
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