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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
May. 11, 2007
Nicholas J. Condon, Greenbelt, MD (US);
Steven R. Bowman, Edgewater, MD (US);
Shawn P. O'connor, Arlington, VA (US);
Nicholas J. Condon, Greenbelt, MD (US);
Steven R. Bowman, Edgewater, MD (US);
Shawn P. O'Connor, Arlington, VA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for growing a single crystal KPbClmaterial using a device including a plug including an axis. The plug includes a first portion defining a cylindrical hole about the axis. The plug includes a second portion defining a first conical hole about the axis. The first conical hole has a first angle. The plug includes a third portion defining a second conical hole about the axis. The second conical hole has a second angle opposite in sign relative to the first angle. The plug includes a fourth portion defining a third conical hole about the axis. The third conical hole has a third angle, the third angle having a same sign as the second angle and being greater than the second angle. The device further includes an ampoule including the plug fused therein.