GROWTH OF RUBY CRYSTALS FROM SOLUTION.
Abstract
Experimental work was concerned entirely with the growth of ruby crystals from solution in fused lithium fluoride-aluminum fluoride, employing the thermal-gradient method. The feasibility of growing crystals in the solvent was previously demonstrated (Third Semiannual Technical Summary Report, June 30, 1963); hence, in this period primary emphasis was placed on the growth of larger crystals of a size and prefection suitable for use in optical masers. In seeking to obtain the necessary control over the crystal-growth process, important variables such as temperature, temperature gradients, solvent composition, solute concentration, degree of agitation of the solution, and system geometry were investigated. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 31, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0429746
Entities
People
- H. L. Goering
- J. F. Miller
- S. E. Miller
Organizations
- Battelle Memorial Institute