Abstract
Containerless materials processing of liquid metals with the use of electromagnetic levitation requires contactless temperature measurement by pyrometry. For high temperatures and under high-vacuum conditions, the vapor pressure of the levitated metal drop increases, leading to evaporation losses of the sample material. This flux condenses on the cold parts of the experimental apparatus including the window in front of the pyrometer. As a result, the intensity of radiation reaching the pyrometer decreases, which is erroneously interpreted as a decrease in temperature. Several methods to protect the pyrometer against contamination have been proposed. In this paper, we report experimental tests of the concepts of shielding windows and mirror optics placed into the optical path between the sample and the pyrometer. Temperature measurements with a periscopic mirror system are also presented.
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