Abstract
The stabilities of floating liquid zones under conditions commonly used for crystal growth were studied in a simulated zero-gravity environment. Factors studied in detail were meniscus constraints at the solid-liquid interfaces, unequal end diameters and rotation. The behavior of nonrotated zones was shown to be predictable from Rayleigh's theory1) of the stability of cylindrical liquid zones while the behavior of the rotated cylindrical zones agreed with the theory of Hocking2) and Gillis3). Implications for the growth of real crystals in space are discussed.
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