Light collectors in cylindrical geometry

Patent · 31 December 1975

OSTI ID:862535

Winston, Roland ^[1]

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1. Chicago, IL

A device is provided for collecting electromagnetic energy developed by an energy source of finite dimension and of finite distance from the collection device. It includes an energy absorber positioned between two side walls which reflects substantially all incident energy received from the energy source onto the energy absorber.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 3957031
• OSTI ID: 862535
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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