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Figure 1: Schematic representation of (A) normal freezing, (B) zone refining Figure 2: Semilogarithmic plots of relative impurity content along ingot for various numbers (n) of zone passes for a distribution coefficient of 0.5 in an ingot 10 zone lengths long
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Figure 1: Schematic representation of (A) normal freezing, (B) zone refining
Figure 2: Semilogarithmic plots of relative impurity content along ingot for various numbers (n) of zone passes for a distribution coefficient of 0.5 in an ingot 10 zone lengths long
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