SG11202106610PA - Quartz glass crucible, method for producing silicon single crystal using same, method for measuring infrared transmittance of quartz glass crucible, and method for manufacturing quartz glass crucible - Google Patents

Quartz glass crucible, method for producing silicon single crystal using same, method for measuring infrared transmittance of quartz glass crucible, and method for manufacturing quartz glass crucible

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SG11202106610PA
SG11202106610PA SG11202106610PA SG11202106610PA SG11202106610PA SG 11202106610P A SG11202106610P A SG 11202106610PA SG 11202106610P A SG11202106610P A SG 11202106610PA SG 11202106610P A SG11202106610P A SG 11202106610PA SG 11202106610P A SG11202106610P A SG 11202106610PA
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quartz glass
glass crucible
single crystal
silicon single
same
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Ken Kitahara
Masanori Fukui
Hiroshi Kishi
Tomokazu Katano
Eriko Kitahara
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Sumco Corp
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