Claims
- 1. A sealed probe, comprising:a probe body terminating in a distal end having a flanged portion with an inner and outer wall; a window having an outer wall sealed against the inner wall of the flanged portion; and compression material urged against the outer wall of the flanged portion operative to pressurize the seal between the window and the inner wall of the flanged portion.
- 2. The sealed probe of claim 1, wherein the compression material has substantially the same thermal expansion coefficient as the window.
- 3. The sealed probe of claim 1, wherein the window is a sapphire window.
- 4. The sealed probe of claim 3, wherein the compression material is titanium.
- 5. The sealed probe of claim 3, wherein the compression material is Invar.
- 6. The sealed probe of claim 1, wherein the compression material is in the form of a circular ring.
- 7. The sealed probe of claim 1, wherein the outer wall of the window is generally spherical.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/351,703, filed Jan. 25, 2002, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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