Patent ID: 8278805

Claim:
A system, comprising: a furnace; and at least one lamp assembly disposed within the furnace, the at least one lamp assembly comprising: a lamp comprising a lamp vessel having two pinched ends, wherein the lamp vessel extends in a longitudinal direction between the two pinched ends; a monolithic support member comprising a bottom surface extending in the longitudinal direction; a reflective member supported by the monolithic support member and having a first dimension in the longitudinal direction, wherein the reflective member has a surface comprising a material with a melting temperature higher than 600° C., wherein the reflective member is disposed between the lamp vessel and the bottom surface of the monolithic support member, and wherein the reflective member encloses the lamp vessel on three sides thereof extending in the longitudinal direction between the pinched ends of the lamp vessel, and wherein the reflective member does not enclose the lamp vessel along a fourth side thereof extending in the longitudinal direction and opposite the bottom surface of the monolithic support member, and wherein the monolithic support member supports, and is in direct contact with, the pinched ends of the lamp.