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I think that if most of the things in the vacuum chamber are at room temperature, while the lava filament is at 700°, that won't substantially reduce the radiative heat loss. If almost everything inside the vacuum chamber that isn't mirror-coated is at something like 500° or 600°, I think it would work. Maybe that could save you from having to keep the walls themselves at 500° or 600°.


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