Tensioned reflector support system

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A reflector system for concentrating radiation from a source on an elongated receptor, said system comprising: a plurality of pairs of long, thin flexible tension members; support means supporting said pairs in spaced relation in a cylindrical array, with the tension members of each pair extending in the axial direction of the array and spaced substantially equidistantly apart; tensioning means maintaining said tension members taut, with each of said pairs of tension members generally defining a respective plane; and a plurality of thin reflecting elements each having a substantially planar surface reflective of radiation from the source, said reflecting elements being mounted on respective pairs of tension members with said planar surfaces substantially parallel to respective ones of said planes, the tension members of each respective pair being relatively disposed to reflect the radiation from substantially all of said planar surfaces to the receptor.
2.
A system in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a support element along the length of said tension members intermediate the ends of the array to reduce sag in said tension members and to stabilize same, said support element maintaining the spaced relation of the pairs of tension members in the cylindrical array and the spacing of the members of each pair substantially equidistantly apart.
3.
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the flexible tension members are cables.
4.
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the reflecting elements are formed by a mirrorized film of plastic.
5.
A system in accordance with claim 4 wherein the film of plastic is aluminized MYLAR.
6.
A system in accordance with claim 4 wherein the mirrorized film of plastic extends in a continuous manner transversely of the array of tension members.
7.
A system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the reflecting elements are formed of mirrorized glass strips extending longitudinally of the respective tension members on which they are mounted