Sicl
4 and/or GeCl
4 were oxidized in an oxygen-hydrogen flame, and in-situ measurements of oxide particles in the flame were performed by using an Ar
+ ion laser. The following results were obtained: 1) When only SiCl
4 was fed into the system, silica particles were formed just above the top of a burner, and the particles were ascending keeping the mean particle size almost constant at 50-60nm in a narrow path without spreading laterally. 2) When only GeCl
4 was fed, germania particles formed just above the burner top were vaporized due to the increase in flame temperature, diffused laterally as gaseous molecules, and condensed again to particles as the flame temperature decreased. 3) In the system when both SiCl
4 and GeCl
4 were simultaneously fed into the flame, the vaporization of Ge decreased considerably.
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