Bridgman growth experiments were performed on Hg0.89Mn0.11Te (MMT) to determine the extent of radial Manganese segregation during directional solidification. MMT crystals were directionally solidified at rates of 0.09 and 0.18 mum/s and in axial thermal gradients of 83 and 68degreesC/cm. Wavelength dispersive spectroscopy and Fourier Transform infra-red analytical techniques were used to determine the radial homogeneity in all boules and the deflection of the solid-liquid interface (SLI) in two boules that were rapidly quenched after 5-6cm of directional solidification. For all growth runs, the measured radial compositional variations were on the order of 0.01 molar percent MnTe in the steady-state region of growth. Comparison of the measured radial compositional results of the crystals to predicted values in the diffusion-limited regime indicate a strong influence of convection near the SLI. This conclusion is supported by the weak influence of the translation rates and axial thermal gradients utilized in this study upon radial compositional homogeneity. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.