Photoacoustic determination of thermal diffusivity of solids: Application to CdS

C. L. Cesar, H. Vargas, J. Mendes Filho, L. C. M. Miranda
1983 Applied Physics Letters  
A novel and simple approach, which uses a lateral heating source for the sample, is proposed as an alternative method for the photoacoustic determination of the thermal diffusivity of solids. The method is experimentally tested using a CdS sample.
doi:10.1063/1.94417 fatcat:twvxyny7snd6dim4jye7pkncgy