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We have observed second sound in He II using a heat pulse method. At temperatures where well-developed second sound is observed, the entire pulse shape can be understood if heat sources and geometrical effects are properly taken into account.
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Work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant DMR 72-02941 A04.
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Worthington, T., Yan, J. & Trefny, J.U. Shape analysis of pulsed second sound in He II. J Low Temp Phys 22, 293–300 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00654708
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