Abstract
The effects that arise on the phonon transmission probability through an interface between a solid and liquid helium when sound attenuation in the solid is described by a complex wave vector are discussed. The conclusion is that there is not enough reason to believe that total internal reflection vanishes in this case.
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Vuorio, M. On the existence of the critical cone in Kapitza resistance experiments. J Low Temp Phys 10, 781–785 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00655465
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00655465