Development of ac Calorimetric Method for Thermal Diffusivity Measurement I. Contribution of Thermocouple Attachment in a Thin Sample

Abstract

In a very thin sample, the contribution of addenda, thermocouple, glue etc., to the precise measurement is considered especially in two typical cases, in which the thermocouple is attached to the sample surface using glue. In the one case, glue is painted over the whole one-sided region starting from the thermocouple on the surface and in the other, a small amount of glue is used to fix the thermocouple at a particular point on the surface. Consistent with the theoretical consideration, it is experimentally verified in both cases that the addenda do not affect determination of the thermal diffusivity.