Heat equation with time-varying Neumann condition

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Suppose that $u$ is the solution to the heat equation with mixed Neumann and Robin boundary conditions \begin{align} &\partial_tu(t,x) = k \partial_{xx} u(t,x), &&t>0, 0<x<L, \\ &\partial_x u(t,0) = \phi(t), &&t>0,\\ &\partial_x u(t, L)= \alpha u(t,L), &&t>0, \\ &u(0, x)= u_0(x), &&0<x<L, \end{align} where $\phi$ is a smooth function and $k > 0$. If $\phi(t) = H(t-t_0)$, i.e., $\phi(t) = 1$ for $t \geq t_0$ and $0$ otherwise, and disregarding the initial condition for a second, I can find a solution to the equation which - if I'm not mistaken - reads for all $t > t_0$ $$ u(t, x; t_0) = u_s(x)+\sum_{n\geq 1} c_ne^{-k\mu_n^2(t-t_0)}\cos(\mu_nx), $$ for appropriate coefficients $c_n$, where $\mu_n$, $n =1, 2, \ldots$, are the solutions to
$$ -\frac{\alpha}{\mu}=\tan(\mu L), $$ and where the stationary solution $u_s$ is given by $$ u_s(x) = x- L + \frac1\alpha. $$ I'm tempted to then use a superposition principle and write (formally) $$ \phi(t) = \int \delta(t - t') \phi(t') dt' = \int H(t-t') \phi'(t') dt', $$ so that \begin{align} u(t,x) &= \int u(t, x;t') \phi'(t') dt' \\ &= u_s(x) \int \phi'(t')dt' + \sum_{n\geq 1} c_n \cos(\mu_nx) \int e^{-k\mu_n^2(t-t')} \phi'(t') dt', \end{align} The coefficients $c_n$ can then be found by imposing the initial condition to be satisfied.

I left the extrema of integration of the integrals above on purpose blank, because I'm a bit rusty on distribution theory and would need some help in making the above rigorous. How should I proceed in this situation?