For the 1d diffusion equation:

𝜕
( − 𝐷∇2 ) 𝜙(𝑥, 𝑡) = 𝑆(𝑥, 𝑡),
𝜕𝑡
you can consider the Green’s function:
𝜕
( − 𝐷∇2 ) 𝐺(𝑥, 𝑡) = 𝛿(𝑥)𝛿(𝑡),
𝜕𝑡
1 𝑥
𝐺(𝑥, 𝑡) = exp (− ).
√4𝜋𝐷𝑡 4𝐷𝑡
Then you will find the solution 𝜙(𝑥, 𝑡) as:
𝑡 ∞
𝜙(𝑥, 𝑡) = ∫ 𝑑𝑡 ′ ∫ 𝑑𝑥 ′ 𝐺(𝑥 − 𝑥 ′ , 𝑡 − 𝑡 ′ )𝑆(𝑥 ′ , 𝑡 ′ ).
−∞ −∞