Mössbauer effect

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The Mössbauer effect is a nuclear physics phenomenon in which atomic nuclei in a solid emit and absorb gamma rays without recoil, enabling extremely precise measurements of energy levels and small interactions such as those from gravity, magnetism, and chemical environments.

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Mössbauer effect canonical 6
Mössbauer spectroscopy 1

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instanceOf nuclear physics phenomenon ⓘ
physical phenomenon ⓘ
alsoKnownAs recoil-free gamma-ray resonance absorption ⓘ
applicationDomain chemistry ⓘ
condensed matter physics ⓘ
geophysics ⓘ
materials science ⓘ
planetary science ⓘ
discoveredBy Rudolf Mössbauer ⓘ
discoveryYear 1957 ⓘ
enables high-resolution gamma-ray spectroscopy ⓘ
measurement of hyperfine interactions ⓘ
measurement of isomer shifts ⓘ
measurement of magnetic hyperfine splitting ⓘ
measurement of quadrupole splitting ⓘ
precise measurement of nuclear energy levels ⓘ
energyResolution on the order of 10^-8 to 10^-12 of gamma-ray energy ⓘ
explainedBy quantum mechanics ⓘ
field nuclear physics ⓘ
solid-state physics ⓘ
spectroscopy ⓘ
involves atomic nuclei ⓘ
gamma rays ⓘ
keyProperty recoil-free absorption of gamma rays ⓘ
recoil-free emission of gamma rays ⓘ
measurementPrecision sub-millimeter per second Doppler shifts ⓘ
namedAfter Rudolf Mössbauer ⓘ
notableExperiment Pound–Rebka experiment ⓘ
occursIn solids ⓘ
relatedConcept Doppler velocity drive ⓘ
Mössbauer spectroscopy ⓘ
natural linewidth ⓘ
recoil energy ⓘ
requires crystalline or solid lattice ⓘ
low thermal motion ⓘ
spectralFeature isomer shift ⓘ
magnetic hyperfine splitting ⓘ
quadrupole splitting ⓘ
temperatureDependence Debye-Waller factor ⓘ
typicalIsotope iridium-191 ⓘ
iron-57 ⓘ
tin-119 ⓘ
underlies high-precision tests of gravitational redshift ⓘ
usedFor measuring gravitational redshift ⓘ
measuring isomer shifts in iron compounds ⓘ
studying chemical environments of nuclei ⓘ
studying lattice dynamics ⓘ
studying magnetic ordering ⓘ
studying oxidation states ⓘ
testing general relativity ⓘ
usedOn Mars rovers for mineral analysis ⓘ

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Rudolf Mössbauer → knownFor → Mössbauer effect ⓘ
Rudolf Mössbauer → discovery → Mössbauer effect ⓘ
Mössbauer Spectrometer → usesPrinciple → Mössbauer effect ⓘ
Pound–Rebka experiment → usedEffect → Mössbauer effect ⓘ
Pound–Rebka experiment → relatedConcept → Mössbauer spectroscopy ⓘ
linked to: Mössbauer effect
Rudolf Mössbauer → knownFor → Mössbauer effect ⓘ
subject linked to: Mössbauer
Mössbauer spectroscopy → uses → Mössbauer effect ⓘ
subject linked to: Mössbauer