<i>SECTION OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES</i>: THE MÖSSBAUER EFFECT: A PRECISION TOOL IN RELATIVITY AND IN SOLID‐STATE AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS*

Lustig, Harry

doi:10.1111/j.2164-0947.1961.tb01364.x

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“…Don't forget to account for the fact that both the emitter and absorber have a linewidth (how does this affect the width of the absorbtion peaks? See [1]). Compare your result with the accepted value.…”

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“…In practice, the energies of such gamma rays are typically less than 1 MeV. [1] Due to quantum mechanics, there is a small spread in the possible energy values of the emitted gamma ray. The uncertainty principle states that…”

Section: Introduction: Energy Scalesmentioning

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“…The energy scale for Γ is usually many orders of magnitude smaller than Eo. [1] The next energy scale of interest is determined by the experiment being done. An example is the case of hyperfine splitting where the normal energy levels of an excited nucleus are modified in the presence of a magnetic field from its orbiting electrons.…”

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“…Mössbauer discovered that it was possible to see resonance quite easily using nuclei in the solid state. (See [1] for a more thorough review.) To begin to understand this effect, we must consider what happens when an entire crystal is used as the absorber or emitter.…”

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“…This is because the magnetic moment of the excited state carries a negative sign. Seefigure 3from[1].…”

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The Mössbauer Effect

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1961

American Journal of Physics

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This article reviews the recent discovery and several important applications of recoilless gamma-ray fluorescence. Its main purpose is to give to nonspecialists a self-contained introduction to this currently very lively field of research. The importance of the fluorescence technique and its limitations, before Mössbauer's discovery, are discussed. Mössbauer's pioneering experiments are briefly described and Lipkin's simple theoretical explanation of recoilless gamma-ray emission is presented. From among the large number of recent experiments which make use of the Mössbauer effect, two groups are selected for discussion. The first is concerned with the discovery of nuclear and magnetic properties of iron-57; the other with a test of the principle of equivalence in general relativity, by a measurement of the gravitational shift in the frequency of radiation.

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“…This is because the magnetic moment of the excited state carries a negative sign. Seefigure 3from[1].…”

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