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General Introduction to Mössbauer Spectroscopy

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This chapter describes a general introduction of the Mössbauer spectroscopy. What is the Mössbauer effect and what is the characteristic feature of the Mössbauer spectroscopy? These questions are answered briefly in this chapter. Mössbauer spectroscopy is based on recoilless emission and resonant absorption of gamma radiation by atomic nuclei. Since the electric and magnetic hyperfine interactions of Mössbauer probe atom in solids can be described from the Mössbauer spectra, the essence of experiments, the hyperfine interactions and the spectral line shape are discussed. In addition, the experiments and the new resonance technique with synchrotron radiation have been also briefly described.

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Acknowledgments

Author would like to express his sincere thanks for the late professors Uli Gonser and the late F. Eiichi Fujita. Both professors lead him to the field of science and especially to the Mössbauer spectroscopy. He is also greatly indebted to Prof. T. Shinjo for his guidance and encouragement in the study using Mössbauer spectroscopy.

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Nasu, S. (2013). General Introduction to Mössbauer Spectroscopy. In: Yoshida, Y., Langouche, G. (eds) Mössbauer Spectroscopy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32220-4_1

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