Mössbauer effect

English

Etymology

After Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist.

Noun

Mössbauer effect (plural Mössbauer effects)

(physics) the resonant and recoil-free emission and absorption of gamma rays by atoms in the solid state; the basis of a type of spectroscopy with applications in both physics and chemistry

Synonyms

nuclear gamma resonance fluorescence

Translations

emission and absorption

French: effet Mössbauer m

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