The technique of Mossbauer spectroscopy
The Mossbauer effect is the emission and resonant absorption of nuclear r-rays studied under condition such that the nuclei have negligible recoil velcities when r-rays are emitted or absorbed. This is only achieved by working with solid samples in which the nuclei are held rigidly in a crystal lattice. the energy, and thus the frequency of the r-radiation involved, corresponds to the transition between the ground state and the the short-lived exited state of the nuclide concerned. Table 2.4 lits properties of several nuclei which can be observed using Mossbauer spectroscopy.
we illustrate the study of the Mossbauer effect by reference to Fe spectroscopy. The basic apparatus includes