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About a quarter of a century ago Rudolf Mössbauer discovered [ 1.1, 2] that the emi ssion and absorption of γ-rays can occur in a recoil-free fashion. This observation developed into an important new method: Mössbauer spectroscopy. This method has now reached the age of maturity as is best demonstrated by the wealth of information which has been obtained in all disciplines of the natural sciences. Also, Mössbauer resonance has been observed in more than 100 isotopes and about 120 excited states, and the number of published papers dealing with this method has reached the order of 104.
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U. Gonser (ed.): Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Topics in Applied Physics, Vol.5 (Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 1975)
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Gonser, U. (1981). Introduction. In: Gonser, U. (eds) Mössbauer Spectroscopy II. Topics in Current Physics, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08867-8_1
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