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We briefly introduce the principles of muon spin spectroscopy, considering in particular what happens with molecules and magnets.
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De Renzi, R. (2007). Introduction to μSR. In: NMR-MRI, μSR and Mössbauer Spectroscopies in Molecular Magnets. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0532-7_6
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