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Mössbauer spectroscopy

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In Mössbauer spectroscopy transitions are observed between the energy levels in an atomic nucleus in the gamma-ray region of the electromagnetic spectrum. When a gamma-ray is emitted from a nucleus in a free state, such as a gas, that nucleus recoils in the same way as a gun when a bullet is fired.

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Goodman, B.A. (1994). Mössbauer spectroscopy. In: Wilson, M.J. (eds) Clay Mineralogy: Spectroscopic and Chemical Determinative Methods. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0727-3_3

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