Mössbauer Effect Methodology

1. Front Matter

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2. Applications in Materials Investigation

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Chemical and Magnetic Order in Alloy Phases

      • C. W. Kimball

      Pages 3-14

   3. Applications of Sn119m Mössbauer Spectroscopy to Chemical Problems

      • J. J. Zuckerman

      Pages 15-36

   4. Metallurgical Uses of the Fe57 Mössbauer Effect in Metallic Iron and Plain Carbon Steels

      • B. W. Christ, P. M. Giles

      Pages 37-65

   5. Applications of Mössbauer Spectroscopy to Explosives

      • Edward F. Allard

      Pages 67-77

   6. Philosophy of Research: New Projects in Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Systems with Weak Magnetic Interactions

      • L. N. Mulay

      Pages 79-102

   7. Superparamagnetism and Mössbauer Spectroscopy: a Review and New Results on Iron Dispersion

      • D. W. Collins, J. T. Dehn, L. N. Mulay

      Pages 103-122

   8. The Electric Field Gradient Tensor

      • R. L. Collins, J. C. Travis

      Pages 123-161

   9. The Application of On-Line Computer Techniques to Mössbauer Spectroscopy

      • R. H. Goodman

      Pages 163-176

3. New Mössbauer States: Methodology and Application

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177

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   2. Observation of Mössbauer Effects in the Decay of Coulomb Excited Nuclear Levels

      • J. C. Walker, Y. K. Lee

      Pages 179-189

   3. The Mössbauer Effect in Cs133

      • G. J. Perlow

      Pages 191-201

   4. Present Status of Experiments with Sb121

      • S. L. Ruby

      Pages 203-215

   5. Mössbauer Effect in Ru99

      • O. C. Kistner

      Pages 217-230

   6. Mössbauer Spectroscopy of the 29.4 keV Gamma Ray of K⁴⁰ from the Reaction K³⁹ (n, γ) K⁴⁰

      • D. W. Hafemeister, E. Brooks Shera

      Pages 231-241

4. Back Matter

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The continued growth of Mössbauer effect methodology, and its virtuosity in encompassing new elements and new applications, are amply illustrated by the contents of this volume. The degree of maturity of Mössbauer spectroscopy is attested to by the increasing reliance of chemists upon Mössbauer investigation as a primary tool to be conjirmed by more "conventional" measurements. An exciting development has been the use of neutron and Cou­ lomb excitation techniques to produce Mössbauer Ievels. This promises to Iead Mössbauer spectroscopy toward the very desirable "universal spectroscopy" category. The prospect of extending the technique to many elements which do not possess useful precursor radionuclides is exciting indeed. While attention is being focused primarily on spectroscopy and applications, methodology is not being neglected. Another generation of drive designs is being reported, and commercial spectrometers are becoming more reliable, more competitive, and offer a reasonable selection of features at a wide range in prices. Several of the equipment companies who participated in the Third Mössbauer Methodology Symposium demonstrated approaches to Mössbauer spectrometer design (e.g., Austin Science Associates and Linear Alpha Corpora­ tion-Elron). A unique, new, very high countrate acceptance system demonstrated by Austin Science Associates was developed entirely in response to the need of Mössbauer spectroscopists for data acquisition rates beyond existing proportional counting capabilities. The range of proportional detectors available and a simple, inexpen­ sive demonstration spectrometer were exhibited by Reuter-Stokes Electronic Components, Inc.

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• elements
• growth
• Mössbauer effect
• Mössbauer spectroscopy
• neutron
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• Radionuclide
• spectroscopy
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• Special Sources Department, New England Nuclear Corporation, Boston, USA

  Irwin J. Gruverman

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