Gould R.F. (ed.) The Mössbauer Effect and Its Application in Chemistry

American Chemical Society, 1967. — 184 p.Mössbauer spectroscopy is the term now used to describe a new analytical technique which has developed using y-ray nuclear resonance fluorescence or the Mossbauer effect. For most of the time since Rudolf Mossbauer's discovery in 1958 it was the physicist who utilized this new tool. Starting approximately in 1962 some chemists realized the potential of this new technique. Since then they have applied Mossbauer spectroscopy to the study of chemical bonding, crystal structure, electron density, ionic states, and magnetic properties as well as other properties. It is now considered a complimentary tool to other accepted spectroscopic techniques such as NMR, NQR, and ESR.