 Mössbauer spectroscopy

Mössbauer spectroscopy is a powerful analytical technique used to study the properties of atomic nuclei by observing the resonant absorption of gamma rays. Named after the German physicist Rudolf Mössbauer, who discovered the effect in 1958, this technique relies on the Mössbauer effect, which allows gamma rays to be emitted and absorbed without any recoil by the emitting or absorbing nucleus.