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| Möss·bau·er ef·fect [ máwss bòwər i fèkt ] |
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gamma ray emission without recoil: the emission or absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus within a crystal in which the recoil is shared between atoms in the crystal. It is used to study quantum states of nuclei.
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| [Mid-20th century. After Rudolf Mössbauer (b. 1929), German physicist] |
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