Mossbauer Spectroscopy
Published on 1. October 1971
Book
Hardback
672 pages
978-0-412-10710-8 (ISBN)
Description
Rudolph Mossbauer discovered the phenomenon of recoil-free nuclear resonance fluorescence in 1957-58 and the first indications of hyperfine interactions in a chemical compound were obtained by Kistner and Sunyar in 1960. From these beginnings the technique of Mossbauer spectroscopy rapidly emerged and the astonishing versatility of this new technique soon led to its extensive application to a wide variety of chemical and solid-state problems. This book reviews the results obtained by Mossbauer spectroscopy during the past ten years in the belief that this will provide a firm basis for the continued development and application of the technique to new problems in the future. It has been our aim to write a unified and consistent treatment which firstly presents the basic principles underlying the phenomena involved, then outlines the experimental techniques used, and finally summarises the wealth of experimental and theoretical results which have been obtained.
We have tried to give some feeling for the physical basis of the Mossbauer effect with- out extensive use of mathematical formalism, and some appreciation of the experimental methods employed without embarking on a detailed discussion of electronics and instrumentation. However, full references to the original literature are provided and particular points can readily be pursued in more detail if required.
We have tried to give some feeling for the physical basis of the Mossbauer effect with- out extensive use of mathematical formalism, and some appreciation of the experimental methods employed without embarking on a detailed discussion of electronics and instrumentation. However, full references to the original literature are provided and particular points can readily be pursued in more detail if required.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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118 black & white illustrations, biography
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Height: 250 mm
Width: 160 mm
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978-0-412-10710-8 (9780412107108)
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Content
1. The Mossbauer Effect.- 1.1 Energetics of free-atom recoil and thermal broadening.- 1.2 Heisenberg natural linewidth.- 1.3 Energy and momentum transfer to the lattice.- 1.4 Recoil-free fraction and Debye-Waller factor.- 1.5 Cross-section for resonant reabsorption.- 1.6 A Mossbauer spectrum.- 2. Experimental Techniques.- 2.1 Velocity modulation of gamma-rays.- 2.2 Constant-velocity drives.- 2.3 Repetitive velocity-scan systems.- (a) Pulse-height analysis mode.- (b) Time-mode (multiscalar-mode) spectrometers.- (c) On-line computers.- 2.4 Derivative spectrometers.- 2.5 Scattering experiments.- 2.6 Source and absorber preparation.- 2.7 Detection equipment.- 2.8 Cryogenic equipment and ovens.- 2.9 Velocity calibration.- 2.10 Curve fitting by computer.- 3. Hyperfine Interactions.- 3.1 Chemical isomer shift, ?.- 3.2 Second-order Doppler shift and zero-point motion.- 3.3 Effect of pressure on the chemical isomer shift.- 3.4 Electric quadrupole interactions.- 3.5 Magnetic hyperfine interactions.- 3.6 Combined magnetic and quadrupole interactions.- 3.7 Relative intensities of absorption lines.- 3.8 Relaxation phenomena.- 3.9 Anisotropy of the recoilless fraction.- 3.10 The pseudoquadrupole interaction.- 4. Applications of the Mossbauer Effect.- 4.1 Relativity and general physics.- 4.2 Nuclear physics.- 4.3 Solid-state physics and chemistry.- 5. 57Fe - Introduction.- 5.1 The ?-decay scheme.- 5.2 Source preparation and calibration.- 5.3 Chemical isomer shifts.- 5.4 Quadrupole splittings.- 5.5 Magnetic interactions.- 5.6 Polarised radiation studies.- 5.7 Energetic nuclear reactions.- 5.8 The 136-keV transition.- 6. High-spin Iron Complexes.- A. High-Spin Iron(II) Complexes.- 6.1 Iron(II) halides.- 6.2 Iron(II) salts of oxyacids and other anions.- 6.3 Iron(II) complexes with nitrogen ligands.- B. High-Spin Iron(III) Complexes.- 6.4 Iron(III) halides.- 6.5 Iron(III) salts of oxyacids.- 6.6 Iron(III) complexes with chelating ligands.- 7. Low-spin Iron(II) and Iron(III) Complexes.- 7.1 Ferrocyanides.- 7.2 Ferricyanides.- 7.3 Prussian blue.- 7.4 Substituted cyanides.- 7.5 Chelating ligands.- 8. Unusual Electronic Configurations of Iron.- 8.1 Iron(II) compounds showing 5T2?1A1 crossover.- 8.2 Iron(III) compounds showing 6A1?2T2 crossover.- 8.3 Iron(II) compounds with S = 1 spin state.- 8.4 Iron(III) compounds with S = 1/3 spin state.- 8.5 Iron 1,2-dithiolate complexes.- 8.6 Systems containing iron(I), iron(IV), and iron(VI).- 9. Covalent Iron Compounds.- 9.1 Binary carbonyls, carbonyl anions, and hydride anions.- 9.2 Substituted iron carbonyls.- 9.3 Ferrocene and other ?-cyclopentadienyl derivatives.- 10. Iron Oxides and Sulphides.- 10.1 Binary oxides and hydroxides.- 10.2 Spinel oxides AB2O4.- 10.3 Other ternary oxides.- 10.4 Iron(IV) oxides.- 10.5 Iron chalcogenides.- 10.6 Silicate minerals.- 10.7 Lunar samples.- 11. Alloys and Intermetallic Compounds.- 11.1 Metallic iron.- 11.2 Iron alloys.- 11.3 Intermetallic compounds.- 12. 57Fe - Impurity Studies.- 12.1 Chemical compounds.- 12.2 Metals.- 12.3 Miscellaneous topics.- 13. Biological Compounds.- 13.1 Haemeproteins.- 13.2 Metalloproteins.- 14. Tin-119.- 14.1 ?-Decay scheme and sources.- 14.2 Hyperfine interactions.- 14.3 Tin(II) compounds.- 14.4 Inorganic tin(IV) compounds.- 14.5 Organotin(IV) compounds.- 14.6 Metals and alloys.- 15. Other Main Group Elements.- 15.1 Potassium (40K).- 15.2 Germanium (73Ge).- 15.3 Krypton (83Kr).- 15.4 Antimony (121Sb).- 15.5 Tellurium (125Te).- 15.6 Iodine (127I, 129I).- 15.7 Xenon (129Xe, 131Xe).- 15.8 Caesium (133Cs).- 15.9 Barium (133Ba).- 16. Other Transition-metal Elements.- 16.1 Nickel (61Ni).- 16.2 Zinc (67Zn).- 16.3 Technetium (99Tc).- 16.4 Ruthenium (99Ru).- 16.5 Silver (107Ag).- 16.6 Hafnium (176Hf, 177Hf, 178Hf, 180Hf).- 16.7 Tantalum (181Ta).- 16.8 Tungsten (182W, 183W, 184W, 186W).- 16.9 Rhenium (187Re).- 16.10 Osmium (186Os, 188Os, 189Os).- 16.11 Iridium (191Ir, 193Ir).- 16.12 Platinum (195Pt).- 16.13 Gold (197Au).- 16.14 Mercury (201Hg).- 17. The Rare-earth Elements.- 17.1 Praseodymium (141Pr).- 17.2 Neodymium (145Nd).- 17.3 Promethium (147Pm).- 17.4 Samarium (149Sm, 152Sm, 154Sm).- 17.5 Europium (151Eu, 153Eu).- 17.6 Gadolinium (154Gd, 155Gd, 156Gd, 157Gd, 158Gd, 160Gd).- 17.7 Terbium (159Tb).- 17.8 Dysprosium (160Dy, 161Dy, 162Dy, 164Dy).- 17.9 Holmium (165Ho).- 17.10 Erbium (164Er, 166Er, 167Er, 168Er, 170Er).- 17.11 Thulium (169Tm).- 17.12 Ytterbium (170Yb, 171Yb, 172Yb, 174Yb, 176Yb).- 18. The Actinide Elements.- 18.1 Thorium (232Th).- 18.2 Protactinium (231Pa).- 18.3 Uranium (238U).- 18.4 Neptunium (237Np).- 18.5 Americium (243Am).- Appendix 1. Table of nuclear data for Mossbauer transitions.- Appendix 2. The relative intensities of hyperfine lines.- Notes on the International System of Units (SI).- Author Index.