Determination of the recoilless absorption fraction of gamma quanta by nuclei in solids using a delayed coincidence technique

F. G. Vagizov   ; E. K. Sadykov   ; V. V. Arinin   ; O. A. Kocharovskaya

Učënye zapiski Kazanskogo universiteta. Seriâ Fiziko-matematičeskie nauki, Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta. Seriya Fiziko-Matematicheskie Nauki, Tome 152 (2010) no. 1, pp. 33-48

Résumé

The method for determination of the Lamb–Mossbauer factor by the delayed coincidence technique is proposed. It was used to determine this factor for $^{57}\mathrm{Fe}$ nuclei in $\mathrm{K_4Fe(CN)_6\cdot3H_2O}$. For this compound the recoilless absorption fraction of $0.339\pm0.004$ at room temperature has been obtained.

Détail

Keywords: Lamb–Mossbauer factor, Mossbauer spectroscopy, delayed coincidence technique.

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