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öܱ effect
[maws-bou-er i-fekt, mos‐]
noun
Physics.
the phenomenon in which an atom in a crystal undergoes no recoil when emitting a gamma ray, giving all the emitted energy to the gamma ray, resulting in a sharply defined wavelength.
öܱ effect
/ ˈmœsbauər, ˈmɒsˌbaʊə /
noun
physics the phenomenon in which an atomic nucleus in a crystal of certain substances emits a gamma ray without any recoil to the atom. The study of the emitted gamma rays ( öܱ spectroscopy ) is used to determine the energy levels in a nucleus, the structure of molecules, etc
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of öܱ effect1
1955–60; named after R. öܱ ( def. )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of öܱ effect1
C20: named after Rudolf Ludwig öܱ (1929–2011), German physicist
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