What is the Mössbauer effect used to measure?
Temperature
Magnetic fields
Sound waves
Light intensity
Answer
The Mössbauer effect is used to measure magnetic fields by detecting the resonant absorption of gamma rays by atomic nuclei. When the energy of the gamma rays matches the energy difference between two nuclear energy levels, the gamma rays are absorbed and the nucleus recoils.
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