Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer - his life, effect and spectroscopy

Abstract

R. L.

Mössbauer died a few weeks before the 50th anniversary of his Nobel prize award for Physics in 1961. The description of the work which led to the discovery of what was later named Mössbauer effect, is based on his personal reminiscences.

Keywords

• Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer
• life
• Mössbauer effect
• Mössbauer spectroscopy
• resonance absorption
• Mars mission
• red shift