SYNCHROTRON MOSSBAUER SOURCE

Mossbauer radiation was generated by synchrotron x rays for use in Mos sbauer absorption and scattering spectroscopy. Like a conventional Mos sbauer source, the synchrotron Mossbauer source (SMS) emits single-lin e radiation of about natural linewidth, but in addition the emitted ra diation is fully recoilless, highly directed, and of pure linear polar ization. First Mossbauer transmission spectra were measured with commo n resonance absorbers including stainless steel, iron, and Invar. Appl ications of the SMS are discussed.