We performed Fe-57 Mossbauer spectroscopy on differently substituted ferroc
enium salts. The spectra exhibit a temperature dependent non-Lorentzian abs
orption line due to fast paramagnetic relaxation processes. chi(2) fits usi
ng a two-level stochastic fluctuation theory revealed an activated temperat
ure behaviour of the relaxation rate interpreted in terms of an Orbach proc
ess.