arXiv · 1612.04622
Application of Mössbauer effect to study subnanometer harmonic displacements in a thin solid
Abstract
We measure subnanometer displacements of thin samples vibrated by piezotransducer. Samples contain $^{57}$Fe nuclei, which are exposed to 14.4 keV $γ$-radiation. Vibration produces sidebands from a single absorption line of the sample. The sideband intensities depend on the vibration amplitude and its distribution along the sample. We developed a model of this distribution, which adequately describes the spectra of powder and stainless steel (SS) absorbers. We propose to filter $γ$-radiation through a small hole in the mask, placed before the absorber. In this case only a small spot of the vibrated absorber is observed. We found for SS foil that nuclei, exposed to $γ$-radiation in this small spot, vibrate with almost the same amplitudes whose difference does not exceed a few picometers.
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R. N. Shakhmuratov, F. G. Vagizov. 2016-12-14. Application of Mössbauer effect to study subnanometer harmonic displacements in a thin solid. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.95.245429
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