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magnetic hyperfine structure

physics

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radio-frequency spectroscopy

  • Learn about the use of gamma-ray spectroscopy to identify the quarry that was the source of granite found in ancient Roman ruins
    In spectroscopy: Origins

    …of its nucleus is called magnetic hyperfine structure. Separations between levels differing only in the relative orientation of the magnetic field of the nucleus and electron range typically from 106 hertz to 1010 hertz.

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