New application of the Mössbauer effect - Part I. Modulation effects

Abstract

In this short review, we present the results of some experimental research on the somewhat unusual applications of the Mössbauer effect in the field of modulation and quantum interference effects. Based on the results of experiments carried out in recent years at Kazan Federal University and the Texas A&M University, we will show that the extremely high Q-factor of Mössbauer transitions for some isotopes and the presence of a cascade scheme of their decay can significantly increase the accuracy of Mössbauer measurements of small periodic displacements induced by acoustic oscillations, and open up the possibility of developing methods of coherent control of the shape of single-photon wave packets using resonant absorbers.