A parameter which describes the effective shape of the equivalent
ellipsoid of the nuclear charge distribution,
for prolate
(e.g.
57Fe,
197Au);
for oblate (e.g.
119Sn,
129I)
nuclei.
Source:
PAC, 1976, 45, 211
(Nomenclature and Conventions for Reporting Mossbauer Spectroscopic Data)
on page 214
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