Surface physics with nuclear probes

A series of typical experiments using nuclear moments as microscopic probes for hyperfine fields on surfaces are discussed: Mössbauer spectroscopy, perturbed angular correlation studies, nuclear magnetic resonance, nuclear spin relaxation due to spin-lattice relaxation, and low-dimensional diffusion. Experiments are selected which deal mainly with well-characterized surfaces. Out of a wealth of data, particularly those that contribute to currently discussed topics in surface science are selected.Supported partly by the Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie (contract 06 MR 853 I) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (contract Fi 311-1 and Fi 311-1)