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 Mössbauer Spectroscopic Data) on page 214 [Terms] [Paper]