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Two nanopowders containing superparamagnetic Fe_3C particles, superparamagnetic Fe_3O_4/γ-Fe_2O_3 particles and carbon black phase were synthesised by the method of laser-induced homogeneous pyrolysis of gaseous precursors. Both were characterised by X-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectrometry and standard magnetic measurements. The mean crystallite size of Fe_3C was 3 nm for the first sample and 10 nm for the second sample. Mössbauer spectra measured at 27 K and zero-field cooled/field cooled curves measured down to 4 K are reported.