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The spin-density distribution in antiferromagnetic Cu${\mathrm{Cl}}_{2}$\ifmmode\cdot\else\textperiodcentered\fi{}2${\mathrm{D}}_{2}$O has been investigated at 1.7\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}K by neutron diffraction measurements. No appreciable concentrations of spin density were found except those localized about the ${\mathrm{Cu}}^{++}$ positions. The Fourier maps used in analyzing the neutron data did disclose a markedly aspherical distribution for the ${\mathrm{Cu}}^{++}$ spin density, however. A satisfactory explanation for the asphericity was obtained by consideration of the ground-state wave function of ${\mathrm{Cu}}^{++}$ in an orthorhombic crystalline field. The resulting wave function was found to consist of an admixture of two $d\ensuremath{\gamma}$ orbitals, about $90%({x}^{2}\ensuremath{-}{y}^{2})$ and $10%(3{z}^{2}\ensuremath{-}{r}^{2})$. The neutron study also confirms the existence of a weak antiferromagnetic spin component, as predicted theoretically by Moriya. The form factor for this component is quite anomalous, however, indicating that it does not arise from a simple canting of the ionic moment.

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