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Charge density in crystalline solids reflects the distribution of electrons in this solid. Neutrons, however, are essentially scattered by the nucleus of an atom. At a first glance it seems therefore slightly puzzling to include neutron scattering into a course on charge densities. In fact there are two areas where neutrons contributed considerably to the experimental evidence now available on charge densities (i) precise determination of charges by the X-N method introduced by Phil Coppens about twenty years ago (ii) direct observation of the distribution of magnetic moments in the outer shells of transition elements by polarized neutron techniques.
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Fuess, H. (1991). The Use of Neutron Diffraction in Charge Density Analysis. In: Jeffrey, G.A., Piniella, J.F. (eds) The Application of Charge Density Research to Chemistry and Drug Design. NATO ASI Series, vol 250. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3700-7_10
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