Abstract
Diffuse neutron scattering on the intermediate valence compound CePd/sub 3/ shows a quasi-elastic line with Lorentzian shape and very large, nearly temperature-independent width (GAMMA/2 approx. = 20 meV). The intensity under this line has 4f form factor but the total cross section indicates only 0.5 4f electron per formula unit. These observations are interpreted by spontaneous relaxation of the local 4f magnetization due to interconfiguration fluctuation between 4f/sup 1/ and 4f/sup 0/.
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