Determination of the asymmetry parameter of the electric field gradient of35Cl resonances in mercuric chloride

Abstract
NQR studies are presented for HgCl2. The asymmetry parameters of the electric field gradient tensor at the sites of chlorine nuclei in mercuric chloride were determined by Zeeman effect studies in both single crystals and polycrystalline forms of the substance. These investigations gave an average value of 0.08+or-0.03 for the asymmetry parameter. The results of the work are discussed and compared with the results of previous work on this substances.