Abstract
The quadrupole distribution of the weak nuclear charge causesP-odd mixing ofs 1/2 andp 3/2 atomic states. The measurement of the correspondingP-odd effects in atoms would allow to determine the neutron quadrupole moment of a nucleus. The experiments with rare earths are of a particular interest in this respect. A simple derivation is presented for the imitating effect which originates from the combined action of the total weak charge and the quadrupole hyperfine interaction.
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