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Measurements of the $^{17}$O nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) quadrupolar spectrum of apical oxygen in HgBa$_{2}$CuO$_{4+\delta}$ were performed over a range of magnetic fields from 6.4 to 30\,T in the superconducting state. Oxygen isotope…
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