A systematic investigation of the EPR line with g approximate to 4.2 in YBa
2Cu3O6+y has been carried out. From the temperature dependence of the line
integrated intensity we have deduced that the line is due to paramagnetic c
enters with integer spin. The energy interval between the ground singlet st
ate and the excited state with S = 1 was estimated as 8-10 K. Energy levels
of the cluster Cu2+(S = 1/2)-"Cu3+(S = 0)"-Cu2+(S = 1/2) were calculated f
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