Powder neutron diffraction measurements of the CeFe2Al8 compound at 1.5. 10
and 75 K indicate that this compound crystallizes in an orthorhombic cryst
al structure (space group Pbam). The crystal structure parameters of CeFe2A
l8 were determined. The low temperature data at T = 1.5 K did not reveal ma
gnetic ordering. The magnetization, magnetic susceptibility and the Mossbau
er effect data indicate the existence of clusters of iron atoms below 6.5 K
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