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		                        | 10:33:08 AM PDT - Mon, Aug 19th 2013  | 
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		                        I have been using NWChem to image orbitals in the Gaussian Cube format that I then image in Vesta. I'm a little confused about what the raw numbers that go into the Cube file are. I thought that it was charge density; however, what I get is a file with both positive and negative numbers. Since charge density can't be negative, I am not sure what I am looking at. Could anyone tell me exactly what goes into the cube file? These are for DFT calculations where my dplot section looks like this: 
 
 
dplot 
gaussian 
title monomer_4ang1 
output monomer_4ang1.cube 
vectors C70.movecs 
orbitals view;1;211 
 LimitXYZ 
   -7.5 7.5 150 
   -7.5 7.5 150 
   -8.5 8.5 170 
 
end 
 
 
The orbitals look reasonable in Vesta, they just have positive and negative lobes. I would be grateful for any explanation of what NWChem is outputting here. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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