Abstract
We present results of low-temperature two-magnon resonance Raman excitation
profile measurements for single layer Sr_2CuO_2Cl_2 and bilayer YBa_2Cu_3O_{6 +
\delta} antiferromagnets over the excitation region from 1.65 to 3.05 eV. These
data reveal composite structure of the two-magnon line shape and strong
nonmonotic dependence of the scattering intensity on excitation energy. We
analyze these data using the triple resonance theory of Chubukov and Frenkel
(Phys. Rev. Lett., 74, 3057 (1995)) and deduce information about magnetic
interaction and band parameters in these materials.