Electron Transition: Why Doesn't Excited Electron Absorb Extra Photon?

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please tell me that why is it that an excited electron don't absorbs an extra photon before coming to ground state.
 
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okkkkkkkay i got the idea so excited electron can absorb more energy.
 
alamdar said:
okkkkkkkay i got the idea so excited electron can absorb more energy.

You are making very little sense here.

Multiphoton absorption is certainly possible and has been shown experimentally[1]. This is not new.

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[1] G. Mainfray and G. Manus et al 1991 Rep. Prog. Phys. v.54, p.1333 (1991).