Excitation to optically forbidden state

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vrinda mukund

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Sep 19, 2014

Can somebody please explain how electron impact can cause optically forbidden transitions in atoms and molecules ?

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DrClaude

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Sep 27, 2014

I'm not sure how to answer you, as I don't understand what you find surprising here.

Do you understand how the rules for electric-dipole allowed and forbidden transitions are obtained?

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