Godlewski, M.; Yatsunenko, S.; Ivanov, V.Yu.; Drozdowicz-Tomsia, K.; Goldys, E.M.; Phillips, M.R.; Klar, P.J.; Heimbrodt, W.
(Физика низких температур, 2007)
Intra-shell transitions of transition metal and rare earth ions are parity forbidden processes.
For Mn²⁺ ions this is also a spin forbidden process, i.e., light emission should be inefficient. Surprisingly,
it was ...